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EMPLOYMENT REPORTTAUBM A N C OLLEGE

CA REER & PROFE SSIONA L DE VELOPMENT

2019 Graduating Class Survey Results


OVERVIEWA degree from Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan presents opportunities throughout your career. From the moment you join Taubman College, you have access to one of the world’s largest, most diverse, and most passionate alumni communities. In nonprofits, firms, and all levels of government around the world, “Go Blue” is a unifying statement of pride and recognition of excellence that will expand your network and open doors for you for a lifetime. Michigan alumni are well-positioned, highly connected leaders who want to help you succeed, and they are engaged in the life of the college through speaking events, Career Fair, Spring Break externships, and more.

This report reflects the outcomes for the most recently surveyed Taubman College graduates.

One of the great benefits of Taubman College is the ability to engage in multidisciplinary conversations with students from outside of the program. I was able to take advantage of fundamental planning courses within Taubman and partner them with other courses of interest at top-ranking colleges at U-M such as Ross Business School and the Law School. These allowedme to create a concentration at Taubman that focused on my interests.”

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9,500 U-M maintains one of the largest alumni networks in the world with more than 9,500 living Taubman College alumni working in every state across the country, as well as in 75 countries.

98%of 2019 graduates said their first position was related to their degree

At one-year survey. 71% response rate, 83% knowledge rate.

Taubman College Career Fair


CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT TAUBMAN COLLEGE / U-M NETWORKThe Taubman College Career and Professional Development team provides a strong complement to students’ academic preparation, supporting students and alumni with ongoing skill development, search strategy, and career management. Dedicated professional career staff members work within Taubman College to provide assistance and resources specific to architecture and urban planning.

The Taubman College Career Network is a one-stop platform where students (and alumni) can connect directly with alumni who have “opted in” to serve as a career resource, find job and internship postings, schedule career and academic advising appointments, register for career events, and gain access to a wide variety of additional career resources.

Each year, the Taubman College Career Fair helps facilitate connections with alumni and employers from across the country who are interested in recruiting Taubman College student talent. The 2020 fair was quickly transitioned to a virtual fair due to the coronavirus shutdown, and the 2021 fair will also be online. With new virtual options, the fair will be more accessible to a wider variety of employers.

Taubman College’s Spring Break Externship program allows students to gain experience in a work environment, developing marketable real-world skills and helping them build important networking connections. Students are hosted by firms and organizations across the country.

Along with this major programming, the Taubman College Career and Professional Development team connects students with alumni through periodic Alumni Career Chats, Portfolio Reviews, and a new Summer Career Series by webinar.

Spring Break Externships

Speed Networking


TAUBMAN COLLEGE ALUMNI LOCATIONS / INCLUDES ALL DEGREE PROGRAMSTaubman College alumni are located around the world. Our 2019 graduates took positions across the United States and also headed to China, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

2019 GraduatesAll Taubman College Alumni


75 COUNTRIESOverall alumni locations

TOP 10 (NON-U.S.) COUNTRIESChina, Republic of Korea, India, Canada, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore

TOP 10 U.S. METRO AREASDetroit, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta

TAUBMAN COLLEGE ALUMNI LOCATIONS / INCLUDES ALL DEGREE PROGRAMS

17%Mid-Atlantic + Northeast

My experience at Taubman College as an undergraduate and graduate student was one that truly elevated me in my educational and professional development which was made possible by the constant dedication and drive of the highly skilled and amazing faculty and staff who genuinely cared for their students.”

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49%Midwest

10%Southeast

4%Southwest

20%West


MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE / 2019 GRADS

97%EMPLOYED

3%CONTINUING EDUCATION

99%POSITION RELATED TO DEGREE

EMPLOYER POSITION

Aaron Neubert Architects Inc. Junior Architectural Designer

Abramson Architects Designer

Agence Akoaki Architectural Intern

Agence Ter - Akoaki LLC Designer

ali sandifer Furniture Designer

ArchDaily Intern

Archilier Architecture Junior Architectural Designer

Atkin Olshin Schade Architects Project Designer

Backen & Gillam Architects Architectural Designer

bBA Studios Inc. Designer

Blitz Junior Designer

BYSP Architects Architect in Training

CBT Architects Designer

Charlap Hyman & Herrero Architectural Designer

CI Design Designer

Contemporary Architecture Practice Architectural Designer

Corgan Architectural Intern

Curious Minds Los Angeles Designer

DE Architects Architectural Associate

DesignGroup Project Associate Architect

DGA planning | architecture | interiors Designer

DHK Architects Architectural Designer

Ennead Architects LLP Architectural Designer

Excel Engineering Inc. Architectural Designer

Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects Junior Designer

Fishbeck Intern Architect

FX Collaborative Junior Architect

Gensler Technical Designer

GH Forbes Associates Architects Entry Architect

29%46%

22%3%

0%TIME TO FIND POSITION

1-3 mo

3-6 mo

6-9 mo

9+ mo< 1 mo


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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE / 2019 GRADS (CONT.)

