Undergraduate Career Outcomes 2025

The data below is collected from graduates of undergraduate programs in accordance with national standards. Data sources include student responses to surveys, graduate school enrollment, and LinkedIn. This information should be interpreted as only one source of information when deciding the appropriateness of a career path, job offer, or choice of school. Market conditions and a number of other factors strongly influence job offers and salary levels.

For the below data, career outcome knowledge rate is 69% of the class of 2025 and salary data is from 30% of those who were employed.

Class of 2025 Overview

Career Outcome Rate

77% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation.

Starting Salary

Low: $31,200

High: $210,000

Average: $63,177

Median: $61,500

Average Salary Increase: $19,440

85% work in the Portland Metro area.

INDUSTRIES

Accounting Services: 18%	Media/Entertainment: 7%	Consumer Packaged Goods: 4%
Financial Services: 13%	Government: 7%	Healthcare (Including Products and Services): 4%
Manufacturing: 9%	Technology: 6%	Real Estate: 4%
Non-Profit: 7%	Transportation and Logistics Services: 5%	Hospitality: 2%
Retail: 7%	Consulting: 4%	Energy: 2%

FUNCTIONS

Accounting: 29%	Human Resources: 7%
Operations/Logistics: 21%	Business/Data Analytics: 4%
General Management: 13%	Consulting: 2%
Marketing/Sales: 12%	Information Technology: 1%
Finance: 10%

Accounting

Career Outcome Rate

79% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation

INDUSTRIES

Accounting Services: 58%	Consulting: 1%
Financial Services: 7%	Consumer Packaged Goods: 1%
Manufacturing: 7%	Hospitality: 1%
Non-Profit: 7%	Law/Legal Services: 1%
Government: 5%	Media/Entertainment: 1%
Technology: 4%	Retail: 1%
Healthcare (Including Products and Services): 3%	Transportation and Logistics Services: 1%
Energy: 2%

FUNCTIONS

Accounting - General: 42%	Finance - Financial Advising: 1%
Accounting - Audit/Assurance: 28%	Management - General: 1%
Accounting - Tax: 19%	Real Estate" 1%
Finance - Corporate Finance: 2%	Sales: 1%
Service Operations: 2%	System Architecture & Design: 1%
Administrative: 1%

Top 10 Job Titles: (class of 23, 24 & 25 combined):

Staff Accountants	Accountants
Audit Associates	Associates
Tax Associates	Assurance Associate
Tax Staff	Accounting Specialist
Assurance Staff	Senior Accountant

Top Employers: (class of 23, 24 & 25 combined)

Moss Adams/Baker Tilly	KPMG	PwC
Perkins & Co	EY	State of Oregon
Geffen Mesher	Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt, PC	Internal Revenue Service
Novogradac & Company LLP	Aldrich	Apercen Partners LLC
Deloitte	TEC Equipment, Inc.	Irvine & Company, LLC

Advertising

Career Outcome Rate

72% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation

INDUSTRIES

Media/Entertainment: 22%	Government: 7%
Retail: 22%	Hospitality: 7%
Transportation and Logistics Services: 14%	Real Estate: 7%
Energy: 7%	Technology: 7%
Financial Services: 7%

FUNCTIONS

Administrative: 14%	Sales: 14%	Advertising/Public Relations: 8%
Brand Management: 14%	Consulting: 14%	HR: 7%
Marketing Research/Consumer Insights: 14%	Management: 8%	Real Estate: 7%

Top 10 Job Titles: (class of 23, 24 & 25 combined)

Copywriters	Project Managers
Product Specialists	Media Coordinators
Filmmakers	Public Relations Coordinators
Program Coordinators	Performance and Insights Analysts
Marketing Coordinators	Social Media Content Managers

Top Employers: (class of 23, 24 & 25 combined)

Revive Athletes	Kroger	All Point Media
The Strong Neck	SVCO Strategies LLC	Pollinate
Rain the Growth Agency	Do Good Multnomah	Cronin Advertising Agency
City of Hillsboro	adidas	Greenlight Marketing
Prosper Portland	Marcus & Millichap	Nike

