Annual Report of UNL Graduates 2006-2007

The data for this report were collected through mail surveys, follow-up telephone calls and inquiries to academic departments. Data on Career Services' Husker Hire Link users were collected within a few months of the individual's graduation.  Other graduates were contacted only prior to graduation.

GRADUATES AND RESPONDENTS

Degree	Graduates	Respondents	% Responding
Bachelors	3143	2878	91.5%
Masters	802	681	84.9%
Doctorate	316	245	77.5%

 

EMPLOYED RESPONDENTS

• 94.8% were satisfied with their job
• 91.9% reported their job was related to their college major
• Of those reporting that they had previously worked for the employer, 43.3% worked as an intern or co-op.

SALARIES

• Average annual reported salaries of respondents:
• Bachelors average $38,000
• Masters average $47,500
• Doctorate average $56,500

LOCATIONS

• 66.6% reported that they were employed in Nebraska
• 10.8% were employed in states bordering Nebraska

TOP 15 LOCATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT

2006-2007	2005-2006	2004-2005
Lincoln NE	Lincoln NE	Lincoln NE
Omaha NE	Omaha NE	Omaha NE
Kansas City MO/KS	Kansas City MO/KS	Kansas City MO/KS
Columbus NE	Denver CO	Denver CO
Houston TX	New York City NY	Chicago IL
Grand Island NE	Grand Island NE	Houston TX
Chicago IL	Phoenix AZ	Kearney NE
Toyko Japan	Chicago IL	North Platte NE
Papillion NE	Wichita KS	Crete NE
Fremont NE	St. Louis MO	Papillion NE
Denver CO	Washington DC	Norfolk NE
Dallas TX	Minneapolis MN	Columbus NE
New York City NY	Atlanta GA	Bellevue NE
Kearney NE	Los Angeles CA	Minneapolis MN
Seattle WA	Houston TX	Grand Island NE

 

EMPLOYERS HIRING MOST GRADUATES (self reported, alpha order)

2006-2007	2005-2006	2004-2005
Bryan LGH	Ameritas	Bryan LGH
Burns & McDonnell	Bryan LGH	Deloitte & Touche
Cargill	Cargill	Ernst & Young
ConAgra	Continental Fire & Sprinkler	HDR
First National Bank of Omaha	Deloitte & Touche	Info Technology, Inc.
HDR	Information Technology, Inc	Info USA
Information Technology, Inc	Lincoln Public Schools	Lincoln Public Schools
Kiewit	MDS Pharma Services	Mutual of Omaha
Lincoln Public Schools	National Research Corp.	National Research Corp.
Microsoft	Omaha Public Schools	Olsson Associates
Milford Public Schools	Sandhills Publishing	Omaha Public Schools
Olsson Associates	Sprint	Sandhills Publishing
Omaha Public Schools	St. Elizabeth Hospital	St. Elizabeth Hospital
Papillion-LaVista Schools	State Farm	State Farm
Sandhills Publishing	State of Nebraska	State of Nebraska
State of Nebraska	Target	Target
Target	Union Bank & Trust	Union Bank & Trust
Union Bank & Trust	United States Military	United States Military
United States Military	Union Pacific	Union Pacific
University of Nebraska	University of Nebraska	University of Nebraska

 

POST GRADUATION PLANS

• 22.3% of Bachelor degree recipients indicated they were pursuing additional education.
• 9.6% of all respondents indicated they were not seeking employment or selected "other" and noted items such as "traveling" or "family issues" that would delay job seeking.