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2025 BSI Employment Report

Bachelor of Science in Information Employment Report 2025. A photo grid of four students.

About this report 

 

The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) Career Development Office surveys our graduates to identify their post-graduation plans and outcomes. This report summarizes UMSI first-destination outcomes from 2024 BSI graduates who completed the survey by the deadline or for whom a known outcome was reported in other ways. Of the 231 BSI students who graduated in 2024, 82% responded to the survey or reported their outcomes in other ways.

$87K

Average salary overall

$85K

Average salary (male)

$87K

Average salary (female)

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97%

Have high levels of job satisfaction

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94%

Employment rate

Based on survey respondents who reported a job outcome by the deadline.

Where our graduates are working

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42%

Northeast

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34%

Midwest

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17%

West

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6%

South

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1%

International

States employing the most grads

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34%

New York

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19%

Michigan

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14%

Illinois

Top industries our graduates are working in

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30%

Consulting

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21%

Financial services

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18%

Technology

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11%

Consumer goods & services

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6%

Manufacturing

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4%

Marketing/design agency

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4%

Start-up/entrepreneurial

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3%

Entertainment/gaming/sports

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3%

University/college

Salary by industry

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$95K

Technology

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$90K

Financial services

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$85K

Consumer goods & services

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$84K

Manufacturing

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$83K

Consulting

Industries in which not enough salary data was reported 

Entertainment/gaming/sports • Health/medicine 

Marketing/design agency • Start-up/entrepreneurial • University/college

Our graduates say...

 

MOST VALUABLE CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE FOR JOB OUTCOME/SUCCESS

  • Career course
  • Internship course
  • Capstone courses

MOST VALUABLE CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE FOR JOB OUTCOME/SUCCESS

  • CDO career coaching & workshops/events
  • Instructional experience
  • On-campus jobs

Top hiring companies

Deloitte | PwC | Accenture | Boston Consulting Group 

Ernst & Young | Wayfair | Capital One | IBM

Internships

97%

of graduates say internships were important to their job outcome.

Job search timing

3–4 months

Average job search length. 
30% accepted return offers from internship.

August–December

32% accepted a job between 
August and December.

January–May

65% accepted a job between 
January and May.

Salaries by top regions

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$103K

West

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$85K

Northeast

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$81K

Midwest

Signing bonus/relocation package

$9K

Average, specific to tech & 
private sector outcomes

Most effective job search methods

32%

NETWORKING 
Former employer, 
alumni/ industry or 
personal contact

28%

JOB BOARD 
Indeed, LinkedIn Jobs, 
ArchivesGig, etc.

24%

COMPANY WEBSITES

12%

UMSI/U-M CAREER DEVELOPMENT 
SERVICES & RESOURCES

4%

SOCIAL MEDIA
TikTok, Discord, Slack, etc.

What matters most: critical factors for job decision-making

24%

COMPANY CULTURE 
inclusion, support, 
values & beliefs

20%

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

18%

NATURE OF THE JOB

15%

BENEFITS/PERKS

14%

COMPETITIVE SALARY

9%

TYPE OF COMPANY/SPECIFIC COMPANY

Degree impact

 

How has your BSI degree made an impact on your career goals?

Most frequently cited 

  • Discovered new career opportunities
  • Refined my career goals
  • Expanded my professional network
  • Identified skills to develop for my own aspirational role
  • Enhanced skills to be more strategic or impactful in my career
  • Had more opportunities to engage in or create new projects that I enjoy
  • Started a portfolio to start my career
90%

Agreed their degree impacted their career goals

10%

Reported that they were unsure of the impact at the time of the survey

0%

of respondents reported that their degree did not impact their career goals

2025 Job Outcomes

 

Bold text indicates an international student’s job outcome.

Consulting

Technology Analyst, Accenture

 

Strategy Analyst, Accenture

 

Business Architecture Analyst, Accenture Song

 

Arrow Search Partners

 

Analyst, Augur Consulting

 

Incoming AssociateConsultant, Bain and Co

 

Associate Consultant, Bain and Company

 

Advisory Analyst, BBR Partners

 

Incoming Associate, Boston Consulting Group

 

Associate, Boston Consulting Group

 

Associate, Boston Consulting Group

 

Data Analyst, Crowe LLP

 

Business Technology Solutions Analyst, Deloitte

 

Cybersecurity Analyst, Deloitte

 

Business Tech Solutions Analyst, Deloitte

 

Business Technology Solutions Analyst, Deloitte

 

Associate Data Engineer, Epsilon

 

Technology Consultant, Ernst and Young

 

Technology Consultant, Ernst and Young

 

Technology Consultant, Ernst and Young

 

Consultant, Finserv Consulting

 

Risk Engineering Analyst, Goldman Sachs

 

Associate Salesforce UX Designer, NeuraFlash

 

Management Consultant, Plante Moran

 

Technology Advisory Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

Digital Assurance and Transparency Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

Digital Assurance and Transparency Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

Associate UX Designer, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

Data Analytics Consultant, Protiviti

 

Biotech & Pharma Consultant, Qral Group

 

Director of User Experience, Rem and Co

 

