First Destination Profile
Undergraduates: College of Literature Science & the Arts (LSA), Ford School of Public Policy (Policy), and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD)
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| LSA | Policy | SMTD | |
| Employed or continuing education | 89.8% | 92.3% | 90.9% |
| Employed | 61.1% | 76.9% | 43.6% |
| Unemployed/Underemployed & seeking | 10.2% | 7.7% | 9.1% |
| Continuing education | 28.7% | 15.4% | 47.3% |
Employed or continuing education (LSA)
%
| Employed | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Top fields | LSA | Policy | SMTD |
| Healthcare (11.3%) | Internet & Software (15%) | Performing and Fine Arts (29.2%) | |
| Internet & Software (11.2%) | Politics (15%) | ||
| Higher Education (8.3%) | K-12 Education (10%) | ||
| Research (7.8%) | Legal & Law Enforcement (10%) | ||
| K-12 Education (4.5%) | Management Consulting (10%) | ||
| Non-Profit ⏤ Other (4.5%) | Research (10%) | ||
| Employed | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Top locations of positions | LSA | Policy | SMTD |
| Michigan (34.8%) | Michigan (25%) | New York (29.2%) | |
| New York (13.7%) | Illinois (20%) | Michigan (20.8%) | |
| Illinois (9.5%) | New York (10%) | California (16.7%) | |
| California (6.4%) | Utah (10%) | ||
| Outside the US (6.4%) | |||
Graduates who perceive that their job has clear career potential (SMTD)
%
| Employed continued... | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LSA | Policy | SMTD | |
| Median Salary Range* | |||
| Average media salary range - full-time employment only | $56,626* | $39,508 | $41,970** |
| *This average represents salaries reported as an annual salary | |||
| **Includes a single $85,000 salary and a single $108,000 salary (without these the average is $35,910) | |||
| Employed continued... | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LSA | Policy | SMTD | |
| Career Potential | |||
| Job has clear career potential | 60.5% | 60% | 66.7% |
| Job has possible career potential | 28.6% | 35% | 4.2% |
| Job has no career potential, but that is not an issue | 6.5% | 0% | 4.2% |
| Job has no career potential, would prefer that it did | 4.4% | 5% | 25% |
Graduates who had an internship (Policy)
%
| Employed continued... | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LSA | Policy | SMTD | |
| Internship | 73.6% | 100% | 58.3% |
| Had 1 or more internships related to my position | 56.3% | 80% | 8.3% |
| Had 1 or more internships unrelated to my position | 17.3% | 20% | 50% |
| Did not have an internship | 26.4% | 0% | 41.7% |
| Continuing Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic level | LSA | Policy | SMTD |
| Professional | 32.3% | 75% | 0% |
| Masters | 44.3% | 25% | 69.2% |
| PhD, EdD, other Doctoral level | 16.6% | 0% | 15.4% |
| Top academic program | |||
| Medicine (16%) | Law (75%) | Performing and Fine Arts (31.6%) | |
| Law (10.3%) | |||
| Public Health (5.7%) | |||
| Social Work (4.6%) | |||