2018 CAREER PLANS SURVEY REPORT FOR PENNDESIGN
METHODOLOGY: The following is based on Penn Career Services’ annual survey of graduating School of Design students. Between September 2017 and December 2018, Career Services surveyed students graduating in August 2017, December 2017, and May 2018. Of the 289 PennDesign graduates from this period who received the survey, 80 students responded - a 28% Response Rate--and information about 105 other students was gleaned from LinkedIn and other online sources by Career Services staff, resulting in a 64% overall Knowledge Rate.
3718 Locust Walk; Suite 20, McNeil Building; Philadelphia, PA 19104-6209 1 (215) 898-7531; www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices EMPLOYMENT STATUS - ALL RESPONDENTS 64% knowledge rate (185 respondents of 289 surveyed)
2% <1% 8%
LEGEND 90% Full-Time Employment Seeking Employment Continuing Education Part-Time Employment
EMPLOYMENT STATUS BY PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING FINE ARTS 64% knowledge rate (86/134) 78% knowledge rate (45/58) 2%1% 4% 2% 10%
No Response
86% 93%
HISTORIC LANDSCAPE URBAN SPATIAL PRESERVATION ARCHITECTURE ANALYTICS 67% knowledge rate (16/24) 66% knowledge rate (27/41) 65% knowledge rate (11/17) 12% 4%
88% 96% 100%
Penn 2 DATE OF JOB OFFER Information about date of job offer was gathered for 58 of the students who secured full- or part-time employment. 81% of these students received their offer within 2 months of their graduation date.
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Received Received Received Received Offer 5 or More Offer Before Offer Within Offer Within Months After Graduation 1-2 Months 3-4 Months Graduation
JOB SOURCE FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYED RESPONDENTS
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Penn 3 POSITIONS ACCEPTED AND AVERAGE SALARIES
30% of the graduates reported as having secured full-time employment provided salary information.We have provided an average salary and salary range for degree programs if 3 or more graduates indicated their full-time annual salary in their response. ARCHITECTURE - MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Full-Time Employment • ABM Architects, Architect, Mumbai, India* • Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Architect, Chicago, Illinois • AECOM, Entry Level Architect, New York City, New York • Archi-Tectonics, Architectural Designer, New York City, New York • Atelier Ten, Design Staff, New York City, New York* • Ballinger, Designer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2) • Board & Vellum, Architect, Seattle, Washington • CallisonRTKL, Architectural Designer, Dallas, Texas • Contemporary Architecture Practice, Designer, New York City, New York • Cooper Robertson, Architectural Designer, New York City, New York • Diamond Schmitt Architects, Intern Architect, Toronto, Canada • DIGSAU, Designer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • • • EnTechDiller Scofido Engineering, + Renfro, PC, Junior BIM Engineer/Computational Architect, New York City, DesignNew York Specialist, New York City, New York • Gensler,DXA Studio, Designer, Junior Shanghai, Designer, People’sNew York Republic City, New China York • Gensler, Technical Designer, Washington, District Columbia • Handel Architects, Associate, New York City, New York • HDR, Inc., Architecture Designer, New York City, New York • Holabird & Root, LLC, Project Coordinator, Chicago, Illinois • Hollwich Kushner, Architect, New York City, New York • Ibañez Kim, Architectural Designer, Boston, Massachusetts • • • KieranTimberlake,Jenny Sabin Studio, StaffJunior Architect, Designer, Philadelphia, Ithaca, New PennsylvaniaYork • KohnJKRP Architects,Pedersen Fox Designer, Associates, Philadelphia, Architectural Pennsylvania Designer I, New York City, New York* • Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Architectural Designer I, New York City, New York • KSS Architects LLP, Architectural Designer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, Designer, New York City, New York* • Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Designer, New Haven, Connecticut • Perkins Eastman, Architectural Designer, New York City, New York • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Architectural Assistant, Chicago, Illinois (3) • • • Snøhetta,Skidmore, Architectural Owings & Merrill Designer, LLP, JuniorNew York, Architect, New York New York City, New York • SolomonSkidmore, Cordwell Owings &Buenz, Merrill Technical LLP, Junior Designer, Architectural Chicago, Professional, Illinois Chicago, Illinois* • Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Technical Designer, San Francisco, California • STUDIOS Architecture, Designer, Washington, District of Columbia* • Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, Housing and Neighborhood Equity Planner/Analyst, Houston, Texas • Zaha Hadid Architects, Architectural Intern, New York City, New York * Dual-degree recipients
