Annual Report of UNL Graduates 2008-2009

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	3152	2937	93.1%
Masters/JD	1001	905	90.4%
Doctorate	326	276	84.6%

 

EMPLOYED RESPONDENTS

• 92.6% were satisfied with their job
• 91.9% reported their job was related to their education
• Of those reporting that they had previously worked for the employer, 51.3% worked as an intern or co-op.

SALARIES

• Average annual reported salaries of respondents:
• Bachelors average $39,992
• Masters average $53,312
• Doctorate average $61,275

LOCATIONS

• 66.3% reported that they were employed in Nebraska
• 11.1% were employed in states bordering Nebraska
• 3% were employed outside of the United States

TOP 15 LOCATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT

2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007	2005-2006
Lincoln NE	Lincoln NE	Lincoln NE	Lincoln NE
Omaha NE	Omaha NE	Omaha NE	Omaha NE
Kansas City KS/MO	Kansas City MO/KS	Kansas City MO/KS	Kansas City MO/KS
Houston TX	Denver CO	Columbus NE	Denver CO
Norfolk NE	Chicago IL	Houston TX	New York City NY
Tokyo Japan	Phoenix AZ	Grand Island NE	Grand Island NE
Minneapolis MN	Houston TX	Chicago IL	Phoenix AZ
Washington DC	Columbus NE	Tokyo Japan	Chicago IL
Des Moines IA	Kearney NE	Papillion NE	Wichita KS
Kearney NE	Des Moines IA	Fremont NE	St. Louis MO
Grand Island NE	Beatrice NE	Denver CO	Washington DC
Bellevue NE	Dallas TX	Dallas TX	Minneapolis MN
Denver CO	Washington DC	New York City NY	Atlanta GA
Columbus NE	Norfolk NE	Kearney NE	Los Angeles CA
Sioux Falls SD	Wichita KS	Seattle WA	Houston TX

 

EMPLOYERS HIRING MOST GRADUATES (self reported, alpha order)

2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007	2005-2006
Bryan LGH	Bryan LGH	Bryan LGH	Ameritas
Deloitte & Touche	Cargill	Burns & McDonnell	Bryan LGH
Gallup	ConAgra	Cargill	Cargill
Kiewit	Deloitte & Touche	ConAgra	Continental Fire & Sprinkler
Leo A Daly	Developmental Services of NE	First National Bank of Omaha	Deloitte & Touche
Lincoln Public Schools	Gallup	HDR	Information Technology, Inc
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital	Kiewit	Information Technology, Inc	Lincoln Public Schools
Mutual of Omaha	Lincoln Public Schools	Kiewit	MDS Pharma Services
National Research Corporation	Microsoft	Lincoln Public Schools	National Research Corp.
Omaha Public Schools	National Research Corporation	Microsoft	Omaha Public Schools
Saint Elizabeth Hospital	Omaha Public Schools	Milford Public Schools	Sandhills Publishing
Sandhills Publishing	Papillion-LaVista Schools	Olsson Associates	Sprint
State Farm	Saint Elizabeth Hospital	Omaha Public Schools	Saint Elizabeth Hospital
State of Nebraska	Sandhills Publishing	Papillion-LaVista Schools	State Farm
Teach for America	State Farm	Sandhills Publishing	State of Nebraska
Union Bank & Trust	State of Nebraska	State of Nebraska	Target
United States Military	Target	Target	Union Bank & Trust
University of Nebraska	Union Bank & Trust	Union Bank & Trust	United States Military
USDA	United States Military	United States Military	Union Pacific
Wells Fargo	University of Nebraska	University of Nebraska	University of Nebraska

 

POST GRADUATION PLANS

• 25.5% of Bachelor degree recipients indicated they were pursuing additional education.
• 5.5% 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.