Post-Graduation Outcomes
Welcome to the University of Cincinnati's College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies. We are dedicated to providing valuable information to assist prospective students in planning for their future. In collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research, we have compiled comprehensive data on post-graduation outcomes by degree type and college. This information will help you make informed decisions about your education and career path.
Please note: To ensure accuracy and consistency, our reporting adheres to the guidelines established by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Due to the necessary time required for comprehensive data collection and processing, our most recent salary and outcomes data is reported with a two-year lag.
Post Graduation Data 2024-25
Undergraduate Programs
College |
Knowledge Rate |
Employed |
Continuing Education |
Unemployed |
Not Seeking |
Three-Year Average Salary |
All colleges combined |
98.50% | 58.90% | 39.70% | 1.20% | 0.30% | $55,950 |
Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services |
98.00% | 86.00% | 12.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | $44,546 |
UC Blue Ash College |
98.50% | 55.00% | 44.20% | 0.90% | 0.00% | $55,262 |
UC Clermont College |
98.50% | 61.90% | 36.10% | 1.70% | 0.40% | $57,986 |
University of Cincinnati (Main Campus) |
100.00% | 30.80% | 69.20% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $58,205 |
College |
Knowledge Rate |
Employed |
Continuing Education |
Unemployed |
Not Seeking |
Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 97.70% | 84.20% | 13.80% | 1.80% | 0.20% | $61,632 |
| Arts and Sciences | 97.10% | 80.00% | 18.10% | 1.70% | 0.10% | $46,618 |
| College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) | 96.30% | 84.70% | 10.40% | 4.90% | 0.00% | $39,118 |
| Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services | 98.50% | 85.30% | 12.20% | 2.40% | 0.10% | $56,868 |
| Engineering and Applied Science | 95.20% | 89.90% | 9.40% | 0.60% | 0.10% | $82,608 |
| Business | 99.40% | 90.80% | 6.70% | 2.00% | 0.60% | $63,010 |
| Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) | 99.00% | 88.60% | 6.10% | 5.00% | 0.30% | $47,410 |
| Medicine | 95.20% | 62.90% | 35.00% | 1.40% | 0.70% | $39,372 |
| UC Blue Ash College | 100.00% | 94.70% | 5.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $91,702 |
| UC Clermont College | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| Nursing | 100.00% | 95.60% | 4.20% | 0.30% | 0.00% | $84,441 |
| Cooperative Education & Professional Studies | 96.60% | 62.20% | 37.30% | 0.50% | 0.00% | $61,719 |
| Allied Health Sciences | 100.00% | 86.40% | 13.60% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $113,942 |
| University of Cincinnati (Main Campus) | 100.00% | 94.40% | 4.50% | 1.10% | 0.00% | $70,013 |
College |
Knowledge Rate |
Employed |
Continuing Education |
Unemployed |
Not Seeking |
Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 90.90% | 81.30% | 17.20% | 1.50% | 0.00% | $53,275 |
| Arts and Sciences | 98.60% | 84.90% | 13.70% | 1.40% | 0.00% | $39,010 |
| Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services | 96.60% | 89.30% | 10.70% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $43,117 |
| Engineering and Applied Science | 100.00% | 69.20% | 30.80% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $102,965 |
| Design, Architecture, Art and Planning | 100.00% | 94.70% | 5.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $46,844 |
| Medicine | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| UC Blue Ash College | 95.70% | 95.50% | 4.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $62,150 |
| UC Clermont College | 85.90% | 78.40% | 19.20% | 2.30% | 0.00% | $54,840 |
| Allied Health Sciences | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| Cooperative Education & Professional Studies | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| College | Knowledge Rate | Employed | Continuing Education | Unemployed | Not Seeking | Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 96.60% | 77.30% | 21.00% | 1.60% | 0.10% | $51,672 |
| Arts and Sciences | 98.70% | 77.40% | 20.90% | 1.40% | 0.30% | $46,549 |
| Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services | 94.10% | 75.20% | 23.40% | 1.40% | 0.00% | $54,994 |
| Business | 100.00% | 79.40% | 17.50% | 3.20% | 0.00% | $68,417 |
| Design, Architecture, Art and Planning | 100.00% | 84.40% | 13.30% | 2.20% | 0.00% | $41,033 |
| UC Blue Ash College | 100.00% | 80.00% | 20.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $40,576 |
| UC Clermont College | 93.10% | 79.30% | 19.30% | 1.50% | 0.00% | $52,961 |
| Allied Health Sciences | 93.90% | 67.70% | 29.00% | 3.20% | 0.00% | $49,794 |
| Cooperative Education & Professional Studies | 100.00% | 82.40% | 17.60% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $61,302 |
| College | Knowledge Rate | Employed | Continuing Education | Unemployed | Not Seeking | Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 83.30% | 90.00% | 10.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $37,528 |
| Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| Design, Architecture, Art and Planning | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $51,158 |
Graduate and Professional Programs
| College | Knowledge Rate | Employed | Continuing Education | Unemployed | Not Seeking | Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 98.10% | 89.90% | 4.80% | 4.90% | 0.30% | $94,156 |
| Arts and Sciences | 95.00% | 80.00% | 13.70% | 6.30% | 0.00% | $58,035 |
| College-Conservatory of Music | 94.00% | 56.80% | 34.40% | 8.80% | 0.00% | $45,658 |
| Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services | 98.40% | 93.40% | 3.70% | 2.80% | 0.00% | $83,218 |
| Engineering and Applied Science | 98.90% | 92.60% | 4.60% | 2.80% | 0.00% | $106,861 |
| Business | 99.30% | 94.90% | 2.60% | 1.20% | 1.20% | $107,610 |
| Design, Architecture, Art and Planning | 95.10% | 88.30% | 3.90% | 7.80% | 0.00% | $59,840 |
| Law | 92.50% | 97.30% | 2.70% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $100,315 |
| Pharmacy | 96.10% | 92.00% | 5.00% | 3.00% | 0.00% | $109,699 |
| Medicine | 99.20% | 81.50% | 13.70% | 4.80% | 0.00% | $104,050 |
| Nursing | 97.80% | 84.70% | 0.50% | 14.80% | 0.00% | $109,261 |
| Allied Health Sciences | 99.00% | 86.20% | 1.30% | 10.60% | 1.90% | $84,220 |
| College | Knowledge Rate | Employed | Continuing Education | Unemployed | Not Seeking | Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 97.80% | 88.70% | 4.20% | 6.80% | 0.40% | $86,290 |
| Arts and Sciences | 97.50% | 92.20% | 1.30% | 6.50% | 0.00% | $65,577 |
| College-Conservatory of Music | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services | 100.00% | 92.70% | 2.40% | 2.40% | 2.40% | $77,884 |
| Engineering and Applied Science | 96.80% | 90.20% | 1.60% | 8.20% | 0.00% | $109,675 |
| Business | 87.50% | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $194,505 |
| Design, Architecture, Art and Planning | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| Pharmacy | 100.00% | 90.00% | 0.00% | 10.00% | 0.00% | $94,397 |
| Medicine | 97.90% | 80.40% | 17.40% | 2.20% | 0.00% | $84,495 |
| Nursing | 100.00% | 81.80% | 0.00% | 18.20% | 0.00% | $128,822 |
| Allied Health Sciences | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| College | Knowledge Rate | Employed | Continuing Education | Unemployed | Not Seeking | Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 96.80% | 95.20% | 0.80% | 3.70% | 0.40% | $108,728 |
| College-Conservatory of Music | 96.20% | 64.00% | 4.00% | 28.00% | 4.00% | $51,772 |
| Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services | 100.00% | 83.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 16.70% | $69,223 |
| Law | 96.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $85,430 |
| Pharmacy | 83.60% | 98.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 0.00% | $112,395 |
| Medicine | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $68,898 |
| Nursing | 98.90% | 92.60% | 1.10% | 6.40% | 0.00% | $205,792 |
| Allied Health Sciences | 100.00% | 86.50% | 3.80% | 9.60% | 0.00% | $78,916 |
| College | Knowledge Rate | Employed | Continuing Education | Unemployed | Not Seeking | Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 94.80% | 84.40% | 14.50% | 0.90% | 0.20% | $109,706 |
| Arts and Sciences | 91.70% | 81.80% | 9.10% | 9.10% | 0.00% | $58,227 |
| Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services | 93.00% | 86.60% | 13.40% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $108,200 |
| Engineering and Applied Science | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| Business | 97.80% | 92.30% | 7.20% | 0.00% | 0.50% | $109,890 |
| Design, Architecture, Art and Planning | 100.00% | 66.70% | 16.70% | 16.70% | 0.00% | $56,926 |
| Pharmacy | 90.30% | 55.40% | 43.10% | 1.50% | 0.00% | $115,838 |
| Medicine | 100.00% | 85.70% | 10.70% | 3.60% | 0.00% | $148,858 |
| UC Blue Ash College | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| UC Clermont College | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 | N<5 |
| Nursing | 92.30% | 66.70% | 33.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $154,930 |
| Allied Health Sciences | 87.50% | 85.70% | 7.10% | 7.10% | 0.00% | $121,798 |
College |
Knowledge Rate |
Employed |
Continuing Education |
Unemployed |
Not Seeking |
Three-Year Average Salary |
| All colleges combined | 72.70% | 92.50% | 7.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $145,634 |
| Nursing | 72.70% | 92.50% | 7.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $145,634 |
About the Data
The majority of data are collected between graduation and one year after graduation, according to guidelines from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), but outcomes for some students are from before graduation, as commencement surveys are used for students with missing information. Commencement/exit surveys can be completed up to 8 months prior to graduation. The Undergraduate Commencement Survey was added in 2019–2020 and the Graduate Exit Survey was added in 2022–2023.
