American University
2010 Employment Statistics
Information derived from voluntary responses to
the Graduation Census, collected between May and
November 2010.
Information presented by the American University
Career Center.
For more detailed data, please contact American
University’s Office of Institutional Research and
Assessment at (202) 885-6157.
202-885-1804 // american.edu/careercenter
School of Communication
Undergraduate Students
Graduation Outcomes
Employed
Pursuing Advanced Degree
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
70%
12%
7%
4%
7%
Employment SectorS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
61%
30%
9%
Salary RANGES
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
< $20,000
3%
26%
40%
21%
10%
Select Employers
104.7 The Fish
Daily Record
SmartBrief
8112 Studios
Environmental Law Institute
Spectrum Science
AARP
Fox News Channel
ABC News
Glover Park Group
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
American Cancer Society Cancer
GMMB
Teach For America
Initiative Media Worldwide, Inc.
The Washington Post
Kauffman & Associates, Inc.
The Washingtonian
McKinley Marketing, Inc.
U.S. Department of Justice
America’s Most Wanted
Military Families United
U.S. Department of State
Apple Inc.
MSLGROUP
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Blissful Planners
National Geographic
U.S. Government Printing Office
Bureau of National Affairs
NBC Universal, Inc.
WSAZ-TV
Burson-Marsteller
news-press.com
Washington Redskins
Community Anti-Drug
Ogilvy Public Relations
Weber Shandwick
Action Network
American Resort Development
Association
Coalitions of America
Worldwide
Communications
WeddingWire
Select Doctoral, Graduate, Law & Medical Schools
Columbia University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Minnesota
Georgetown University
New York University
University of Missouri
School of Communication
Graduate Students
Graduation Outcomes
Employed
Employed & Pursuing Degree
Fulfilling Other Plans
Seeking
94%
2%
2%
2%
Employment SectorS
Private
Nonprofit
Public
International
Self-employed
48%
39%
9%
2%
2%
Salary RANGES
> $60,000
$50,000 - $59,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$20,000 - $29,999
37%
29%
18%
13%
3%
Select Employers
1105 Media, Inc.
Inova Health System
Pros from Dover Productions
American College of Cardiology
International Association of
Public Broadcasting Service
AOL Inc.
Machinists and Aerospace
Reuters
Association of Corporate Counsel
Workers
Smithsonian Networks LLC
Barrie School
Comcast Cable
Computer & Communications
Industry Association
McClatchy Tribune Information
Services
Meals On Wheels Association
of America
The Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation
The Travel Channel
The World Bank
D Sled Productions
Microsoft
Thomas Publishing Company LLC
Discovery Communications
National Cancer Institute
U.S. Department of Education
Federal News Radio
NPR
U.S. Department of State
Fox News Channel
Outdoor Advertising
U.S. House of Representatives
Frederick News-Post
Association of America
United Cerebral Palsy
Girls’ Life Magazine
Porter Novelli
USO
Hearst Television Inc.
Post-Newsweek Media, Inc.
Vanguard Communications