2026 MSI Employment Report
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 2025 MSI graduates who completed the survey by the deadline or for whom a known outcome was reported in other ways. Of the 358 MSI students who graduated in 2025, 52% responded to the survey or reported their outcomes in other ways.
Average salary overall
Average salary (private sector)
Average salary (public/nonprofit)
Have high levels of job satisfaction
Employment rate
Based on survey respondents who reported a job outcome by the deadline.
Where our graduates are working
Midwest
West
Northeast
International
South
States employing the most grads
Michigan
California
New York
Top industries our graduates are working in
Technology
University/college
Consulting
Health/medicine
Financial services
Academic library
Consumer goods & services
Start-up/entrepreneurial
Government
Manufacturing
Marketing/design agency
Nonprofit/NGO
Public library
Entertainment/gaming/sports
Insurance
Museum
Transportation/ logistics
Salary by industry
Technology
Consulting
University/college
Academic Library
Industries in which not enough salary data was reported
Consumer goods & services • Entertainment/gaming/sports • Financial services • Health/medicine • Government
Marketing/design agency • Manufacturing • Museum • Nonprofit • Public library • Startup • Transportation/logistics
Our graduates say...
MOST VALUABLE CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE FOR JOB OUTCOME/SUCCESS
- Mastery courses
- Project-based/client courses
- Internship course
MOST VALUABLE CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE FOR JOB OUTCOME/SUCCESS
- Instructional experience
- Alternative Spring Break
- Research
- On-campus jobs
- CDO coaching/workshops
Top hiring companies
University of Michigan | Michigan Medicine | Accenture | Microsoft
Amazon | Epic | JPMorgan Chase | Adobe | Alibaba | Stellantis-Fiat Chrysler
Internships
of graduates say internships were important to their job outcome.
Job search timing
Average job search length.
accepted return offers from internship
Salaries by top regions
West
Northeast
South
Midwest
Signing bonus/relocation package
Average, specific to tech &
private sector outcomes
Most effective job search methods
JOB BOARD
Indeed, LinkedIn Jobs,
ArchivesGig, etc.
COMPANY WEBSITES
NETWORKING
Former employer,
alumni/industry or
personal contact
What matters most: critical factors for job decision-making
NATURE OF THE JOB
COMPETITIVE SALARY
COMPANY CULTURE
inclusion, support,
values & beliefs
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
TYPE OF COMPANY/SPECIFIC COMPANY
BENEFITS/PERKS
SPONSORSHIP
Degree impact
How has your MSI 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 aspirational role
- Started a new role in my career interest of choice
- Enhanced skills to be more strategic or impactful in my career
- Expanded knowledge development or application of my top skills
- Had more opportunities to engage in or create new projects that I enjoy
- Started a portfolio to start my career
2025 Job Outcomes
Bold text indicates an international student’s job outcome.
