Career Services

Graduate Employment Statistics
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2006 Career Services Statistics

Of all 2006 graduates of The Art Institutes International Minnesota available for employment, 92.3% were working in a field related to their program of study within six months of graduation and earning an average salary of $31,696.
The charts below reflect employment statistics by educational program for 2005 graduates of The Art Institutes International Minnesota.

Career Stats (pdf) 

Advertising (bachelor's)
Number of Graduates 5
Graduates Employed 5
Percentage 100.0%
Average Salary $26,092

Culinary Arts (associate's)
Number of Graduates 27
Graduates Employed 26
Percentage 96.3%
Average Salary $29,704

Culinary Arts (certificate)
Number of Graduates 12
Graduates Employed 10
Percentage 83.3%
Average Salary $30,435

Culinary Management (bachelor's)  
Number of Graduates 10
Graduates Employed 10
Percentage 100.0%
Average Salary $39,796

Baking & Pastry (certificate)
Number of Graduates 22
Graduates Employed 22
Percentage 100%
Average Salary $23,818

Baking & Pastry (associate's)
Number of Graduates 3
Graduates Employed 3
Percentage 100.0%
Average Salary $34,640

Design Management (bachelor's)
As this program began in July of 2006, no graduates have been produced.  

Graphic Design (associate's)
Number of Graduates 13
Graduates Employed 11
Percentage 84.6%
Average Salary $25,741

Graphic Design (bachelor's)
Number of Graduates 47
Graduates Employed 42
Percentage 89.4%
Average Salary $30,633

Interior Design (associate's)
Number of Graduates 17
Graduates Employed 16
Percentage 94.1%
Average Salary $37,434

Interior Design (bachelor's)
Number of Graduates 42
Graduates Employed 40
Percentage 95.2%
Average Salary $33,043

Interior Planning with AutoCAD(associate's)
As this program began in July of 2006, no graduates have been produced.  

Media Arts & Animation (bachelor's)
Number of Graduates 29
Graduates Employed 23
Percentage 79.3%
Average Salary $25,705

Web Design & Interactive Media (associate's)
Number of Graduates 7
Graduates Employed 6
Percentage 85.7%
Average Salary $52,093

Web Design & Interactive Media (bachelor's)
Number of Graduates 22
Graduates Employed 21
Percentage 95.5%
Average Salary $37,942

Photography (bachelor's)
Number of Graduates 1
Graduates Employed 1
Percentage 100.0%
Average Salary $58,500

Visual Effects & Motion Graphics (bachelor's)
Number of Graduates 15
Graduates Employed 15
Percentage 100%
Average Salary $31,553


TOTALS 
Number of Graduates 272
Graduates Employed 251
Percentage 92.3%
Average Salary $31,696

Data represents employment for January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006 graduates, six months after graduation.

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