Junior Consultant, Roland Berger

 

Tech Analyst, Synoptek

 

TopBloc, TopBloc

 

Strategy Insights and Planning Associate, ZS Associates

 

Decision Analytics Associate, ZS Associates

Consumer goods and services

Product Management Intern, ALRT

 

User Experience Designer, Ariat

 

Analyst, Macy's

 

Management Trainee, McMaster-Carr

 

Tech Innovation and Venturing Associate Analyst, PepsiCo

 

Growth Analyst, Procter & Gamble

 

Business Analyst, Procter & Gamble

 

Associate Data Analyst, Starbucks

 

Data Analyst, Transparent Partners

 

UX Designer, Washtenaw Dairy

 

Commercial Strategy Associate, Wayfair

 

Brand Partnerships Associate, Wayfair

 

Business Operations Analyst, Wayfair

 

Entertainment/
gaming/sports

Performance Science Associate, Detroit Tigers

 

Associate Data Analyst, DraftKings

 

Product & Research Assistant, United Talent Agency

 

Associate Product Manager, Warner Bros. Discovery

 

Financial services

Pricing Analyst, American Express

 

Digital Product Management Associate, American Express

 

Analyst, Bank of America

 

Risk Analyst, Barclays

 

Data Management Professional, Bloomberg LP

 

IT & Cybersecurity Auditor Intern, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - BCBSM

 

Design Development Program (DDP), Capital One

 

Business Analyst, Capital One

 

Associate Product Manager, Capital One

 

Data Engineer, Charles Schwab

 

Investment Portfolio Analyst, Commonfund

 

Data Analyst, Discover

 

Deal Operations Analyst, EquityZen

 

Product Analyst, Fiserv

 

Wealth Management Analyst, Goldman Sachs

 

Design Development Program (DDP), JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

Software Developer, Marsh McLennan

Tech Analyst, Mizuho

 

Sales & Trading Analyst (BRM), Morgan Stanley

 

Business Analyst, Morgan Stanley

 

Analyst, Point72

 

Pricing Analyst, Progressive Insurance

 

Product Designer, Securitas

 

Data Operations Lead, Security Token Market

 

Tech Analyst, UBS

 

Analyst, UBS

 

Health/medicine

Information Technology Development Program, GE Healthcare

 

UX Consultant, Genomenon, Inc

 

Workforce Technology Experience Designer, Optum

 

Marketing Data Analyst, Veeva Systems

 

Manufacturing

Junior Business Analyst, Brazeway

 

Associate Product Manager, Cognex Corporation

 

Power BI Analyst, Enercon Technologies

 

Digital Business Team Entry Level Rotational Program, General Motors

 

Software Developer, General Motors

 

Management Trainee, McMaster-Carr

 

Brand Experience Graphic Design Intern, Plexus Corp

 

Marketing/design agency

Digital Marketing Internship, 740 Project

 

Jr. Product Analyst, Adelaide

 

Associate Product Designer, Epsilon

 

Performance Optimization Analyst, FMCG Direct

 

Video Investment Associate, GroupM

 

Start-up/entrepreneurial

Operations Associate, Clipboard Health

 

Product Manager, NuJuum

 

Technology

Associate Technical Account Manager, Adobe

 

Product & Data Analyst, BuildClinical

 

HR Business Partner | Commerce Lifecycle Operations, Cisco

 

Associate Product Manager, Duolingo

 

Technical Analyst, Epic

 

Associate Data Analyst, Gartner, Inc.

 

UX Content Designer, Google

 

Brand Sales Specialist, IBM

 

Brand Sales Specialist, IBM

UX Designer, Incite Analytics

 

Product Manager, Intuit

 

Product Manager Intern, Microsoft

 

User Experience Designer, Oracle

 

Design Technologist, Clinical Health, Oracle

 

Data Analyst, OTAVA

 

Product Reliability Engineer, Palantir Technologies Inc.

 

ML Data Engineer, Photon Semantics

 

Rotational Strategy & Marketing Coordinator", Siemens Digital Industries Software

 

Analytics Internship, smash

 

Interaction Designer (UX/ UI) RISE, Stryker

 

Analyst, Stryker

 

Product Designer, Vidmob

 

University/college

Master’s Student - Information Experience Design, Pratt Institute

 

Master’s Student - Management, Business Administration and Management, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

 

3 Accelerated Master’s Degree Program Students, University of Michigan School of Information

 

48 Accelerated Master’s Degree Program Students, University of Michigan School of Information

 

Master’s Student, University of Edinburgh

 

Master’s Student, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business

 

Master’s Student - Management, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business

 

Master’s Student - Management, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business

 

Master’s Student - Management, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business

 

Master’s Student, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business

 

Sport Science Tech Manager, University of MichiganHuman Performance & Sport Science Center (Athlete Innovation Lab)

 

PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania

 

Study Abroad Advisor, University of Michigan

 

Tech Consultant, University of Michigan - ITS

 

Research Assistant, University of Michigan - ORBIT Lab

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Contact the UMSI Career Development Office to discuss your job search, or to receive information on hiring UMSI grads.