all campus undergraduate 2017-2018 report...with the 2016-2017 class in order to provide salary...

ILLINI SUCCESS | ALL CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE | 2017-2018 REPORT 1

ALL CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE

2017-2018 REPORT

Individual achievements. Global impact. Experience our points of pride.

ILLINI SUCCESS | ALL CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE | 2017-2018 REPORT2

2017-2018 HIGHLIGHTS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Since August 2014, the Illini Success initiative has gathered data about the post-graduation pursuits of bachelor’s degree recipients at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The project tells the Illinois story of graduate successes, demonstrating a wide variety of paths and destinations, with high quality information, updated annually.

This report provides a snapshot of the experiences of bachelor’s degree graduates who graduated in August 2017, December 2017, and May 2018. Those who also receive master’s degrees during these semesters are excluded from analyses. The majority of data (65%) came from a campus-wide survey, where graduates shared their post-graduation status at regular intervals for six months following their graduation. Data were also gathered from the National Student Clearinghouse, college reports, and a limited use of LinkedIn profiles. More details on how data were collected and analyzed are available in the methods section at the end of this report.

SOME KEY FINDINGS FROM THE 2017-2018 GRADUATING CLASS

75% 47

91% 89%

68% 36%

knowledge rate of where our graduates have landed

U.S. states and 31 foreign countries were represented as first destination locations

secured a first destination of employment (57%), additional education (34%), or volunteer position (<1%)

of graduates report participating in experiential learning opportunities while at Illinois

of Illinois residents secured their first destination within the state of Illinois (66% of graduates overall remain in Illinois)

of graduates who participated in experiential learning opportunities received a full-time job offer as a result

$61K is the average salary for full-time employed bachelor’s degree graduates across the university


CAMPUS OVERVIEW


Graduate Outcomes 2017-2018Where did Illinois graduates go? Gain an overview of Illinois graduates’ next steps after their undergraduate degrees. Graduates who “secured a first destination” include those who are employed (including military service), enrolled in a continuing education program, or serving in a volunteer organization. Graduates may also be seeking employment or education opportunities, or they have shared other plans (taking time for travel, family, etc.).

638 571 89% 87% 59% 28% 0% 12% 1%

579 401 69% 90% 35% 55% 0% 9% 1%

795 715 90% 98% 65% 33% 0% 1% 1%

170 122 72% 99% 94% 5% 0% 1% 0%

1,720 1,278 74% 94% 63% 31% 0% 5% 1%

332 233 70% 92% 47% 45% 0% 7% 1%

3,162 2,189 69% 87% 50% 37% 0% 12% 1%

304 262 86% 84% 75% 9% 0% 14% 2%

65 51 78% 96% 14% 80% 2% 4% 0%

7,520 5,649 75% 91% 57% 34% <1% 8% 1%

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Employment

SELECT EMPLOYERS

SELECT INDUSTRIES

Here are select employers and employment industries that hired 2017-2018 Illinois graduates. These lists are not exhaustive, but rather focus on the employers and industries that hired the greatest number of graduates overall, with attention paid to representing graduates from all Colleges. For greater detail, visit the College pages of this report and the Illini Success website.

Employed more than 25 graduates AmazonDeloitteEpic SystemsEYKPMGMicrosoftPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Employed more than 15 graduatesAccentureAlight SolutionsAllstate Insurance CompanyFacebookGoogleJPMorgan ChaseMedline IndustriesNorthrop GrummanPepsiCo

Employed more than 100 graduates Banking & Financial ServicesConsultingPre-K - 12 Education

Employed more than 75 graduates Advertising, PR & MarketingComputer & Electronic ProductsHealthcare Services & HospitalsManufacturing

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Employed more than 10 graduates AbbVieAppleBoeingCapital OneCarle Foundation HospitalCaterpillarIBMJohn DeereMotorola SolutionsScribeAmericaTeach for America

Employed more than 5 graduates AIGArcher Daniels Midland (ADM)AT&TBain & CompanyBPCargillCerner CorporationCity YearCME Group

Employed more than 50 graduates AccountingAgriculture & Agri-BusinessComputer Systems Design & NetworksFood & BeverageHigh Tech / Information Technology

ConversantDiageoExxonMobilGeneral MillsGoldman SachsGrant ThorntonHoneywell UOPMonsantoNavistarNielsenNvidiaPlante MoranProcter & GambleProtivitiRaytheonRockwell CollinsRush University Medical CenterSalesforce.comThe Kraft Heinz CompanyTurner Construction CompanyU.S. ArmyUber TechnologiesWalgreensWells FargoWest Monroe PartnersYelp

Employed more than 25 graduates Aerospace & AviationBusiness ServicesCivil EngineeringConstructionConsumer Services & ProductsElectronics & Electronic ManufacturingInsuranceInternetInvestment & FinanceManufacturingOil & GasResearch & ScienceRetail TradeSports & LeisureTransportation & Logistics

Employed graduates American Conservatory TheaterBig Ten NetworkBio-architecture FormosanaCBS NewsChild’s VoiceEvanston Skokie School District 65Illinois Bone & Joint InstituteLeo BurnettMahomet-Seymour Junior High Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraPAWS ChicagoPlainfield Elementary SchoolPulaski International School of ChicagoRATIO ArchitectsReading LegaciesSapientRazorfishSt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalThe Edge Sport Enhancement TrainingU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)WQAD-TV


Annual Salary of Full-Time Employed GraduatesAcross our 2017-2018 graduating class, 55% of full-time employed respondents reported salaries, averaging $60,885. In addition, 21% reported signing bonuses, with a median of $5,000.