Penn 4 ARCHITECTURE - MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE (continued) Average Salary: $55,846.06 (based on 17 reported full-time salaries) Salary Range: $45,000 - $62,400 Internships Held by Survey Respondents During Degree Program • AECOM (2) • KSS Architects • Archi-Tectonics • Lemanarc S.A. • Atelier L+ • MESH Architectures • BLT Architects • Mithun • Canno Design • PennDesign Communications Department • Cemex • Perkins + Will • Community Futures Lab • Perkins Eastman (2) • Eisenman Architects • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP • Fox Architects • StudioTEKA • FreelandBuck • University of Pennsylvania, Facilities and Real • HKS Estate Services • ISOZAKI+Hu Qian Partners • UNStudio (3) • • Village of Arts and Humanities • Kengo Kuma & Associates (2) • WSA • KieranTimberlakeJKRP Architects ARCHITECTURE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DESIGN - ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Full-Time Employment • • CallisonRTKL, Designer, Dallas, Texas • EwingCole,Archi-Tectonics, Design Junior Professional Architecturla I, Philadelphia, Designer, New Pennsylvania York City, New York • Gensler, Technical Designer, Seattle, Washington • GLUCK+, Architectural Designer, New York City, New York • Handel Architects, Associate, New York, New York • HDR, Inc., Architectural Coordinator, New York City, New York • • Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Architectural Designer, New York City, New York • Laguarda.LowJames Corner Field Architects, Operations, Designer, Landscape New York Designer, City, New New York York (3) City, New York • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Architectural Designer, Chicago, Illinois • • Sowinski Sullivan Architects, Project Designer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • StudioSlade Architecture, One Eleven, Architect,Junior Designer, Philadelphia, New York Pennsylvania City, New York • University of Pennsylvania, PennDesign, Polyhedral Structures Laboratory, Research Assistant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Part-TimeWATG and Employment Wimberly Interiors, Junior Designer, Los Angeles, California • CannonDesign, Architecture Intern, St. Louis, Missouri Internships Held by Survey Respondents During Degree Program • HDR • Laguarda.Low Architects
* Dual-degree recipients
Penn 5 ARCHITECTURE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DESIGN - ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING DESIGN Full-Time Employment • Array Architects, Architectural Designer, New York City, New York • EwingCole, Architectural Designer I, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Ian Smith Design Group, Architect, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* • Integral Group, Architectural Lighting Designer, Oakland, California • • View, Inc., Sustainable Design Specialist, Milpitas, California Jacobs Engineering Group, Design Architect, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ARCHITECTURE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE Full-Time Employment • The Sustainable Business Network, Membership Member, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ARCHITECTURE - PHD Full-Time Employment • Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Assistant Professor, Shenzhen, China • Mississippi State University, School of Architecture, Assistant Professor, Mississippi State, Mississippi • University of Pennsylvania, PennDesign, Lecturer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING - MASTER OF CITY PLANNING Full-Time Employment • AECOM, Assistant Urban Planner, location not disclosed • AECOM, Environmental Business Line, Graduate Engineer, Conshohocken, PA** • AECOM, Federal Planning Studio, Planner I, Arlington, VA • • City of Philadelphia, Department of Revenue, Revenue Policy Analyst, Philadelphia, PA • ChangeAzavea, Happens!,Data Analytics, Northern Junior Third Data Ward Analyst, Project Philadelphia, Program Manager,PA Houston, Texas • City of Philadelphia, Transit Policy Planner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Diamond and Associates, Development Intern, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • EAH Housing, Project Manager, San Francisco, California • East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, Regional Planner, Anniston, Alabama • Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, Project Manager, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Fehr & Peers, Transportation Planner/Engineer, Walnut Creek, California • Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, Inc., Transportation Planner, Rockville, Maryland • GeoAdaptive, LLC, Professional Summer Associate, Boston, Massachusetts • • HR&A Advisors, Inc., Analyst, New York City, New York • Inter-AmericanGroup Melvin Design, Development Planner/Urban Bank, Transportation Designer 1, Camden, Consultant, New Asunción,Jersey Paraguay • • • KDI,Jacobs Planning Engineering Associate, Group, Los Transportation Angeles, California Planner, Washington, District of Columbia • LemleJacobsWyper & Wolff, Architects, Inc, Project Architectural Manager, New Designer, York City, Philadelphia, New York Pennsylvania* • Low Income Investment Fund, Asset Manager, New York City, New York • Michael Baker International, Hazard Mitigation Planner, Chicago, Illinois
* Dual-degree recipients
Penn 6 CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING - MASTER OF CITY PLANNING Full-Time Employment (continued) • MTA New York City Transit, Capital Planning & Budget Analyst, New York City, New York • National Institute of Urban Affairs, Urban Resilience Unit, Resilience Fellow, New Delhi, Delhi, India • New York City Economic Development Corporation, Associate, Real Estate Transaction Services, New York City, New York • New York City Economic Development Corporation, Development Intern, New York City, New York • Northeast Corridor Commission, Transportation Analyst, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Philadelphia Housing Authority, Project Analyst, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, Director of Portfolio Analysis and Reporting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Philadelphia Water Department, Green Stormwater Planner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, Assistant Planner, Auburn, California • Reinvestment Fund, Director, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Smart Growth America, Economic Analyst, Washington, District of Columbia • TAG Associates Inc., Research Associate, Norwood, Massachusetts • The River Project, Environmental Designer, Los Angeles, California • Toole Design Group, Planning Intern, Boston, Massachusetts • Toole Design Group, Planning Intern, Denver, Colorado • • University of Pennsylvania, PennPraxis, Research Associate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • University of Pennsylvania, ResearchOffice of Sustainability, Associate, Philadelphia, Researcher, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* • University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, Affordable Housing Analyst, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Virginia Department of Transportation, Transportation Planning Programs Manager, Richmond, Virginia • World Resources Institute, Summer Intern, Beijing, China
Average Salary: $59,333.68 (based on 19 reported full-time salaries) Salary Range: $45,760 - $75,000
Internships Held by Survey Respondents During Degree Program • AECOM • Philadelphia City Planning Commission (2) • Center City District • Philadelphia Water Department • City of Philadelphia (2) • PIDC • • PolicyMap and Infrastructure Services (2) • Ricardo Zurita Architecture & Planning • DelawareCity of Philadelphia, Valley Regional Office Planning of Transportation • Rise Community Development Commission • San Francisco County Transportation • Econsult Authority • Fairmount Community Development • Scenic Philadelphia Corporation • SEPTA (2) • • University of Pennsylvania (2) • L + M Development Partners • University of Pennsylvania, Penn Institute for • MontgomeryJLL County Economic Development Urban Research Corporation • University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School • Pennsylvania Environmental Council (2) • Wallace Roberts & Todd
* Dual-degree recipients
Penn 7 CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING - PHD Full-Time Employment • Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Postdoctoral Researcher, New York City, New York* • Nike, Data Scientist, New York City, New York* • University of Ulsan, Assistant Professor, Nam-gu, South Korea HISTORIC PRESERVATION - MASTER OF SCIENCE Full-Time Employment • Aga Khan Cultural Service, Architectural Conservator, Lahore, Pakistan • Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Manager, Historic Preservation and Architectural Conservation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • • • Historic Building Architects, PreservationArchitect Intern, Specialist, Trenton, Philadelphia, New Jersey Pennsylvania • LarisaHistoric Ortiz Building Associates, Architects, Associate, Preservation New York Resource City, New Intern, York Trenton, New Jersey • LimeWorks.us, Laboratory Manager, Telford, Pennsylvania • Materials Conservation Collaborative, Architectural Conservator, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Program, National Capital Region, Intern, Washington, District of Columbia • Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, Community Planner & Project Associate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Richard W. Thom, AIA, Architectural Assistant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • University of Pennsylvania, Post Graduate Researcher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • University of Pennsylvania, PennPraxis, Research Assistant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Average Salary: $54,144 (based on 5 reported full-time salaries) Salary Range: $41,600 - $65,000
