Every year, our graduates find themselves shaping the future of design for interactions at consultancies and tech firms, and in a growing number of industries driven to leverage the power of design thinking. Not only do our graduates find employment quickly, they find themselves as the most sought after candidates in the Design field.
2017 Employers and Job Titles
| Employer | Job Title | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Product Designer | Cupertino | CA |
| Computer Enterprises Inc. | UX Designer | Pittsburgh | PA |
| EchoUser | Experience Designer | Washington | DC |
| Fannie Mae | Design Strategist | Washington | DC |
| Fannie Mae | Design Strategist II | Washington | DC |
| Freelance | Freelance Designer | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Google, Inc. | Interaction Designer | San Francisco | CA |
| Google, Inc. | Interaction Designer | New York | NY |
| Idea Couture | Design Researcher | New York | NY |
| KPMG Innovation Lab | Senior Associate | New York | NY |
| LadyMarry | Product/UX Designer | Sunnyvale | CA |
| User Experience Designer | San Francisco | CA | |
| M*Modal | UX Designer and Researcher | Pittsburgh | PA |
| McKinsey & Co. | Experience Design Intern | New York | NY |
| MITRE | Agile Systems Design Engineer | Washington | DC |
| Salesforce | Product Designer | San Francisco | CA |
| SAP | Senior UX Designer | Palo Alto | CA |
| The Artifical | UX Researcher & Designer | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| The Council on Foreign Relations | Associate | New York | NY |
2017 Salaries
| Salary Range | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|
| $80,000 - $136,000 | $105,200 | $90,000 |
Employment by Geographic Region
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Northeast: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT | 26 |
| Mid-Atlantic: DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV | 37 |
| Southwest: AZ, NM, OK, TX | - |
| West: CA, HI, NV | 32 |
| Southeast: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN | - |
| Midwest: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI | - |
| International | 5 |
Source: Post-graduation data compiled from 97% of graduating School of Design Master's students. This includes students who graduated in August 2016, December 2016, & May 2017. Information for Master's degree graduates includes PhD students/candidates who earned a Master's degree as part of the PhD program in which they were already enrolled.
Note: Some recent graduates chose not to provide employer, job title, salary, and/or graduate school information in their response. This information includes all full-time salaries reported with the exception of internships, military service, or those positions outside the U.S.
Updated with information as of December 2017
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