* For Colleges with fewer than 10 employed graduates and fewer than 5 graduates reporting salary in 2017-2018, we combine responses with the 2016-2017 class in order to provide salary information while protecting the confidentiality and privacy of survey respondents. The “employed graduates” and “graduates reporting salary” numbers with asterisks reflect totals across these two years.

-- If fewer than 5 graduates report signing bonus in 2017-2018, the table indicates this with dashes as signing bonus information cannot be shared.

318 185 $48,052 $40,000 $50,000 $55,000 36 $2,750

131 54 $41,110 $30,000 $40,000 $51,000 9 $2,500

459 267 $63,401 $58,500 $62,500 $70,000 157 $5,000

112 37 $43,162 $40,000 $42,000 $49,000 -- --

786 487 $78,159 $65,000 $72,000 $90,500 277 $5,000

95 45 $44,415 $36,500 $45,250 $50,000 -- --

1,029 515 $55,325 $40,000 $55,000 $68,000 159 $5,000

176 98 $43,289 $35,000 $40,000 $50,000 15 $5,000

19* 12* $31,755 $23,400 $30,080 $35,655 -- --

3,047 1,662 $60,885 $45,000 $60,000 $72,000 648 $5,000

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Continuing Education

SELECT GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS

SELECT AREA OF STUDY DEGREES SOUGHT

Here is information about the graduate and professional school choices of 2017-2018 Illinois graduates. These lists are not exhaustive, but rather focus on the institutions and programs of study that enrolled the greatest number of graduates overall, with attention paid to representing graduates from all Colleges. For greater detail, visit the College pages of this report and the Illini Success website.

Enrolled more than 650 graduates University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Enrolled more than 20 graduates Columbia UniversityDepaul UniversityLoyola University ChicagoNew York UniversityNorthwestern UniversityRush UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of MichiganWashington University in St. Louis

Enrolled more than 150 graduates Accountancy Health Professions & Sciences

Enrolled more than 50 graduates Aerospace, Materials & Mechanical Engineering Architecture & Landscape Architecture Biological & Biomedical Sciences Business & Management Civil, Environmental & Industrial Engineering Computer & Electrical EngineeringComputer & Information Sciences Legal Professions & Studies Medicine Psychology Social Work

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Enrolled more than 15 graduates Carnegie Mellon UniversityCornell UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityMidwestern UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Pennsylvania

Enrolled more than 10 graduates Boston UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyJohn Marshall Law SchoolMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthern Illinois UniversityPurdue UniversityRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity of California, San Diego

Enrolled more than 20 graduates Agricultural, Biological & Chemical EngineeringData Science & Informatics Economics Education & Teaching Finance Health Administration Human Resources & Labor Relations Mathematics & Statistics Nursing Physical Sciences

University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Enrolled more than 5 graduatesAdler UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGovernors State UniversityHarvard UniversityIllinois College of OptometrySouthern Illinois University CarbondaleTexas A&M UniversityThe Chicago School of Professional PsychologyThe Ohio State UniversityTufts UniversityUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of Colorado BoulderUniversity of IowaUniversity of Maryland, College Park

University of MiamiUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Washington- SeattleVanderbilt UniversityYale University

Enrolled graduatesArtCenter College of DesignChicago-Kent College of LawDuke UniversityGemological Institute of America (GIA)Georgetown UniversityHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)Kansas City University of Medicine and BiosciencesLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceMorehouse School of MedicinePennsylvania State University

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Doctoral Degrees

Other Professional Degrees (e.g., D.C., D.V.M.)

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Other Master's Degree (e.g., M.A.S., M.A., M.Ed.)

Master of Sciences (M.S.)

31%

Other Master's Degree (e.g., M.A.S., M.A.)5%

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4%Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Other ProfessionalDegree (e.g., D.V.M., D.P.T.)

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Geographic Locations

Experiential Learning

As shared by 4,541 graduates, the majority of our 2017-2018 class chose a first destination within the state of Illinois, with an additional 33% selecting other U.S. destinations. Some of the most common U.S. destinations included states such as California, New York, Missouri, and Washington. An additional 2% of graduates indicated a variety of international locations across the world, including Australia, Austria, China, Ghana, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

Experiential learning activities connect classroom knowledge to the world in which students live and work. These experiences help students explore career and personal interests, develop transferable skills, expand networks and references, and strengthen their portfolios as they prepare to transition beyond their bachelor’s degrees. 89% of our 2017-2018 graduates reported participating in experiential learning. Here is a snapshot of how they gained experience, as shared by 3,108 graduates.

Internships 2,120 68%

Undergraduate research projects 1,009 32%

Study abroad 745 24%

Service learning / volunteering 608 20%

Assistantships 493 16%

Field experiences / practicums 314 10%

Clinical experiences 296 10%

Student teaching 230 7%

Co-ops 149 5%

I did not complete any of the above 257 8%

I’d rather not answer 88 3%

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RespondentsPercentage of Respondents

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.95% 43

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1.48% 67

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of graduates who participated in experiential learning activities received a full-time job offer as a result

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THE COLLEGES & SCHOOLS


College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

176 157 89% 90% 74% 16% 0% 9% 1%

25 25 100% 92% 80% 12% 0% 8% 0%

110 100 91% 84% 38% 46% 0% 13% 3%

49 40 82% 90% 47% 43% 0% 10% 0%

116 107 92% 87% 48% 39% 0% 12% 1%

36 33 92% 91% 49% 42% 0% 9% 0%

52 43 83% 81% 60% 21% 0% 19% 0%

67 59 88% 85% 75% 10% 0% 15% 0%

638 571 89% 87% 59% 28% 0% 12% 1%

Agricultural & Consumer Economics

Agricultural Leadership & Science Education

Animal Sciences

Crop Sciences & Horticulture

Food Science & Human Nutrition

Human Development & Family Studies

Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

Technical Systems Management

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GRADUATE STORIES

Nameshia TettehTechnical Systems Management, May 2018

Professor Harper, the former Department Head for Technical

Systems Management, was very helpful in my decision of a major.

