University of Tulsa Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

The University of Tulsa graduates are known to possess the highest-earning prospects in the area due to the constant peer mentor support, career coaching and counselling, academic guides, and proactive faculty members. In 2020, TU students who had obtained a bachelor’s degree obtained an average starting salary of $68,117. This was much better than the national average of $55,260 reported by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Even its career outcome rate i.e 93% was higher than that of NACE’s which stood at 86% for 2018-2019.

In 2020, 89% of the batch were either employed or were carrying out further education. Out of those who participated in the survey, 62% were in Oklahoma. 94% were in the United States and 6% were outside of the United States.

The university’s strong academic background has helped it bag a good national ranking. As per U.S. News & World Report, it has been judged as among the top 75 private research universities. Students are able to connect with appropriate employers due to which many have been able to obtain an employment offer before the completion of graduation. There are many students who have received multiple job offers from brilliant employers.

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Tulsa Placement Highlights 2020

TU Current Class Profile

In total, 3,705 students form the population of the University of Tulsa. Almost 94 per cent of students are obtaining some type of financial aid. A total of 303 members form the full-time faculty. The rest of the data related to the class profile is explained below:

• The total number of undergraduate students is 2,614.
• The total number of graduate/law students is 1,092.
• The university offers a total of 66 bachelor’s degree courses, 28 master’s degree courses and 15 doctoral degree courses.
• The average class size is 16.
• The student-faculty ratio is 11:1.
• The total percentage of males and females is 50% each.
• The total percentage of multicultural students is 33% and 9% of students are from abroad.

TU Employment Profile 2021

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TU Employment Outcome by College 

This section discusses the overall employment outcome of graduates and undergraduates from different TU colleges. It also contains information about the knowledge rate and graduate population college-wise.

Kendall College of Arts & Sciences

The total number of graduates was 212. The overall knowledge rate was 85% and the overall career outcome rate was 96%.

Undergraduate: The highest employed majors were Arts Management, Designed Area, Education, French, Piano/BM, Russian and Women’s & Gender Studies and the lowest were Art History, Composition/BM, Deaf Education, Museum Studies and Religion.

Graduate: The highest employed majors were Anthropology PhD, English Lang. & Lit. MA/PhD and History MA and the lowest employed major were Industrial/Organizational Psychology PhD.

Collins College of Business

The total number of graduates was 231. The knowledge rate was 88% and the placement rate was 91%.

Undergraduate: The highest employed majors were Economics and International Business and the lowest employed was International Business & Language.

Graduate: The highest employed majors were Energy Business MS and Finance MS and the lowest was Quantitative Finance MS.

College of Engineering & Natural Sciences

The total number of graduates was 396. The knowledge rate was 82% and the placement rate was 90%.

Undergraduate: The highest employed majors were Applied Mathematics and Information Technology and the lowest employed majors were Biogeosciences and Geophysics.

Graduate: The highest employed majors were Biochemistry MS, Comp. Engineering PhD, Comp. Science PhD, Electrical Engineering MS, Engineering Physics MS, Geosciences PhD, Mathematics MS/PhD, Mechanical Engineering PhD and Petroleum Engineering PhD and the lowest employed major was Chemical Engineering MS.

Oxley College of Health Sciences

The total number of graduates was 126. The knowledge rate was 99% and the placement rate was 96%.

Undergraduate: The highest employed major was Nursing and the lowest employed was Speech Pathology/Audio.

Graduate: The highest employed majors were Doctor of Nursing Practice and Adult Gero Acute Care. The lowest employed major was Athletic Training MS.

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TU Top Employers by College 2020

Some of the top employers/companies hiring students from different colleges of the University of Tulsa are listed below.

Placement Stats by College

Both Kendall College of Arts & Sciences and Oxley College of Health Sciences top the bachelor placement list with 97% each. Similarly, at the master’s level, the highest placement was bagged both Collins College of Business and Oxley College of Health Sciences at 93%. At the bachelor’s level, all the colleges except Collins College have performed better in comparison to the master’s level.

Displayed below are the placement rates according to degree levels of different TU colleges.

TU Average Salary by College 2020

The overall average annual salary at the bachelor’s level was 67,713 and the overall average annual salary at the master’s was 67,700. The college which yielded the highest average salary at the bachelor’s level was the College of Engineering & Natural Sciences with $75,102 and the one with the least amount of average salary was Kendall College of Arts & Sciences. Details regarding the master’s and doctoral level salaries of different colleges are also displayed below in the table.

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Overall Average Salary by College

The overall average salaries according to different colleges, which includes the combined data of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level are given below:

Kendall College of Arts & Sciences: $52,050

Collins College of Business: $66,754

College of Engineering & Natural Sciences: $74,712

Oxley College of Health Sciences: $58,328

Tulsa Collins College of Business Placement 2018 

This section discusses the graduate data of Collins College of Business. Employment offered was accepted by 83% of students whereas 15% were still searching for jobs. 2% of graduates took a time off. The pie chart displayed below features the data that reflects what the graduates were doing within six months of graduation.

Collins Graduate Salary by Majors

The major which yielded the highest median salary was Master of Energy Business (MEB) with $77,500. It also had the highest salary range of $55,000 to $300,000. The table below features the median salaries and salary ranges of different majors.

Collins Top Employers by Majors

Master of Accountancy: Ernst & Young, BKD LLP, HoganTaylor, PwC, Whitley Penn

MBA: BOK Financial, Ford AV, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Verizon

Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor: Whiting Petroleum

Master of Energy Business (MEB): Helmerich & Payne, Matrix Service Company, Southwest Energy LP, Waggoner Osborne, Texas Department of Public Safety

Campus Placement Support 

Tulsa University’s CaneCareers Job Placement cell puts forward a unique claim regarding the job placement of its graduates from 2020 onwards. It guarantees employment or acceptance into a graduate course within 6 months of graduating to its students who are able to complete their undergraduate courses and fulfil the CaneCareers agreement. Apart from helping current students and alumni find a job it also aids them in exploring different majors and career options, obtaining internships, sorting doubts regarding graduate school and much more.

Check out the various services offered by Tulsa’s career cell below:

Handshake: Handshake is a popular tool which provides students with easy access to different job listings, career fests, employer interactive sessions, workshops and on-campus recruitments. Through this, you can also get connected to a career coach who can help you sort your confusion, CV, market-related queries, job hunting and internship planning.

Big Interview: This is a training course where one can polish and acquire great interview skills for both jobs and graduate school. One can also practice mock interviews as per your requirements such as experience level, particular domain, etc.

Career Labs: Career Labs are offered for students both in-person and online for help regarding resumes, cover letters, interview tips & tricks, etc. 2 career fests are also hosted along with employee-employer connecting events and an etiquette dinner where students approach university alumni and employers for professional advice, opportunities, queries regarding industry challenges and more.

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