Career Outcomes
Outcomes in Information
Explore the survey-backed outcomes, salary data, industries, employers, and locations that show where an iSchool degree can lead.
- Survey Results
- Salary Data
- Employers
- Career Paths
Student Outcomes
What iSchool Students Are Prepared to Do
iSchool students graduate ready to work thoughtfully with information, technology, people, and organizations in a wide range of settings.
Their outcomes reflect strong technical ability, critical thinking, and the ability to engage with the social, ethical, and organizational dimensions of information systems and technologies.
That preparation leads graduates into roles across technology, education, government, libraries, archives, cultural institutions, research environments, and mission-driven organizations.
This page brings that story into focus through recent survey results, salary data, employer and industry patterns, and links to the full reporting for each published year.
Recent Reports
Employment Reports
Explore recent reporting in both visual and PDF formats. The visual pages provide a more readable summary of each year’s data, while the PDFs preserve the full official reports.
Class of 2024 Final Destination Survey
The most recent outcomes story, including reported employment, salary, industries, employers, and locations.
Class of 2021
Employment reporting for the 2021 graduating class, available as a visual summary and an official PDF.
Class of 2020
Employment reporting for the 2020 graduating class, including the original PDF and an accessible visual summary.
Industries and Employers
Where Graduates Are Being Hired
iSchool graduates move into sectors where information work matters most: technology, education, government, consulting, archives, libraries, and mission-driven organizations. Recent outcomes show especially strong activity in technology, education, and government, with graduates working in Texas and across the country.
Top Reported Industries
- Technology, Engineering, and Science remains a leading destination for graduates.
- Education continues to be a strong employment sector.
- Government remains an important area for public-facing information work.
- Natural Resources, Energy, and Utilities also appear in the recent data.
- Financial Services and Consulting show the reach of information skills beyond traditional categories.
Geographic Reach
- Austin remains the strongest concentration of reported placements.
- Graduates are also working in Houston and Dallas.
- The recent outcomes include placements in New York and San Francisco.
- Additional reported destinations include cities such as Boston and Los Angeles.
- Graduates are represented across a wider set of U.S. locations beyond the largest hubs.
Sample Employers
The value of an information degree is not limited to one job family. Graduates are finding opportunities in public institutions, research environments, global technology firms, energy and utility sectors, libraries, archives, and design-centered organizations.
Alumni Outcomes
What This Looks Like in Real Careers
The outcomes story becomes more meaningful when it is connected to real people and real work. These alumni snapshots show a wider range of roles graduates move into across design, AI, libraries, archives, strategy, and public-sector work.
Akanksha Garg
Design Systems
Lead Designer, Design Systems, Amazon Web Services
Large-scale product and design systems work in a global technology environment.
Jasleen Singh
AI Strategy
Generative AI Solutions Architect, Google
Technical translation and AI strategy in emerging technology environments.
Madeline Moya
Archives and Public Memory
City Archivist, City of Portland
Archives, records, and public memory work in civic institutions.
Isabelle Antes
Libraries and Access
Open Educational Resource Librarian, Texas State University Libraries
Library work centered on access to knowledge, teaching, and student success.
Libby Peterek
Information Architecture
Digital Experience and Information Architecture Leader, IBM
Information architecture and digital experience strategy in enterprise settings.
John H. Slate
Cultural Heritage
City Archivist, Dallas Municipal Archives
Municipal archives work that connects records, history, and public access.