He pushed us – got me out of my comfort zone, while always being

encouraging and supportive. For example, he taught a welding class,

and that was something I definitely wasn’t used to! He would go

the extra mile to explain or demonstrate something again,

so I could really understand.


113 80 $51,572 $45,000 $51,000 $57,000 16 $2,750

19 13 $41,500 $36,000 $39,000 $46,500 -- --

33 13 $31,167 $24,500 $32,500 $40,000 -- --

17 11 $43,545 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 -- --

50 20 $46,056 $40,000 $50,000 $55,000 -- --

14 6 $35,000 $25,000 $33,500 $44,000 -- --

22 10 $36,588 $24,350 $37,500 $47,500 -- --

43 26 $58,481 $52,000 $60,000 $66,000 8 $2,000

318 185 $48,052 $40,000 $50,000 $55,000 36 $2,750

Agricultural & Consumer Economics

Agricultural Leadership & Science Education

Animal Sciences

Crop Sciences & Horticulture

Food Science & Human Nutrition

Human Development & Family Studies

Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences


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Alight SolutionsArcher Daniels Midland (ADM)Argonne National LaboratoryBunge North AmericaCargillCarle Foundation HospitalCarthage Innovative Swine SolutionsCDWCGB Enterprises

Charles River LaboratoriesCoyote LogisticsDupont PioneerEcho Global LogisticsFarm Credit IllinoisFermi National Accelerator LaboratoryGlanbia NutritionalsHormel FoodsIllinois Farm Bureau

John DeereJPMorgan ChaseKPMGMonsantoMorton ArboretumNorthern Trust CorporationNorthwestern MutualOSF St. Francis Medical CenterParks LivestockPAWS Chicago

PepsiCoPrecision LaboratoriesSchneider ElectricSRS (Sustainment and Restoration Services)The Kraft Heinz CompanyThe Scoular CompanyThe Walt Disney CompanyTurner Construction CompanyU.S. Air Force


ANNUAL SALARY OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYED GRADUATES

Columbia UniversityCornell UniversityDepaul UniversityHarvard UniversityIllinois Institute of TechnologyIowa State UniversityJohn Marshall Law SchoolLoyola University ChicagoMichigan State UniversityNew York Law School

New York UniversityNorthwestern UniversityPurdue UniversityRoyal Veterinary College Rush UniversityTexas A&M UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityTuskegee UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of Chicago

University of FloridaUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Minnesota- Twin CitiesUniversity of Missouri-ColumbiaUniversity of Nebraska-OmahaUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Southern California

University of Sydney University of VirginiaUniversity of Washington- SeattleUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonWageningen University & ResearchWashington University in St. LouisYale University

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College of Applied Health Sciences

199 129 65% 90% 44% 46% 0% 9% 1%

58 39 67% 82% 31% 51% 0% 15% 3%

163 108 66% 86% 24% 62% 0% 12% 2%

82 56 68% 91% 62% 29% 0% 7% 2%

77 69 90% 97% 14% 83% 0% 3% 0%

579 401 69% 90% 35% 55% 0% 9% 1%

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Isaac BeyerKinesiology, December 2017

I can confidently say Illinois provided me with all of the

resources needed to move forward with my academic career,

including great friends, solid curriculum, and devoted faculty...

I received great guidance and mentorship from the Kinesiology faculty.

For instance, Dr. Rice helped me choose my career (by) sharing

her personal experiences as both a faculty member and a practicing

physical therapist… I am now pursuing a Doctorate in Physical

Therapy at Bradley University.


54 26 $46,205 $40,000 $47,500 $55,000 7 $2,500

23* 5* $36,000 $30,000 $38,000 $40,000 -- --

22 14 $41,500 $30,500 $38,000 $52,500 -- --

35 7 $32,000 $25,000 $30,000 $40,000 -- --

10 6 $30,729 $23,376 $29,500 $40,000 -- --

131 54 $41,110 $30,000 $40,000 $51,000 9 $2,500

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SELECT EMPLOYERS4Life ResearchAlight SolutionsAMITA HealthAthletico Physical TherapyATI Physical TherapyBJC Healthcare GroupCarle Foundation HospitalCerner CorporationChicago CubsChicago Park District

Child’s VoiceDepartment of Human ServicesEpic SystemsGuarantee Trust Life Insurance CompanyIllinois Bone & Joint InstituteIntelligent Medical ObjectsJPMorgan ChaseKroenke Sports & EntertainmentMain Line Spine

Medline IndustriesNorthwestern MedicineNSF InternationalParamount EventsPeoria ChiefsPinnacle DermatologyPresence HealthProvidence Cancer InstituteRush University Medical CenterSoaring Eagle Academy

St. Joseph-Ogden High SchoolSt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalSteamboat Adaptive Recreational SportsTeach for AmericaThe Edge Sport Enhancement TrainingThe Pavilion FoundationU.S. Soccer Federation



Arizona State UniversityBoston UniversityColumbia University, Teachers CollegeDepaul UniversityDominican UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGoldfarb School of NursingGovernors State UniversityIllinois College of OptometryIndiana University

John Marshall Law SchoolLewis UniversityLoyola University ChicagoMarquette UniversityMedical University of South CarolinaNew York UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNova Southeastern UniversityOhio University

Oregon State UniversityPurdue UniversityRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceRush UniversitySaint Xavier UniversitySeattle UniversitySouthern Illinois University CarbondaleUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Colorado Boulder

University of IowaUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Minnesota- Twin CitiesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Texas at AustinVanderbilt UniversityWashington University in St. Louis

College of Applied Health Sciences | CONTINUED

* See note on salary tables on page 29 of the Methods section.


