AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
MAY 2012 GRADUATION OUTCOMES
The Graduation Census was conducted between March
and December 2012.
The enclosed data reflect post-graduation plans of 1,257
May 2012 graduates (bachelor’s and master’s) whose status
was confirmed as of six months after graduation. A total
of 1,568 graduates were invited to complete the survey.
Note, responses from graduates who reported working
part time are not reflected in the salary data.
For more detailed data, please contact American
University’s Office of Institutional Research and
Assessment at (202) 885-6157.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Based on responses from 78% of graduating seniors.
GRADUATION OUTCOMES
Employed
Pursuing Advanced Degree
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
60%
20%
9%
7%
4%
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
Self-Employed
43%
35%
19%
3%
SALARY RANGES
> $60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
< $20,000
2%
7%
21%
34%
16%
20%
SELECT EMPLOYERS
Accenture
CoStar Group, Inc.
National Institutes of Health
Alexandria City
Ecology and Environment
National Museum of
Public Schools
American Cancer Society
Cancer Action Network
American Councils for
Ernst & Young
Every Day with Rachael
Ray Magazine
American History
Navigant Consulting
Newseum
Fairfax County
Peace Corps
Public Schools
SmithBucklin Corporation
Bank of America
Fleishman-Hillard
Smithsonian Institution
Chemonics International
Food & Water Watch
Teach For America
Children’s National
Hillwood Estate,
U.S. Department of
International Education
Medical Center
Communications Workers
of America
Museum & Gardens
Imagination Stage
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Homeland Security
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
SELECT DOCTORAL, GRADUATE & MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Boston University
Harvard University
University of Colorado, Boulder
Brandeis University
Massachusetts Institute of
University of Edinburgh
Columbia University
Technology
University of Michigan
George Washington University
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
University of Pennsylvania
Georgetown University
University College London
University of Southern California
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of California, Irvine
Yale Divinity School
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Based on responses from 72% of graduating master’s students.
GRADUATION OUTCOMES
Employed
Pursuing Advanced Degree
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
80%
11%
2%
2%
5%
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
Self-Employed
16%
39%
41%
4%
SALARY RANGES
> $60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
12%
23%
35%
22%
8%
SELECT EMPLOYERS
The Advisory Board Company
Center for Applied
KPMG LLP
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Linguistics
The Lab School of Washington
American Association for the
Center for Puppetry Arts
LMI
Advancement of Science
The Corporate Executive
National Institutes of Health
American Councils for
International Education
American Counseling Association
American Institutes
for Research
The American Journal
of Gastroenterology
Architecting Connected Systems
Board Company
Prince George’s County
Deloitte Consulting
Public Schools
District Department of
The Studio Theatre
the Environment
Teach For America
District of Columbia
Public Schools
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
E.L. Haynes Public
U.S. Food and Drug
Charter School
Administration
Barkin-Leeds Art
Federal Aviation Administration
United States Institute
Booz Allen Hamilton
Georgetown University
of Peace
British Embassy
Huron Consulting Group Inc
University of Virginia
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Based on responses from 83% of graduating seniors.
GRADUATION OUTCOMES
Employed
Pursuing Advanced Degree
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
79%
4%
1%
5%
11%
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
Foreign Government
Self-Employed
72%
19%
6%
1%
2%
SALARY RANGES
> $60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
< $20,000
SELECT EMPLOYERS
ABC News
The Gazette
Russia Today Television
American Express
GMMB Inc.
Silver Line Productions
GYMR Public Relations
Sirius XM Radio Inc.
American Legacy Foundation
Leadership Directories, Inc
SmartBrief, Inc.
Associated Press
Meltwater Group
Travel Channel
Brunswick Group
MTV Scratch
TTR Sotheby’s
C.Fox Communications
MWW Group
Carroll County Times
The National Campaign to
Publishing Corporation
CBS
Prevent Teen Pregnancy
International Realty
U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis
Center for American Progress
National Public Radio
U.S. National Park Service
Comcast SportsNet
NBCUniversal
U.S. Senate
Deloitte Consulting
Ogilvy Public Relations
USA Today
Edelman
Politico
The Washington Post
FierceMarkets
The Recording Academy
WETA
FOX 5 Washington, DC
Ruder Finn
WTOP
5%
2%
22%
48%
16%
7%
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Based on responses from 83% of graduating master’s students.
GRADUATION OUTCOMES
Employed
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Seeking
92%
4%
4%
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
Foreign Government
Self-Employed
49%
36%
9%
2%
4%
SALARY RANGES
>$60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
36%
9%
32%
18%
5%
SELECT EMPLOYERS
Adfero Group
American Heart Association
Ethiopian Community
Development Council
Arlington Independent Media
Federal News Radio
Axiom Communications
The Frederick News-Post
Group, LLC
Science Applications
International Corporation
Southern New Jersey
Perinatal Cooperative
Johnson Publishing Company
SRA International, Inc
Bender/Helper Impact
McCutcheon Enterprises, Inc
St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School
Biotechnology Industry
Merritt Group, Inc.
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
National Center for Victims
U.S. Congress
Organization
C-SPAN
of Crime
U.S. Department of Labor
Children’s National
National Public Radio
U.S. Federal Election
Medical Center
Ogilvy Public Relations
Creative Liquid
Outreach Strategies
WAMU 88.5
Productions LLC
Pepco
The Washington Post
Daily Download
RainKing Solutions, Inc.