Business Technology & Analytics

Career Outcome Rate

79% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation

INDUSTRIES

Government: 20%	Non-Profit: 8%	Media/Entertainment: 5%
Financial Services: 16%	Technology: 8%	Real Estate: 5%
Retail: 12%	Accounting Services: 5%	Transportation and Logistics Services: 5%
Manufacturing: 8%	Consulting: 5%	Healthcare: 3%

FUNCTIONS

Business/Data Analytics: 20%	Sales: 9%	Consulting: 9%
Accounting: 10%	Service Operations: 9%	Finance: 6%
Management: 10%	Buying/Merchandising: 6%	Marketing: 6%
Administrative: 9%	Operations/Logistics: 6%

Top 10 Job Titles: (class of 23, 24 & 25 combined):

Administrative Assistants	Production Lead
Events & Operations Manager	Data Analysts
Audit Associates	Project Manager
Logistics Professor	Staff Accountant
Business Intelligence Analysts	Technology Project Administrators

Top 15 Employers: (class of 23 & 24 combined)

BlackRock	U.S. Bank	Providence Health & Services
La Clinica	Columbia Sportswear	USI Insurance Services
The Portland Clinic	Norpac Foods	Kaiser Permanente
Clayhaus Ceramics	Urban League of Portland	PwC
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office	Deloitte	Vestas

Finance

Career Outcome Rate

82% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation.

INDUSTRIES

Financial Services: 36%	Non-Profit: 6%	Consulting: 2%
Accounting Services: 18%	Real Estate: 6%	Healthcare: 2%
Manufacturing: 10%	Consumer Packaged Goods: 4%	Retail: 2%
Government: 8%	Media/Entertainment: 4%	Technology: 2%

FUNCTIONS

Accounting - General: 20%	Accounting - Tax: 4%	Sales: 4%
Finance - General: 12%	Finance - Investment Banking: 4%	Administrative: 2%
Accounting - Audit/Assurance: 10%	Finance - Investment Management: 4%	Finance - Corporate Finance: 2%
Finance - Financial Advising: 8%	Logistics/Supply Chain: 4%	Finance - Research: 2%
Service Operations: 8%	Management: 4%	Finance - Sales and Trading: 2%
Business/Data Analytics: 6%	Real Estate: 4%

Top 10 Job Titles: (class of 24 & 25 combined)

Staff Accountant	Tax Staff
Tax Associate	Sales Representative
Audit Associate	Graduate Development Program
Assurance Staff	Financial Representative
Financial Analyst	Financial Advisor

Top 15 Employers: (class of 24 & 25 combined)

Fisher Investments	Wells Fargo	JP Morgan Chase
Moss Adams/Baker Tilly	Umpqua Bank	EY
KPMG	RVK, Inc.	Deloitte
Novogradac & Company LLP	OnPoint Community Credit Union	Cresa
Zoominfo	Lithia & Driveway	Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

Human Resources

Career Outcome Rate

81% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation

INDUSTRIES

Consulting: 13%	Government: 7%	Real Estate: 4%
Financial Services: 11%	Manufacturing: 7%	Retail: 4%
Healthcare: 11%	Media/Entertainment: 7%	Energy: 2%
Hospitality: 11%	Technology: 7%	Non-Profit: 2%
Consumer Packaged Goods: 7%	Transportation and Logistics Services: 7%

FUNCTIONS

HR Generalist: 33%	Finance: 4%
General Management: 22%	Healthcare provider: 2%
Operations/Logistics: 17%	Accounting: 2%
Talent Acquisition/Recruiting: 9%	Business/Data Analytics: 2%
Marketing/Sales: 7%	Consulting: 2%

Top 10 Jobs Titles: (class of 23, 24 & 25 combined)

Human Resource Assistants	Management Trainees
HR Generalists & Managers	Benefit Program Assistants
HR Coordinators	Operations Coordinators
Administrative Assistants	Program Coordinators
Managers	Recruiters & Talent Acquisition Specialists

Top 15 Employers: (class of 23, 24 & 25 combined)

Adventist Health	Trimble	Salt & Straw
Northwest Senior & Disability Services	Columbia Sportswear Company	Women's Healthcare Associates, LLC
The Standard	Oregon Department of Human Services	Legacy Health
City of Portland	Verstela	State of Oregon
FedEx	Enterprise Mobility	Xenium HR

Management & Leadership

Career Outcome Rate

84% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation.