Gies College of Business

393 365 93% 98% 42% 56% <1% 1% 1%

47 47 100% 100% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0%

266 236 89% 100% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0%

123 115 93% 98% 88% 10% 0% 2% 0%

79 66 84% 92% 83% 9% 0% 6% 2%

148 128 86% 97% 91% 6% 0% 2% 1%

54 53 98% 100% 94% 6% 0% 0% 0%

795 715 90% 98% 65% 33% 0% 1% 1%

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Kareem RogersManagement, August 2017

I came from a family of entrepreneurs, and had always

aimed to make this a part of my life. I wanted to learn how

to manage people, how to run a business, to talk persuasively,

to negotiate, and how to make sure my business performance is

succeeding exponentially. Completing a Management major with

a concentration in Entrepreneurship at Gies College of Business,

I found this and more.


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3MAbbottAbbVieAccentureALDIAlight SolutionsAllstate Insurance CompanyAmazonAonBain & CompanyBaker Tilly Virchow KrauseBMO Capital MarketsBoeingBPBusey BankCaterpillar

Chicago White SoxCliftonLarsonAllenCME GroupCNA InsuranceCognizantCredit SuisseCrowe HorwathDeloitteDiscover Financial ServicesDuff & PhelpsEpic SystemsEYFTI ConsultingGCM GrosvenorGeneral MillsGoldman Sachs

GoogleGrant ThorntonHoulihan LokeyHuron Consulting GroupIBMIllinois Tool WorksJPMorgan ChaseKohl’sKPMGMasterCardMicrosoftMorningstarMotorola SolutionsNavistarNielsenNike

Northern Trust CorporationPepsiCoPlante MoranPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)ProtivitiPrudential Capital GroupRobert W. Baird & Co.RSMShellSynchrony FinancialTargetTeach for AmericaU.S. FoodsUnited AirlinesW.W. GraingerWells Fargo



Columbia UniversityDepaul UniversityHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Johns Hopkins UniversityLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceNew York University

University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Southern CaliforniaWashington University in St. LouisYale University

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150 90 $65,847 $60,000 $62,000 $70,000 52 $5,000

41 27 $61,514 $55,000 60,000 $65,000 16 $5,000

195 108 $66,795 $60,000 $65,000 $72,500 76 $5,000

100 73 $66,558 $61,000 $65,000 $72,500 47 $5,000

54 31 $57,280 $50,000 $56,000 $65,000 16 $5,000

116 71 $58,489 $50,000 $60,000 $65,000 35 $5,000

50 38 $64,605 $60,000 $63,372 $70,000 29 $5,000

459 267 $63,401 $58,500 $62,500 $70,000 157 $5,000


College of Education

98 68 69% 100% 99% 1% 0% 0% 0%

16 8 50% 100% 62% 38% 0% 0% 0%

24 17 71% 94% 88% 6% 0% 6% 0%

32 29 91% 100% 97% 3% 0% 0% 0%

170 122 72% 99% 94% 5% 0% 1% 0%

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Cassandra Chlebowski Special Education, May 2018

After graduation, I decided to pursue an Academic Support

Teacher position at St. Edward Central Catholic High School. I was

drawn to this role because Catholic schools do not have state-mandated

special education programs, and the principal at this school was

passionate about starting one. I’m excited to be a part of the team

that is creating and implementing a new curriculum. We are helping

students, who previously could not attend this school, to work toward

their own path to the graduation stage. It is a challenging position,

but I am confident that Illinois prepared me for it.


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Algonquin Middle SchoolAlton Middle SchoolAnne Fox Elementary SchoolAnne Sullivan Elementary SchoolBelding Elementary SchoolBernhard Moos Elementary SchoolBerwyn South District 100Bolingbrook High SchoolCampanelli Elementary School, School District #54Crete-Monee High SchoolDisney II Magnet Elementary SchoolDot to Dot AcademyDr. Preston L. Williams Jr. Elementary Edison Middle SchoolEvanston Skokie School District 65

Goldman SachsGolf Middle SchoolHanover Highlands Elementary SchoolHenry Winkelman Elementary SchoolInsight GlobalInternational Prep AcademyIvy Hall ElementaryJack Hille Middle SchoolJackson Elementary and Bryan Middle SchoolJefferson Elementary SchoolJoseph E. Gary Elementary SchoolKildeer Countryside CCSD 96Lake Zurich High SchoolLane Tech College PrepMahomet-Seymour Junior High Moon Bay Primary School

New Field ElementaryNewton Bateman Elementary SchoolPaxton Buckley Loda Junior High SchoolPhantom Lake Elementary SchoolPlainfield Elementary SchoolPulaski International School of ChicagoReading LegaciesREADY ProgramRichland Elementary SchoolRiver Trails Middle SchoolRock Cut Elementary SchoolRockford School District 205Sense CorpSouthside Occupational Academy High School

St. Edward Central Catholic High SchoolSt. Joseph Grade SchoolSullivan Middle School Sunny Hill Elementary School Terrace SchoolThe Walt Disney CompanyThomas Jefferson Middle SchoolU.S. ArmyUrbana School District 116Walden Elementary SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolWilliam J. Butler Elementary SchoolWinnetka Public SchoolsYankee Ridge Elementary School Yorkville Intermediate School


Learning and Education Studies

Middle Grades Education

Special Education

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28 14 $44,262 $40,000 $44,000 $50,000

12 37 $43,162 $40,000 $42,000 $49,000

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GRADUATE STORIES

Kevin BurnsAerospace Engineering, May 2018

I currently work at Boeing as a Structural Analysis Engineer…

on the P-8 Poseidon program. This is a 737 developed for the U.S.