Data Sources:
- Degrees and certificates awarded are based on awards reported by the Office of the Registrar to the Ohio Department of Higher Education on the Degrees and Certificates File.
- Outcome data is collected through a collaboration between the Office of Institutional Research, College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies, Lindner College of Business, College of Law, and College of Engineering and Applied Science. Data sources include wage matches from ODJFS, continuing education data from NSC, Alumni Pathways public profile data and surveys conducted by CCPS (First Destination), LCoB, CEAS, Law, COM, Graduate College (Graduate Exit), and Registrar (Undergraduate Commencement). Additionally, CCPS career coaches conduct follow‑up work to find missing outcomes using LinkedIn data.
Data Analysis and Reporting Logic:
- Wage matches are only conducted for students who do not have a record of continuing education in the National Student Clearinghouse. A continuing education outcome supersedes an employment outcome.
- Outcomes from ODJFS and the NSC supersede data collected through Alumni Pathways and surveys.
- ODJFS reports wages earned per quarter. Institutional Research annualizes wages by dividing the wages earned within the quarter by weeks worked in the quarter then multiplying by 52 weeks per year.
- Salary data are only provided when salaries are available for at least five graduates. Top employer and continuing education data are not shown if counts per employer or educational institution are < 5.
- Total of Employed + Cont. Education includes Employment (FT/PT), Military Service, Volunteer Service, and Continuing Education.
- It is possible for a student to have more than one outcome IF they earned degrees in multiple terms throughout the academic year.
- If a graduate was found on the National Student Clearinghouse file as continuing education during the year after graduation, they are counted as continuing education even if they have a job. However, if they are continuing education part time and data from ODJFS shows them as having a job, they are reported as employed.
- Knowledge Rate: the number of students who have a known outcome divided by total number of students.
We use the most current definitions per the National Center for Education Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) glossary.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Associate | An award that normally requires at least 2 but less than 4 years of full-time equivalent college work. |
| At least one-year but less than two-year award | An award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) designed for completion in at least 900 but less than 1,800 clock hours, or in at least 30 but less than 60 semester or trimester credit hours, or in at least 45 but less than 90 quarter credit hours. Beginning in 2020-21, references to academic year equivalencies were removed from all levels of subbaccalaureate certificates. |
| At least two-year but less than four-year award | An award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) designed for completion in 1,800 or more clock hours, or 60 or more semester or trimester credit hours, or 90 or more quarter credit hours. Beginning in 2020-21, references to academic year equivalencies were removed from all levels of subbaccalaureate certificates. |
| Baccalaureate | An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education) that normally requires at least 4 but not more than 5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes all bachelor's degrees conferred in a 5-year cooperative (work-study) program. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies. Also includes bachelor's degrees in which the normal 4 years of work are completed in 3 years. |
| CCM | University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music |
| DAAP | University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning |
| Doctoral - Professional | A doctor's degree that is conferred upon completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study such that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and professional preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees were formerly classified as first-professional and may include: Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.); Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); Law (J.D.); Medicine (M.D.); Optometry (O.D.); Osteopathic Medicine (D.O); Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); Podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or, Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated by the awarding institution. |
| Doctoral - Research | A Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M, and others, as designated by the awarding institution. |
| Knowledge Rate | Of all members of a group, the portion or percent for whom we have reliable data. |
| Less than one-year award | An award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level (below the baccalaureate degree) designed for completion in at least 300 but less than 900 clock hours, or in at least 9 but less 30 semester or trimester credit hours, or in at least 13 but less than 45 quarter credit hours. Beginning in 2020-21, this award level category was one of two added options for reporting certificates of less than one academic year in length. |
| Masters | An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree. Some of these degrees, such as those in Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav) that were formerly classified as "first-professional," may require more than two full-time equivalent academic years of work. |
| N<5 | Too few data points to provide a reliable figure. |
| N/A | Not applicable |
| Not Seeking | Not seeking employment |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | An award that requires completion of an organized program of study beyond the bachelor's. It is designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree, but does not meet the requirements of a master's degree. NOTE: Even though Teacher Preparation certificate programs may require a bachelor's degree for admission, they are considered subbacalaureate undergraduate programs, and students in these programs are undergraduate students. |
| Post-Masters Certificate | An award that requires completion of an organized program beyond the master's degree, but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctor's level. |
Historic Post-Graduation Outcomes
Visit Historic Post-Graduation Outcomes to view past data.