Writing in Motion, LLC
Embassy of Iraq
RHED Pixel, Inc.
WTOP
Commission
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Based on responses from 84% of graduating seniors.
GRADUATION OUTCOMES
Employed
Pursuing Advanced Degree
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
72%
10%
7%
3%
8%
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
Foreign Government
Intergovernmental
Self-Employed
44%
35%
17%
2%
1%
1%
SALARY RANGES
> $60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
< $20,000
7%
5%
21%
38%
17%
12%
SELECT EMPLOYERS
AARP
Discovery Communications
Peace Corps
Accenture
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Public Broadcasting Service
American Enterprise Institute
FINCA International
Smithsonian Institution
AMIDEAST
Fleishman-Hillard
Society for International
Booz Allen Hamilton
German Marshall Fund of the
Cambridge Associates LLC
United States
Development
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Chemonics International
Government of France
Teach For America
Council on Foreign Relations
International Monetary Fund
U.S. Department of
CRDF Global
Kroll Inc.
Creative Associates
NAFSA: Association of
U.S. Department of State
International Educators
United Nations High
International, Inc.
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Wildlife Federation
Deloitte Consulting
Open Society Institute
Homeland Security
Commissioner for Refugees
The World Bank
SELECT GRADUATE & LAW SCHOOLS
Carnegie Mellon University
New York University
University of Maryland
Georgetown University
Sichuan University
University of Pennsylvania
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Arizona
Villanova University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Edinburgh
Washington College of Law
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Based on responses from 77% of graduating master’s students.
GRADUATION OUTCOMES
Employed
Pursuing Advanced Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
85%
2%
2%
11%
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
Foreign Government
Intergovernmental
Self-Employed
26%
37%
27%
4%
5%
1%
SALARY RANGES
> $60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
< $20,000
28%
27%
21%
16%
2%
6%
SELECT EMPLOYERS
BAE Systems Inc.
British Embassy in the
United States
The Brookings Institution
CARE
Cato Institute
CDC Development Solutions
Center for Strategic and
International Studies
Central Intelligence Agency
The Global Fund
for Children
Institute of International
Education
Inter-American
Development Bank
International Food Policy
Research Institute
International Organization
for Migration
National Cancer Institute
National Democratic Institute
National Wildlife Federation
The ONE Campaign
Overseas Strategic
Consulting, Ltd.
Plan International
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of State
Chemonics International
Kroll Inc.
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Federal Bureau
Management Systems
U.S.-China Business Council
of Investigation
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
The Fund for Peace
International
United States Institute of Peace
Maryland General Assembly
William J. Clinton Foundation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
The World Bank
Republic of Indonesia
World Vision
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Based on responses from 83% of graduating seniors.
GRADUATION OUTCOMES
Employed
Pursuing Advanced Degree
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
65%
15%
10%
4%
6%
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
Foreign Government
Intergovernmental
Self-Employed
36%
32%
28%
1%
1%
2%
SALARY RANGES
> $60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
< $20,000
5%
4%
18%
49%
14%
10%
SELECT EMPLOYERS
ABC News
Democratic National Committee
The Advisory Board Company
Federal Railroad Administration
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer
Food Research and Action Center
The Solar Foundation
FOX News Network
Teach For America
Hanover Research
U.S. Agency for International
& Feld LLP
American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists
IBM
APCO Worldwide
Meltwater Group
Business Executives for
National Republican
National Security
DC Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency
Congressional Committee
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP
Development
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Justice
NBC News
U.S. House of Representatives
New York State Governor
U.S. Securities and Exchange
DC Government
Andrew M. Cuomo
Commission
DC Metropolitan
Nissan North America, Inc
U.S. Senate
Police Department
Oceana
U.S. Supreme Court
Deloitte Consulting
QGA Public Affairs
The White House
SELECT GRADUATE & LAW SCHOOLS
Catholic University
The Institute of World Politics
University of Georgia
Columbia University
Johns Hopkins University
University Of Pennsylvania
George Washington University
London School of Economics
University of Richmond
Harvard University
Loyola University Chicago
University of Southern California
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Based on responses from 86% of graduating master’s students.
GRADUATION OUTCOMES
Employed
Pursuing Advanced Degree
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
88%
3%
3%
1%
5%
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
Foreign Government
Intergovernmental
Self-Employed
23%
28%
44%
1%
3%
1%
SALARY RANGES
> $60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
27%
19%
30%
15%
9%
SELECT EMPLOYERS
American Institutes for Research
KPMG LLP
U.S. Department of Commerce
APCO Worldwide Inc.
Missile Defense Agency
U.S. Department of Health and
Arlington County Government
National Aeronautics and
Board of Governors of the
Space Administration
Federal Reserve System
National Opinion
Human Services
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
CACI International Inc.
Research Center
U.S. Department of Justice
Deloitte Consulting
Partnership for Public Service
U.S. Environmental
Federal Aviation Administration
The QED Group, LLC
Protection Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Strategic Management
U.S. General Services
Federal Highway Administration
Inter-American
Development Bank
International Monetary Fund
Services, LLC
Administration
Turkish Prime Ministry
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Customs and Border
The World Bank
Protection
World Resources Institute