Navy that is used for maritime reconnaissance and tracking submarine

activity in the world’s oceans. Much of what I do expands upon the material

I learned in my aerospace structures classes [at Illinois].

College of Engineering

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187 153 82% 96% 56% 40% 0% 3% 1%

268 220 82% 93% 72% 21% 0% 5% 2%

246 179 73% 97% 83% 14% 0% 3% <1%

208 156 75% 96% 57% 39% 0% 3% 1%

76 58 76% 98% 81% 17% 0% 2% 0%

106 76 72% 89% 43% 46% 0% 11% 0%

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SELECT EMPLOYERSAbbVieAccentureAIGAmazonAppleAT&TBoeingBoston Consulting GroupBurns & McDonnellCapital One

CaterpillarClark ConstructionCumminsDeloitteDMCEpic SystemsExxonMobilFacebookGoldman SachsGoogle

IBMIMC Financial MarketsIntelJohn DeereJPMorgan ChaseKiewitMicrosoftMotorola SolutionsNAVAIRNavistar

Northrop GrummanNvidiaPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)Procter & GambleQualcommRaytheonRockwell CollinsSalesforce.comtastyworksTexas Instruments



Carnegie Mellon UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityStanford University

University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of Colorado Boulder

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Michigan Vanderbilt University

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All Engineering

45 23 $67,482 $63,000 $67,250 $71,500 13 $4,500

14 6 $69,067 $60,000 $64,500 $72,000 -- --

22 13 $67,510 $64,063 $66,500 $72,000 5 $5,000

84 68 $60,172 $56,000 $60,000 $63,200 26 $2,750

155 114 $92,430 $75,000 $93,000 $106,500 83 $10,000

147 86 $99,741 $87,500 $100,000 $115,000 65 $15,000

87 53 $76,079 $68,000 $74,500 $80,000 28 $5,000

47 32 $65,747 $61,000 $66,200 $70,000 19 $5,000

32 13 $68,917 $62,500 $65,500 $72,500 7 $4,500

91 53 $67,567 $65,000 $69,000 $72,000 18 $5,000

22* 15* $64,433 $64,050 $69,000 $75,000 5 $4,700

33 14 $59,000 $52,000 $65,000 $68,000 5 $3,250

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99 59 60% 93% 73% 20% 0% 7% 0%

113 79 70% 87% 57% 30% 0% 13% 0%

35 22 63% 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0%

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Lavine Leyu LuoTheatre, May 2018

I was drawn to the Stage Management program (in Theatre) –

the curriculum looked very attractive to me… In 2016, I served

as the assistant stage manager for a performance of Dontrell,

Who Kissed the Sea, which was performed in the Studio Theatre

at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. This experience

transformed me career-wise. I discovered that I want to focus on

non-profit work and visual theatre.


13 8 $44,688 $41,500 $45,000 $49,250

40 20 $50,341 $45,000 $49,000 $55,000

34 15 $36,536 $25,009 $38,000 $46,000

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AbbVieAdobeAmerican Conservatory TheaterAmerican Dance FestivalAndrew Fell Architecture and DesignAnne Roberts GardensARC WorldwideAria Group ArchitectsArkansas Shakespeare TheatreAspen Music FestivalBaltimore Center Stage

Bio-architecture FormosanaBreakout.StudioBridgewater StudioChicago DramatistsChipman Design ArchitectureClancyworks Dance CompanyClassic Kids PhotographyDee-Mack Intermediate and High SchoolsDesign IdeasElgin AcademyFlad Architects

Hamilton County Planning + DevelopmentHedwig DancesHouseal Lavigne AssociatesHuntsman Architectural GroupKAP ArchitectureLaSalle-Peru Township High SchoolLitania Sports GroupLumiSourceMilk StudiosMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Morgante Wilson ArchitectsNew York City Guitar SchoolNiles Township High Schools District 219RATIO ArchitectsSchool of Rock Surge InnovationsTen Eyck Landscape ArchitectsU.S. Army Construction Engineering Research LaboratoryVillage of Lombard



ArtCenter College of DesignBradley UniversityBrooklyn CollegeCalifornia State Polytechnic UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityHarvard UniversityIndiana UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityLouisiana State University

Lund UniversityNew York UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversityNorthwestern UniversityPrinceton UniversityRhode Island School of DesignSavannah College of Art and DesignScuola Politecnica di DesignSouthern California Institute of Architecture

Southern Illinois University CarbondaleSyracuse UniversityThe New SchoolUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Maryland, College Park

University of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Missouri- Kansas CityUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Wisconsin- MilwaukeeWashington University in St. LouisYale University

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Catherine WiegandIntegrative Biology, December 2017

My experiences at Illinois helped me to explore interesting directions I can take with my biology degree. I participated in the pre-Med club, shadowed professionals in the small animal ER at the vet school, and supported research for two years in a professor’s laboratory. In the research role, I helped a team examine the changes in the size of mosquito populations after a change in storm drains in a region of Illinois. I enjoyed getting to know people in each of these environments, and discovering that there were so many potential career paths that I never realized existed.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

