2010-2011
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. Overall response rate was 95.3%.
Husker Hire Link
| Graduates and Respondents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
Graduates
|
Respondents
|
% Responding
|
| Bachelors |
3439
|
3306
|
96.1%
|
| Masters/JD |
1008
|
952
|
94.4%
|
| Doctorate |
287
|
258
|
89.8%
|
EMPLOYED RESPONDENTS
- 89.0% were satisfied with their job
- 83.2% reported their job was related to their education
- Of those reporting that they had previously worked for the employer, 50.4% worked as an intern or co-op.
POST GRADUATION PLANS
- 27.9% of Bachelor degree recipients indicated they were pursuing additional education.
- 6.6% 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.
SALARIES - see more salary information by major
- Average annual reported salaries of respondents:
-
- Bachelors average $36,340
- Masters average $50,857
- Doctorate average $56,818
- 67.4% reported that they were employed in Nebraska
- 12% were employed in states bordering Nebraska
- 2% were employed outside of the United States
| Top 15 Employment Locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
2010-2011
|
2009-2010
|
2008-2009
|
2007-2008
|
| Lincoln | Lincoln | Lincoln | Lincoln |
| Omaha | Omaha | Omaha | Omaha |
| Kansas City KS/MO | Kansas City KS/MO | Kansas City KS/MO | Kansas City MO/KS |
| Grand Island NE | Papillion NE | Houston TX | Denver CO |
| Denver CO | Houston TX | Norfolk NE | Chicago IL |
| Houston TX | Dallas TX | Tokyo Japan | Phoenix AZ |
| Kearney NE | Grand Island NE | Minneapolis MN | Houston TX |
| Minneapolis MN | Chicago IL | Washington DC | Columbus NE |
| New York City NY | Kearney NE | Des Moines IA | Kearney NE |
| York NE | Hastings NE | Kearney NE | Des Moines IA |
| Beatrice NE | Denver CO | Grand Island NE | Beatrice NE |
| Columbus NE | Bellevue NE | Bellevue NE | Dallas TX |
| Chicago IL | North Platte NE | Denver CO | Washington DC |
| Des Moines IA | New York City, NY | Columbus NE | Norfolk NE |
| Washington DC | Washington DC | Sioux Falls SD | Wichita KS |
| Employers Hiring Most Graduates (self reported, alpha order) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 |
| Agile Sports | Bryan LGH | Bryan LGH | Bryan LGH |
| Archer Daniels Midlan | Cargill | Deloitte & Touche | Cargill |
| Cargill | Cedars Youth Services | Gallup | ConAgra |
| Cerner Corporation | Cerner Corporation | Kiewit | Deloitte & Touche |
| ConAgra | ConAgra | Leo A Daly | Developmental Services of NE |
| Epic Systems | Gallup | Lincoln Public Schools | Gallup |
| Gallup | HDR | Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital | Kiewit |
| Kiewit | Kiewit | Mutual of Omaha | Lincoln Public Schools |
| KVC Behavioral Health | KPMG | National Research Corporation | Microsoft |
| Lincoln Public Schools | Lincoln Public Schools | Omaha Public Schools | National Research Corporation |
| Millard Public Schools | Millard Public Schools | Saint Elizabeth Hospital | Omaha Public Schools |
| Mutual of Omaha | Omaha Public Schools | Sandhills Publishing | Papillion-LaVista Schools |
| National Research Corporation | Sandhills Publishing | State Farm | Saint Elizabeth Hospital |
| Omaha Public Schools | Saint Elizabeth Hospital | State of Nebraska | Sandhills Publishing |
| Sandhills Publishing | State of Nebraska | Teach for America | State Farm |
| State of Nebraska | Union Bank & Trust | Union Bank & Trust | State of Nebraska |
| Union Bank & Trust | Union Pacific Railroad | United States Military | Target |
| Union Pacific | University of Nebraska | University of Nebraska | Union Bank & Trust |
| University of Nebraska | United States Military | USDA | United States Military |
| United States Military | Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo | University of Nebraska |
| Top Graduate School Desinations |
|---|
|
2010-2011
|
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln/Iowa State |
| Creighton University |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney |
| University of Missouri |
| Texas A & M University |
| University of Minnesota |
| University of Texas |
| Kansas State University |
| Iowa State University |
| Doane College |
| Des Moines IA |
| Purdue University |
| Nebraska Methodist College |
| Oklahoma State University |
| North Carolina State University |
| Oregon State University |
| Ohio State University |
| Colorado State University |