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Research and Teaching Services Librarian |
Ball State University |
Visiting Archivist & Digital Collections Librarian |
Grand Valley State University |
Library Assistant |
University of Michigan-Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library |
Visiting Assistant Librarian for Digitization (Map Collection) |
University at Buffalo |
Digital Preservation Production Manager |
University of Michigan - Library |
Assistant Librarian |
University of Michigan - Library |
Institutional Repository Librarian |
University of Oklahoma |
Access Services Specialist |
University of Wisconsin Madison |
Librarian for Geospatial Systems and Data |
Vanderbilt University |
Digital Metadata Intern |
University of Michigan - Digital Collections Library |
Job title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Associate AI/ML Scientist |
A.P. Moller - Maersk |
Management Consulting Analyst |
Accenture |
S2S Intern |
Accenture |
Analyst |
Ambit |
Quantitative Analyst |
Basis Global |
Systems Integrator |
DANA-S, LLC. |
UX Design Consultant |
Ernst & Young - EY |
State and Local Government Consultant |
Guidehouse |
Data Engineer |
Kubrick Group |
Technical Business Analyst |
Public Consulting Group - PCG |
Sales Tax Consultant |
R&M Consulting |
Decision Analytics Associate |
ZS |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Associate Product Designer |
Fortune Brands Innovations |
Product Designer |
Goodhouse |
Network Administrator |
Little Caesar's |
Associate Digital Product Designer |
MillerKnoll |
UX Designer |
Serious Detecting |
Product Designer |
StockX |
Research Intern |
Waabi |
AI Designer |
Walmart |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
PR Data Analyst |
BetMGM |
Design Manager |
CMG Talent |
Business Analyst |
Ilitch Sports + Entertainment (Detroit Tigers) |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Information Technology Support Analyst |
Bank of Ann Arbor |
Design Development Program (DDP) |
Capital One |
Senior Associate |
CITIC Securities |
Incident & Problem Analyst |
Comerica Bank |
Product Designer |
Frontier Investments |
Commerical Data & Insights Analyst |
Huntington National Bank |
Experience Research Senior Associate |
JPMorgan Chase |
Experience Research Senior Associate |
JPMorgan Chase |
Technology Strategy Associate |
KPMG |
Product Designer |
Rocket Companies |
Machine Learning Engineer |
Western Union |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project Manager |
City of Detroit |
Plans & Operations Officer |
DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) Energy |
Business Systems Analyst |
Michigan Department of Education |
Departmental Analyst |
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity |
Regional Planner II: Transportation |
Roanoke Valley - Alleghany Regional Commission |
Human Centered Design Analyst |
State of Michigan |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Associate UX Designer |
Corewell Health |
UX Researcher |
Genesys |
UX Designer |
Hanger |
Senior UX/UI Designer |
Hanger |
Research Programmer II |
Henry Ford Health |
Product Manager Intern |
Kinetik |
Senior Data Analyst |
Loyal |
UX Designer & Developer |
Michigan Medicine |
Research Area Specialist Intermediate |
Michigan Medicine |
UX Designer |
Michigan Medicine |
UX Designer |
Michigan Medicine |
Backend Developer |
Nutshell Therapeutics |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Sales Support Analyst |
AAA |
UX Product Designer |
Accident Fund Insurance |
AI Support Developer |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
UX Designer |
Envision Energy |
Lead Business Analyst - Procurement |
KLA |
UX Content Designer |
Leidos |
UX/UI Designer |
Re:build Tekna |
In-vehicle UX Designer III |
Stellantis- Fiat Chrysler |
UX Strategy (HMI) |
Stellantis - Fiat Chrysler |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Associate Product Designer |
Epsilon |
Associate User Experience Research |
Material |
Analyst |
Red Ventures |
Data Scientist 1 |
The Trade Desk |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Assistant |
Henry Ford Museum |
Cataloging Library Assistant |
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art |
Assistant Registrar |
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Director of Education - Chief of Staff |
Arnold Ventures |
Product Designer |
F.O.U.N.D. |
Data Specialist |
First Steps Kent |
Applications Analyst |
Great Lakes Water Authority |
UX Designer |
KeelWorks Foundation |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Reference Desk Support |
Ann Arbor District Library |