180 116 64% 90% 34% 56% 0% 8% 2%

497 398 80% 73% 28% 44% 1% 25% 2%

343 254 74% 90% 60% 30% 0% 10% <1%

263 166 63% 95% 73% 22% 0% 4% 1%

114 75 66% 92% 51% 41% 0% 7% 1%

435 317 73% 86% 64% 22% 0% 12% 2%

146 95 65% 83% 57% 26% 0% 17% 0%

94 62 66% 92% 45% 45% 2% 8% 0%

155 106 68% 89% 58% 30% 1% 11% 0%

538 373 69% 92% 46% 46% 0% 8% <1%

237 171 72% 90% 56% 33% 1% 9% 1%

479 310 65% 90% 37% 53% 0% 8% 2%

134 78 58% 88% 51% 37% 0% 11% 1%

3,162 2,189 69% 87% 50% 37% 0% 12% 1%

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Economics

English & Creative Writing

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SELECT EMPLOYERS

AbbVieAccentureAlight SolutionsAllstate Insurance CompanyAmazonArcher Daniels Midland (ADM)BMO Harris BankBoeing

Capital OneCargillChicago Trading CompanyCity YearConversantDeloitteEli Lilly & Co.Epic Systems

ExxonMobilFacebookGallagherGeneral MillsGoogleHoneywell UOPIBMMedline Industries

MicrosoftMu SigmaNorthrop GrummanPeace CorpsPepsiCoPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)Procter & GambleScribeAmerica



Boston UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityDepaul UniversityGeorge Washington University

Harvard UniversityJohn Marshall Law SchoolJohns Hopkins UniversityLoyola University ChicagoMassachusetts Institute of Technology

New York UniversityNorthwestern UniversityRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceRush University Stanford University

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology University of ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of PennsylvaniaYale University

38 16 $61,313 $52,000 $62,500 $70,000 5 $3,250

100 55 $39,727 $30,000 $40,000 $48,000 8 $5,000

146 99 $68,195 $60,000 $70,000 $74,000 38 $5,000

117 50 $44,438 $38,750 $45,000 $50,000 12 $2,000

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194 115 $54,576 $47,500 $55,000 $60,148 44 $5,000

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27 12 $39,125 $30,000 $40,000 $44,000 -- --

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Biological Sciences

Chemical Engineering & Chemistry

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Economics

English & Creative Writing

History & Philosophy

Literatures, Cultures, & Linguistics

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College of Media

219 188 86% 88% 81% 7% <1% 11% 1%

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Hana HongJournalism, May 2018

If I had to attribute the beginning of my career path to one moment, I have to thank Journalism Professor Walter Harrington, who taught a course called Great Books of Journalism. I went to his office hours one day to discuss a paper I had written for his class, but ended up chatting with him about what I wanted to do after graduation. Although fashion and beauty wasn’t his expertise, he did some research before the next class period and found a scholarship for me to apply to. Referrals from this interaction are what sparked my first off-campus experience with the industry…

Now I am an Editorial Beauty and Health Assistant for Marie Claire Magazine. I love being able to do the two things that I enjoy most–writing with fashion and beauty.


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4C InsightsAccentureAgency 720Allstate Insurance CompanyArizona RepublicBCVBig Ten NetworkBusiness InsiderCaterpillarCBS NewsChicago BearsChicago BlackhawksCOUNTRY FinancialCritical MassDigitasLBiDroga5DuPage Medical Group

Energy BBDOEpic SystemsFCB ChicagoFleishmanHillardFTD CompaniesGoodby, Silverstein & PartnersGoogleGreentarget Global GroupHall & PartnersHavas ChicagoHearst MagazinesHill HolidayHS AdIn These TimesIndirap ProductionsKohl’sKRDO Television

Leo BurnettLululemon AthleticaMaggie Daley ParkMcGarryBowenMindshareNational Basketball AssociationNews-Gazette MediaNexstar Media GroupNielsenOgilvy & MatherOMDPepsiCo - Frito-LayPHD Media WorldwideResolution MediaRitz-Carlton Hotel CompanySapientRazorfishSchafer Condon Carter

SephoraSpark FoundryStarcom WorldwideThe 21st ShowThe Hershey CompanyThe Kraft Heinz CompanyThe North Platte TelegraphThe Times of Northwest IndianaU.S. Peace CorpsWavemakerWCIAWe Are UnlimitedWeber ShandwickWeiden+KennedyWGN-TVWQAD-TVYelp



Chicago-Kent College of LawFullstack AcademyJohns Hopkins University

London School of Economics and Political ScienceLoyola University Chicago

Northwestern UniversityPierce CollegeUniversity of Illinois at Springfield

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Southern California

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College of Social Work

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Desree McNairSocial Work, May 2018

I always wanted to be in a helping profession, but what steered me to a Social Work major was the desire to work with groups of people – with communities, families, and the social systems that surround and impact an individual. Once I was accepted into Illinois and took my first few social work classes, I was completely sold.

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Doctor of Occupational Therapy (D.O.T.)

Master of Social Work (M.S.W)

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The Illini Success initiative documents the post-graduate outcomes of bachelor’s degree recipients from the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This report focuses on experiences of Illinois students who graduated

during the 2017-2018 academic year, including August 2017, December 2017, and May 2018 graduation cohorts.

Those who also receive master’s degrees during these semesters are excluded from analyses. Lists of graduates

were initially drawn from University records during the semester of graduation, and were finalized 10 weeks

after graduation to represent an accurate picture of the graduating class for each cohort.

Graduate Outcomes Source Number of Graduates

Percent of Graduates

Primary Source 3,683 49%

Survey 3,081 41%

Survey + Secondary Source 602 8%

Secondary Source 1,966 26%

National Student Clearinghouse 624 8%

Employer Report 1 <1%

College Report 535 7%

Social Media 806 11%

No Response 1,871 25%

Total Knowledge Rate 5,649 75%

METHODS

Data Collection

The primary method for collecting graduate outcomes data was an online survey administered by Illini Success team members at the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Several strategies were used to distribute the survey including: centralized emails, college-specific emails, requests during cap and gown distribution for commencement events, and visits to capstone classes and college events. Requests to complete the survey were sent approximately 1 month before graduation, at graduation, 3-months post-graduation, and 6-months post-graduation.