EMPLOYER POSITION

GRO ARCHITECTS Architecture Designer

GTM Architects Project Coordinator

Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture Associate Architect

Henning Larsen Architectural Designer

Hirsch MPG Architecture Designer

HKS Architectural Designer

HLW International LLP Job Captain

Hopkins Architects Architectural Assistant

Hornberger + Worstell Inc. Arch1

HTA Architects Architectural Assistant

In Parallel Architects + Builder Designer and Fabricator

Integrus Architecture Architectural Associate

JRA Architects Junior Architect

JZA Architecture Designer

KJM Design Studio Designer

KPF Junior Designer

Li Architect Associate Junior Architect

Lindhout Associates Architects Architectural Designer

Major Designer

Marmol Radziner Designer

Marvel Architects Designer / Architectural Designer

Miller Hayashi Architects Architectural Staff

Mode Architects PC Designer

Montroy Demarco Architecture LLP CAD Operator/ Junior Architect

NELSON Technical Designer II

Nest Architecture.inc Junior Designer

ODA New York Junior Architect

Olson Kundig Architectural Intern

OverUnder Designer


When you study at Taubman College, you already set a bar and expectations are set high. Taubman College coursework prepared me well to face the professional world by helping me to develop the right skill set and a curious mind, which questioned everything to learn more!”

We have a top notch career services program and alumni network. Every job offer I have received has come thru a Taubman College or University of Michigan connection.”

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EMPLOYER POSITION

Page Southerland Page Urban Designer

Paulett Taggart Architects Junior Designer

PCI Design Group Inc. Architect Intern

Pei Partnership Architects Architectural Design

Perkins + Will Designer 1

Perry and Radford Architects Intern Architect

PI.KL Studio Designer

Populous Architecture-Designer I

Potter Lawson Architects Architectural Designer

PQH Group Architectural Designer

Quad Studio Architectural Assistant

Quinn Evans Architectural Designer

Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects Designer

Rossetti Inc Designer

RVTR / University of Michigan Research Assistant

RYS Architects Architectural Designer

S9 Architecture Architectural Designer

Safdie Architects Designer

Sandvick Architects Architectural Designer

Sargent & Lundy Senior Designer

SB Architects Junior Designer

Scape Design Studio Architectural Designer

SCB Design Technical

Self-Employed Existing Conditions Survey Consultant

Self-Employed Architectural Visualization Expert

Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects Designer

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architectural Professional

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Junior Architectural Professional

Smith & Sauer Architecture Architectural Designer


10/10Top architecture firms have Taubman College graduates in leadership positions.

GenslerPerkins + WillJacobs HDRAECOMHOKHKSStantecIBI GroupSkidmore, Owings & Merrill

I benefited from the career service workshops the most. Being an international student it guided me how to step into the professional world.”

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EMPLOYER POSITION

SmithGroup Entry Level Architectural Designer

Solomon Cordwell Buenz Designer Technical

Steinberg Hart Designer

Steven Holl Architects Junior Architect

Studio Libeskind Designer

STUDIOS Architecture Designer

STV Inc. BIM Specialist

Sweet Water Foundation Human-In-Residence

Tantillo Architecture Architectural Designer

TEF Design Junior Designer

Turf Design Engineer

Turner Construction Company Engineering Assistant / Document Control

University of Michigan Research Assistant

University of Michigan Taubman College Research Assistant

University of Michigan Taubman College Office Assistant

University of Michigan Taubman College Digital Fabrication Lab Research Associate

Urban Architecture Lab Designer

USA Architects Project Designer

Utile Designer

Valerio Architects Studio Associate

Verner Architects Designer

VIA Architecture Architectural Intern

Walker Warner Architects Junior Designer

William Rawn Associates Designer

WJE Associate II

Worn Jerabek Wiltse Architects Designer

ZGF Architects Architect Level 3

“Taubman helped me explore and curate my interests beyond architecture and design. The skills I gained and explored during my time there helped me stand out and prepared me to teach others and help on various types of projects at my current firm. At Taubman, the reviews, critiques, and informal desk crits helped me build strong presentation skills to now use pitching design ideas to clients, principals, and team members.”

Coworking is 100% the most vital element of getting a degree. Taubman offered me the resources to build my coworking abilities through its large diversity and outreach programs like the Spring Break Externship opportunity.”

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE DIGITAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY / 2019 GRADS 92%

EMPLOYED

8%SEEKING POSITIONS


EMPLOYER POSITION

Contemporary Architecture Practice Architectural Designer

Lawrence Tech University/U-M Taubman College Robotic Research-Teaching Fellow/ Research Associate

Miniwiz Co. Ltd. Architect

Perkins + Will Designer I

Quarra Stone Company Design Engineer

SmithGroup Lighting Designer

U-M Institute for Social Research Research Technician

University of Michigan Design Researcher

University of Michigan Research Assistant

VMDO Architects Designer 1

45%33%

11%0%


1-3 mo

3-6 mo

6-9 mo

9+ mo

< 1 mo


The Externship is an amazing program. My undergraduate school had nothing like that, and I’m so glad that Taubman does and that I participated in it.”

