Employment data
Alumni employment outlook
93% of BA/BS graduates are currently employed or in
Graduate School, with 69% of those employed working in a sustainability-related role. †
† Percentages above are based upon 206 completed alumni survey responses for 2018.
BA/BS Alumni employment by sector *
- Private Industry%63
- Academia/Education%6
- Government%15
- Non-profit/NGO%11
- Entrepreneurs%5
* Percentages above are based upon completed responses for alumni employed in 2018
Jobs our BA/BS alumni have
- Assistant Regional Planner
- Plant & Insect Ecology Assistant
- Commodity Management Professional
- Policy Manager
- Community Advocate
- Project Coordinator
- Energy Data Manager
- Regenerative Strategy Manager
- Energy Inspector
- Risk & Sustainability Specialist
- Energy Solutions Specialist
- SR HR Analyst
- Environmental Engineer
- Tech Product Manager
- Sustainability and Integrations
- Environmental Science Specialist
- Sustainability Project Coordinator
- Field Operations Manager
- Sustainability Specialist
- Innovation Coordinator
- Manager of Sustainability Programs
- Water Resource Specialist
Companies hiring our BA/BS alumni
MSUS careers in sustainability
22 MSUS survey responses completed
- Private Industry%21
- Academia/Education%37
- Government%21
- Non-profit(NGO)%21
- Entrepreneurs%0
* Percentages above are based upon completed 2017 alumni survey responses who are currently employed.
91% of MSUS graduates are employed and 78% of employed MSUS graduates have jobs directly related to sustainability with either sustainability in the title or working for a sustainability focused organization
9% of the 22 respondents are currently in Graduate School
Where Are MSUS Alumni Now?
| Job Title | Company |
|---|---|
| Business Development | Fair Trade USA |
| Trade and Industry Analyst | U.S. Department of Commerce |
| Manager Veterans Services | Maricopa County Community Colleges |
| Project Manager | Massachusetts Clean Energy Center |
| Environmental Undewriter | Chubb |
| Sustainability Coordinator | University of Washington Bothell |
| Marketing Manager | Agave Farms |
| Sustainability Program Coordinator | Northwestern University |
| Monitoring Analyst | Sunrun |
| Research Associate | Arizona State University |
MA/MS careers in sustainability
31 MA/MS survey responses completed
- Private Industry%35
- Academia/Education%39
- Government%13
- Non-profit(NGO)%9
- Entrepreneurs%4
* Percentages above are based upon completed 2017 alumni survey responses who are currently employed.
84% of MA/MS graduates are employed and 80% of employed MA/MS graduates have jobs directly related to sustainability with either sustainability in the title or working for a sustainability focused organization
16% of the 31 respondents are currently in Graduate School
Where Are MA/MS Alumni Now?
| Job Title | Company |
|---|---|
| Vice President, Operations & Sustainability | Reformation |
| Environmental Consultant | Western Environmental |
| Health, Safety & Environmental Engineer | Honeywell |
| Environmental & Sustainability Planner | Ascent Environmental |
| Water Resources Coordinator | Town of Gilbert |
| Manager, Brand & Facility Modules | Sustainable Apparel Coalition |
| Policy Analyst | US Department of Energy |
| Sustainability Manager | Pierce Energy Planning |
| Supply Chain Manager | Sun Valley Solar Solutions |
| Sustainability Coordinator | Bucknell University |
| Chief Operating Officer | eecosphere, Inc |
EMSL careers in sustainability
18 EMSL survey responses completed
- Private Industry%36
- Academia/Education%14
- Government%7
- Non-profit(NGO)%7
- Entrepreneurs%36
* Percentages above are based upon completed 2017 alumni survey responses who are currently employed.
94% of EMSL graduates were employed and 71% of employed EMSL graduates have jobs directly related to sustainability with either sustainability in the title or working for a sustainability focused organization
Where are EMSL alumni now?
| Job Title | Company |
|---|---|
| Sustainability Coordinator | UNC Charlotte |
| Education Director | Keep Phoenix Beautiful |
| Instructor | University of Calgary |
| Director, Global Environmental Sustainability | Cummins Inc. |
| Vice President of Sustainability | Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply |
| Sustainability Manager | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
| Change Agent | Make It Circular, LLC |
| Principle Architect | Mahoney Architects & Interiors |
| Manger of Global Member Incentives | Young Living |
| Director of Business Development | Valo Water, LLC |
PhD careers in sustainability
14 PhD survey responses completed
- Private Industry%8
- Academia/Education%75
- Government%8
- Non-profit(NGO)%0
- Entrepreneurs%8
* Percentages above are based upon completed 2017 alumni survey responses who are currently employed.
100% of PhD graduates were employed and 92% of employed PhD graduates have jobs directly related to sustainability with either sustainability in the title or working for a sustainability focused organization
Where are PhD alumni now?
| Job Title | Company |
|---|---|
| Assistant Research Professor | Arizona State University |
| Sustainability Manager | Pierce Energy Planning |
| State Regulation Senior Analyst | Arizona Public Service |
| Research Associate | National Research Council with US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Assistant Professor | State University of New York at Plattsburgh |
| Founder | TheSonWorks |
| Russell Fellow | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Adjunct Professor | James Madison University |
| Post Doctoral Research Fellow | Leuphana University |
| Assistant Professor | US Military Academy |