Direct surveys of graduates were our primary and preferred source of data. However, when survey data were not available, other sources of information were considered. For example, data on continuing education enrollment was obtained from the National Student Clearinghouse and verifiable graduate outcomes reported by employers or gathered by colleges were accepted into the data set. Finally, we incorporated a very limited use of LinkedIn profiles after a careful study of the quality of this data. We used the HEPData CareerAppend service to gather graduate information from publically available online sources in December 2018. We incorporated this

data for only those graduates who: (a) did not have survey responses, National Student Clearinghouse data, employer reports, or college reports of their outcomes, (b) had employment or graduate school data from a LinkedIn website, and (c) posted the start-date for their most current position at least one month after their graduation month. The rationale for these decisions came from a study conducted by the research team at The Career Center. Findings of that study are available by request. As can be seen in Table M1, the majority of the data for this report came from survey responses (65%), while a smaller amount came from secondary sources (35%). In total, we have knowledge of the outcomes of 75% of 2017-2018 bachelor’s degree graduates from Illinois.

We collected data for six months past the May 2018 graduation date, closing data collection at the end of November 2018. For August and December 2017 graduates, we accepted information through November 2018, but did not rigorously pursue responses after their initial six-month time periods. Graduate numbers and knowledge rates by cohort can be seen in Table M2.

Table M1 Sources

of Graduate Outcomes

Data


The privacy and confidentiality of Illinois graduates is

highly respected and protected throughout the Illini

Success initiative. We greatly appreciate the willingness of

Illinois graduates to share their outcomes information, and

make every effort to ensure their comfort and confidence

at every stage of participation. All data efforts related to

the Illini Success initiative are approved by the University

of Illinois Institutional Review Board. A limited number of

research team members are granted access to the data.

All personally identifying information is removed from

presentations of data. To further protect confidentiality,

outcomes data is only reported in aggregate, for groups

of 10 graduates or more.

In college and major salary analysis tables, in cases where

we have fewer than 10 employed graduates and fewer than

5 graduates reporting a salary in 2017-2018, we combine

responses with the 2016-2017 class in order to provide

A B C D E

Graduation CohortNumber of Graduates

Number of Respondents

Knowledge Rate by Cohort

Percent of Total

Graduates

Percent of Total

Knowledge Rate

August 2017 450 309 69% 6% 5%

December 2017 1,359 949 70% 18% 17%

May 2018 5,711 4,391 77% 76% 78%

Total 7,520 5,649 75% Definitions: (by rows, B / A) (by columns,

Row A / Total A)

(by columns, Row B / Total

B)

Table M2 Numbers of Graduates and Knowledge Rates by Graduate Cohort

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Privacy and Confidentiality

salary information while protecting the confidentiality

and privacy of survey respondents. All cases where

this occurs are indicated with a star (*) and “employed

graduates” and “graduates reporting salary” reflect the

total number across the two years. For colleges or majors

where fewer than 5 graduates report a signing bonus

in 2017-2018, dashes are used to indicate that signing

bonus information cannot be shared.

Illini Success projects only identify graduates when they

give permission to share their information or likeness.

When they do so, graduates state specifically what they

want to share, and nothing beyond this is released. For

example, the Illini Success website presents graduate

success stories with photographs and personalized

narratives. Being highlighted on the website is voluntary

and individuals sign a talent release form to participate.


Analyses in this report were informed by standards and guidelines set by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES, 2012). Unless otherwise noted, findings are presented by unique graduates without duplication. A few tables present results by academic major. In these tables, duplicate counts exist because graduates can receive dual degrees from more than one major. When a graduate received degrees from more than one major, they were counted in both majors.

To support ease of reading for various audiences, we excluded non-respondents from each graph, table, and data point (rather than including sections of non-respondents with each question). This decision was made because respondent numbers change throughout the report as different graduates had access to different survey questions. For example, graduates who selected “continuing education” as their primary status did not receive survey questions about “employment.” Throughout the report, the number of respondents (N) is provided with the data for each survey question.

METHODS CONTINUED

Data Analysis and Presentation

Finally, there is some grouping of majors in this report in order to represent relationships across academic units, to be able to present data for small majors while protecting confidentiality of graduates, or to efficiently and effectively communicate results without overwhelming our readers with detail. Please see the tables in the concluding pages of this report, which outline how majors are represented for each college, and show where combinations have occurred.

Terms and Categories

To understand analyses in this report, it is helpful to understand some key terminology that is used to define outcomes and categorize variables. When completing the online survey, Illinois graduates were asked about their plans following graduation and were given the following response options: working full-time, working part-time, engaged in military service, engaged in volunteer service, seeking employment, enrolling in continuing education, seeking continuing education, unemployed and not seeking, and I’d rather not answer. For ease of interpretation in this overview report, we combine these nine response options into the following six categories:

• Employed, which includes: (a) working full-time, (b) working part-time, and (c) engaged in military service • Continuing education • Volunteer / service • Seeking employment • Seeking education • Other, which includes: (a) unemployed and not seeking and (b) I’d rather not answer

Little detail was lost in combining groups. In the employment section, small percentages of respondents pursued military careers (1%) or part-time employment (2%). Similarly, a small percent of respondents indicated that they were “not seeking employment or additional education” (<1%) or would “rather not answer” (1%). Graduates were invited to select responses regarding their post-graduation plans in two ways. First, they selected all statuses that applied to them. For example, a graduate may report both working full-time and being engaged in volunteer work in the community. Second, graduates were asked to select one primary status that best represents their main focus after graduation. Continuing our example, the graduate may identify working full-time as a primary status. This report focuses on graduates’ reported primary statuses.