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MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN / 2018 GRADS*

EMPLOYER POSITION

Civitas Inc. Urban Designer / Landscape Architect

Halff Associates Urban Planner

inFORM Studio Architectural Intern

Practice of Architecture and Urbanism Designer

Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl Landscape Designer

University of Michigan Taubman College Research Assistant

100%*

EMPLOYED

100%*

POSITION RELATED TO DEGREE

100%*

DEGREE MADE THEM COMPETITIVE IN THE WORKFORCE

*All M.U.D. data is from the 2018 graduating class because of a change in program length

My dual degree in urban design and urban and regional planning taught me how to frame a problem and how to employ design thinking to solve it. I suddenly was thinking from a different dimension — like a planner in my urban design classes and like a designer in my urban planning classes — and I can’t fully describe how much the experience has meant to my life and career.”

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE / 2019 GRADS 76%EMPLOYED


9%SEEKING POSITIONS

EMPLOYER POSITION

Angelini & Associates Architects Project Designer

Archi-Union Architects Assistant Architect

Arquitectonica Project Designer

AtelierNY Intern Architectural Designer

Bank of Ann Arbor Bank Teller

Commercial Contracting Corporation Project Engineer

Edge Design Associates Junior Architectural Designer

Extell Development Junior Designer

Feyen Zylstra BIM Detailer

Hobbs+Black Architects Project Assistant

Invisible North Designer

Lowe's Customer Service Associate

Mathison Mathison Architects Architectural Designer

MG2 Architectural Designer

Office Off Course Architecture Junior Designer

Rossetti Inc. Design Analyst

Silhouette Design Architecture Architectural Associate

TMI Climate Solutions Production Engineer

University of Michigan Library Facilities Coordinator

Vesta Modular Marketing Coordinator

19%48%

24%9%


1-3 mo

3-6 mo

6-9 mo

9+ mo

< 1 mo



As the first person in my family to pursue an architecture degree, I quickly learned the necessity of connecting with practicing architects. The relationships I built with my studio instructors and with Career Services during my time at Taubman College greatly helped me to reach out, establish connections, and ultimately find employment with an architecture practice.”

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MASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING / 2019 GRADS 97%EMPLOYED



25%39%

32%0%

4%

EMPLOYER POSITION

8 Mile Logistics Principal

AECOM Transportation Planner

ARCPLUS Urban Designer

Beckett & Raeder Inc. Project Planner

Bedrock Detroit Development Manager

Bridging Communities Project Manager, Neighborhood Stabilization and Housing

Carlisle/Worman Associates Inc. GIS Technician

City of Bloomington Planning & Transportation Dept. Engineering Technician

City of Flint Planner I - Parks

City of Pittsburgh City Planner

City of Rochester - Community Development Dept. Planner

DTE/Challenge Detroit Challenge Detroit Fellow

East Jefferson Development Corporation CEO

Enterprise Community Partners Program Officer - Detroit Market

INCOG Transportation and Community Outreach Planner

Kimley-Horn Planning Analyst

Michigan State Housing Development Authority Market Analyst, Rental Development Division

Midtown Cleveland Inc. AsiaTown Project Manager

Pace Suburban Bus Senior Service Analyst

Perkins + Will Urban Designer

Rossetti Inc. Junior Urban Designer

Sam Schwartz Engineering Transportation Planner

Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Data Analyst

Third Place Design Co-operative Associate Architect

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Planner II

United Community Housing Coalition Home Repair Coordinator

University of Michgan Taubman College Research Assistant

Woolpert Military Planner

40%

33%

27% Private

Public

Non-Profit

SECTOR OF WORK

TIME TO FIND POSITION

< 1 mo 1-3 mo

3-6 mo

6-9 mo

9+ mo



PH.D. IN ARCHITECTURE / 2019 GRADS

PH.D. IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING / 2019 GRADS

100%EMPLOYED



100%EMPLOYED


100%SATISFIED WITH PROGRAM

At one-year survey. 100% response rate.

EMPLOYER POSITION

Portland State University Assistant Professor

Carnegie Mellon University Assistant Professor

University of Utah Visiting Assistant Professor

ABC Languages, Verbling, UX Rescue Independent Contractor

EMPLOYER POSITION

University College Dublin Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Florida Postdoctoral Associate

Wayne State University Assistant Professor


EMPLOYMENT REPORTTAUBM A N C OLLEGE

CA REER & PROFE SSIONA L DE VELOPMENT

2019 Graduating Class Survey Results

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