Internships Held by Survey Respondents During Degree Program
• CVM Engineers • National Park Services • Eastern State Peniteniary Historic Site • PennPraxis • Materials Conservation • PlaceEconomics • National Main Street Center • Powers and Company
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE - MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Full-Time Employment • AECOM, Landscape Designer, San Francisco, California • • Dorothy/Nativah Chaya, Founder, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • EDSABIG (Bjarke Inc., Designer, Ingels Group), Philadelphia, Junior LandscapePennsylvania Designer, New York City, New York* • HOK, Landscape Design Professional, New York City, New York • • LOCI, Designer, Salt Lake City, Utah James Corner Field Operations, Landscape Designer/Urban Designer, New York City, New York
* Dual-degree recipients
Penn 8 • Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Senior Designer, New York City, New York • OLIN, Landscape Designer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4) • OLIN, Landscape Designer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* • PORT Urbanism, Designer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Reed Hilderbrand, Designer, Cambridge, Massachusetts • RELIM, Landscape Designer, Los Angeles, California • Sasaki, Architectural Professional, Watertown, Massachusetts • Snøhetta, Landscape Designer, New York City, New York • SWA Group, Landscape and Urban Designer, New York City, New York • SWA Group, Landscape Architect, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • SWA Group, Landscape Architecture, Sausalito, California • SWA Group, Landscape Designer, Laguna Beach, California • SWA Group, Landscape Designer, Los Angeles, California • Terrain, Intermediate Landscape Designer, New York City, New York • • WRT, Landscape Designer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wHY Architecture, Junior Designer, New York City, New York Average Salary: $56,614.29 (based on 7 reported full-time salaries) Salary Range: $51,000 - $62,000 Internships Held by Survey Respondents During Degree Program • BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) • OLIN • DSK Dewing Schmid Kearns • PennPraxis • Ibañez Kim • PORT Urbanism (3) • • Stoss • Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects • SWA Group (2) James Corner Field Operations URBAN SPATIAL ANALYTICS Full-Time Employment • Airbnb, Data Analyst, San Francisco, California, United States • Azavea, Software Engineer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* • Bytedance Inc., Product Manager, Beijing, China • China Overseas America, Trainee, New York City, New York • City of Philadelphia, GIS Intern, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Critigen, GIS Analyst, Denver, Colorado • Elementus, Data Analyst Intern, New York City, New York • Fox Chase Cancer Center, Data Analyst, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Houston-Galveston Area Council, Data Analyst, Houston, Texas • Kepler Group, Data Analyst, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Savills Studley, Quantitative Analyst, New York City, New York
Average Salary: $77,666.67 (based on 3 reported full-time salaries) Salary Range: $53,000 - $125,000
Internships Held During Degree Program • DataArts
* Dual-degree recipients
Penn 9 CAREER SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
Career Services is here to help throughout the many stages of your career development! Visit our website or call 215-898-7530 to learn more about our services, which include:
• ADVISING APPOINTMENTS in person or over the phone regarding career goals, job searching, and professionalism, as well as critiques of resumes, CVs, cover letters, and other written materials • MOCK INTERVIEWS • PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS featuring advisors, faculty members, and other experts • ONLINE RESOURCES tailored AND SUBSRCIPTIONS specifically for yourincluding job search job listings, CV and resume samples, and self-assessment tools such as the MBTI and StrengthsQuest
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