INDUSTRIES

Consulting: 11%	Technology: 7%
Non-Profit: 11%	Transportation and Logistics Services: 7%
Financial Services: 8%	Energy: 5%
Healthcare: 8%	Hospitality: 5%
Manufacturing: 8%	Accounting Services: 3%
Government: 7%	Consumer Packaged Goods: 3%
Media/Entertainment: 7%	Retail: 3%
Real Estate: 7%

FUNCTIONS

Accounting: 89%	General Management: 1%
Finance: 4%	Marketing/Sales: 1%
Operations/Logistics: 3%	Information Technology: 1%

Top 10 Job titles: (class of 24 & 25 combined)

Management Trainees	Office Managers
Digital Content Manager & Marketing Assistants	IT Support Specialists
Administrative Assistants	Human Resources Assistants & Coordinators
Sales Representatives	Area Managers
Recruiters	CS Data & Implementation Specialists

Top 15 Employers: (class of 24 & 25 combined)

Enterprise Mobility	TransAct® Technologies	City of Portland
Inel	Republic National Distributing Company	Amazon
Cobalt Racing Brakes	Hillsboro School District	Women's Health Associates, LLC
Verstela	FedEx	State of Oregon
U.S. Bank	Columbia Sportswear Company	Legacy Health

Marketing

Career Outcome Rate

64% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation.

INDUSTRIES

Media/Entertainment: 24%	Transportation and Logistics Services: 4%
Retail: 22%	Accounting Services: 2%
Non-Profit: 12%	Consulting: 2%
Financial Services: 10%	Consumer Packaged Goods: 2%
Technology: 10%	Energy: 2%
Manufacturing: 4%	Hospitality: 2%
Real Estate: 4%

FUNCTIONS

General Management: 18%	Advertising/Public Relations: 6%
Operations/Logistics: 16%	Marketing Research/Consumer Insights: 6%
Marketing General: 14%	Business/Data Analytics: 4%
Brand Management: 12%	Finance: 4%
Sales/Business Development: 10%	Accounting: 1%
Consulting: 8%	Human Resources: 1%

Top 10 Job titles: (class of 24 & 25 combined)

Marketing Coordinators & Specialists	Social Media & Coordinators
Marketing Assistants	Real Estate Brokers
Assistant Managers	Marketing Managers
Account Managers	Marketing Associates
Visual Merchandisers	Assistant Category Managers

Top 15 Employers: (class of 24 & 25 combined)

adidas	Portland Timbers	Nike
Enterprise Mobility	City of Hillsboro	The Walt Disney Company
Portland Pickles Baseball	Marcus & Millichap	Do Good Multnomah
ATTN	Portland Trail Blazers	Pacific Office Automation
Kroger	Daimler Truck North America	Wieden + Kennedy

Supply Chain

Career Outcome Rate

78% of students were employed full time or continuing their education within 6 months after graduation.

INDUSTRIES

Manufacturing: 25%	Technology: 6%
Transportation and Logistics Services: 20%	Consulting: 3%
Retail: 13%	Financial Services: 3%
Consumer Packaged Goods: 9%	Government: 3%
Accounting Services: 6%	Media/Entertainment: 3%
Non-Profit: 6%	Real Estate: 3%

FUNCTIONS

Logistics/Supply Chain: 33%	Business Development: 6%
Management: 20%	Service Operations: 6%
Operations: 16%	Accounting: 6%
Purchasing: 10%	Administrative: 3%

Top 10 Job titles: (class of 24 & 25 combined)

Buyers	Procurement Agents
Fleet Managers	Operations Associates
Supply Chain Analysts	Logistics Coordinators
Staff Accountants	Inventory Managers
Purchasing Specilaists & Agents	Assistant Category Managers

Top Employers: (class of 24 & 25 combined)

Brooks Running	On Running	Columbia Sportswear Company
Intel	Daimler Truck North America	Providence Health & Services
OHSU	Lam Research	Galaxy Wine Company/Wilson Wholesale
Columbia Distributing	Pacific Seafood	Marten Transport
Kroger	Fastenal	Boeing

2024 Undergraduate Outcomes