Library Assistant |
Capital Area District Libraries |
Library Aide |
Kalamazoo Public Library |
Teen Services Librarian |
Rochester Hills Public Library |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Founder |
Bumble Bee Scribe LLC |
Co-Founder and CEO |
Mixel Studio, Inc |
Technical Co-Founder |
Mixel Studio, Inc |
UX Designer |
Mixel Studio, Inc. |
Digital Consultant |
Nicholas Ketchum LLC |
Founding Product Designer |
RealSpend.AI |
UX Product Manager |
TurnoutHQ |
Founder |
Work2Talk |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Product Designer |
Adobe |
Product Designer |
Adobe |
Associate Product Manager |
Alibaba |
HRSSC Operations Specialist |
Alibaba |
Product & Growth Strategist |
Allovance |
Associate Delivery Consultant |
Amazon |
Software Engineer |
Amazon |
Software Development Engineer |
Amazon |
Senior Product Manager |
Amazon |
Product Manager |
Ant Group |
Data Science Engineer |
AT&T |
AI UX Designer |
AtlasNova AI |
UX Researcher |
Atlassian |
Researcher |
Atlassian |
Product Designer |
ByteDance |
Product Designer |
Calix |
XR Researcher Associate |
Center for Medical Innovations in Extended Reality (MIXR) |
Associate UX Designer |
Clarivate |
Product Designer 1 |
Datadog |
User Experience Designer |
Dify |
Product Management & SEO Intern |
Digital Reference |
UI/UX Designer & Engineer |
DXC Technology |
Project Manager |
Epic |
User Experience Designer |
Epic |
Quality Manager |
Epic |
Project Manager |
Epic |
Summer Machine Learning Intern |
GBG PLC. |
UX Researcher |
Google, Inc |
AI Evaluation Specialist |
Handshake |
UI/ UX Designer |
Hive |
AI Engineer |
Huawei Technologies |
Software Development Engineer |
Integral Pivots |
Accessibility Lead UX Engineer |
Learning Clues |
Lead Project Designer |
LearningClues |
AI Product & Research |
Lenovo |
Content Analyst |
|
UX Design Intern |
Lucid Software |
Implementation Specialist |
Luminance |
High-Tech Anthropologist |
Menlo Innovations |
Product Data Scientist |
Meta |
UX Researcher |
Microsoft |
Product Designer |
Microsoft |
UX Researcher |
NASCO |
Site Reliability Engineer |
Newsbreak |
Product Designer |
NimbleRX |
AI Engineer |
OneStream Software |
Technical Product Manager |
Oracle |
UX Research Consultant |
Quora |
UX Researcher |
SeatGeek |
Associate Product Designer |
Securitas Security Services |
UX Research Program Manager |
ServiceNow |
Software Engineer |
Talkney |
Product Designer |
Tencent |
Facility Mapping Specialist |
The Lockout Co. |
Software Development Engineer in Test |
TikTok |
Product Designer |
TribalScale |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
Design Lead & Research Assistant |
Hong Kong Baptist University |
UI/UX Designer |
Monash University |
PhD Student |
Penn State University |
PhD Student |
University of Arizona |
Product Analyst |
University of Michigan |
Learning and Engagement Metrics Specialist |
University of Michigan |
Business Systems Analyst Intern |
University of Michigan |
Research Associate Level 1 |
University of Michigan |
MBA student |
University of Michigan |
PhD Student |
University of Michigan |
Web Designer |
University of Michigan |
Project Associate Manager |
University of Michigan |
Senior Salesforce Developer |
University of Michigan |
Digital Processing Assistant |
University of Michigan - Bentley Historical Library |
Learning Experience Designer |
University of Michigan - Center for Academic Innovation |
User Experience Librarian |
University of Michigan - Flint |
UX Writer & Information Architect |
University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute |
Student Accessibility Specialist |
University of Michigan Information & Technology Services |
AI Software Engineer |
University of Michigan Information and Technology Services |
Student Web Accessibility Specialist |
University of Michigan Information and Technology Services |
UX Researcher & Designer |
University of Michigan Library |
Research Assistant |
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability |
UX Project Manager Team Lead |
University of Michigan School of Information |
User Experience Researcher II |
University of Michigan School of Information |
Research Associate |
University of Michigan School of Information |
Event Coordinator |
University of Michigan School of Information |
Research Assistant |
University of Michigan School of Information |
Data Analyst |
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute |
PhD Student |
Virginia Tech University |
Job Title |
Org Name |
|---|---|
People Analyst |
American Airlines |
Data Engineer 2 |
The Washington Post |
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