Further, this report identifies graduates who have “secured a first destination” following graduation. We define “securing a first destination” as obtaining employment, enrolling in a continuing education program, and/or engaging in volunteer service as a primary status after graduation.


For additional information on this report or the Illini Success initiative, please contact the Illini Success team at [email protected] or (217) 333-0820.

National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). 2012 revision of NCES statistical standards: Final. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Educational Statistics. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/statprog/2012.

METHODS CONTINUED

For Additional Information

References


COLLEGES AND MAJORS

Report Category Departments Included Majors Included

Agricultural and Consumer Economics Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Agricultural Leadership and Science Education

Agricultural Education Program Agricultural Leadership and Science Education

Animal Sciences Animal Sciences Animal Sciences

Crop Sciences and Horticulture Crop Sciences Crop Sciences; Horticulture

Food Science and Human Nutrition Food Science and Human Nutrition

Food Science and Human Nutrition

Human Development and Family Studies



Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences



Technical Systems Management Agricultural and Biological Engineering



Community Health Kinesiology and Community Health

Community Health

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences i-Health Program Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Kinesiology Kinesiology & Community Health Kinesiology

Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Leisure Studies; Recreation, Sport, and Tourism

Speech and Hearing Science Speech and Hearing Science Speech and Hearing Science

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

College of Applied Health Sciences


Accountancy Accountancy Accountancy

Business Process Management Business Administration Business Process Management

Finance Finance Finance


Business Administration Information Systems & Information Technology

Management Business Administration Management

Marketing Business Administration Marketing

Supply Chain Management Business Administration Supply Chain Management

Gies College of Business


COLLEGES AND MAJORS



Curriculum and Instruction Early Childhood; Elementary Education

Learning and Education Studies Education Administration Learning and Education Studies

Middle Grades Education Curriculum and Instruction Middle Grades Education

Special Education Special Education Special Education


Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Engineering Administration Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Bioengineering Bioengineering Bioengineering

Civil Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering


Computer Science Computer Science Computer Science

Electrical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering


Industrial Engineering Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering


Materials Science and Engineering Materials Science and Engineering


Mechanical Science and Engineering Mechanical Science and Engineering

Engineering Mechanics; Mechanical Engineering

Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering



Physics Physics Engineering Physics; *also Physics majors from the College of Liberal Arts

and Sciences

Systems Engineering and Design Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering

General Engineering; Systems Engineering and Design

College of Education

College of Engineering

*Note that due to strong cross-campus partnerships and overlaps in course offerings between Engineering Physics (in the College of Engineering) and Physics (in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) these two majors are presented together in the Illini Success college-level tables. In the College of Engineering tables they are included in the major category of “Physics.”


COLLEGES AND MAJORS

Report Category Academic Units Included Majors Included

Architecture Architecture Architectural Studies

Art and Design Art and Design Art Education; Crafts; Graphic Design; History of Art;

Industrial Design; New Media; Painting; Photography

Dance, Music, and Theatre Dance; Music; Theatre Dance; Instrumental Music; Jazz Performance; Music; Music Composition; Music Education; Open Studies; Voice; Theatre

Landscape Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning

Landscape Architecture; Urban and Regional Planning

Landscape Architecture; Urban Planning; Urban Studies

and Planning

College of Fine and Applied Arts


COLLEGES AND MAJORS


Astronomy and Physics Astronomy; LAS Administration Astronomy; Computer Science and Astronomy; Physics; *also

Engineering Physics majors from the College of Engineering

Biological Sciences Biochemistry; School of Integrative Biology; School of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Biochemistry; Integrative Biology; Molecular and Cellular

Biology

Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Chemistry

Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Computer Science

and Chemistry

Communication Communication Communication; Speech Communication

Earth, Society and Environment Atmospheric Sciences; Geography and Geographic Information

Science; Geology; School of Earth, Society, and

Environmental Administration

Atmospheric Sciences; Geography and Geographic

Information Science; Geology; Earth, Society, and Environment;

Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability

Economics Economics Economics

English and Creative Writing English Creative Writing; English

History and Philosophy History; LAS Administration; Philosophy

History; History of Art; Philosophy

Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics Classics; Comparative & World Literature; E Asian Languages

and Cultures; French and Italian; Germanic Languages and Literature; Linguistics;

Religion; Spanish and Portuguese

Classics; Comparative Literature; E Asian Languages and Cultures; French; Italian;

Germanic Languages and Literature; Germanic Studies;

Computer Science & Linguistics; Linguistics; Religion; Spanish;

Teaching of Spanish

Mathematics and Statistics Mathematics; Statistics Actuarial Sciences; Math and Computer Science; Mathematics; Statistics; Statistics and Computer Science

Political Science, Global Studies, and Area Studies

LAS Administration; Political Science; Russian, E. European,

Eurasn Ctr

Global Studies; Political Science; Russian, E Eur,

Eurasian St

Psychology Psychology Psychology

Sociology, Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies

African American Studies; Anthropology; Gender

and Women's Studies; LAS Administration; Latina/Latino

Studies; Sociology

African American Studies; Anthropology; Computer Science and Anthropology; Gender and Women's Studies; Individual

Plans of Study; Interdisciplinary; Latina/Latino Studies; Sociology

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

*Note that due to strong cross-campus partnerships and overlaps in course offerings between Physics (in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) and Engineering Physics (in the College of Engineering) these two majors are presented together in the Illini Success college-level tables. In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences tables they are included in the Discipline and Major category of “Astronomy and Physics.”


COLLEGES AND MAJORS


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Journalism Journalism Broadcast Journalism; Journalism; News-Editorial

Media and Cinema Studies Media and Cinema Studies Media and Cinema Studies


Social Work Social Work Social Work

College of Media

School of Social Work

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