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2026 MHI Employment Report

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About this report 

 

The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) Career Development Office surveys our graduates to identify their post-graduation plans and outcomes. This report summarizes UMSI first destination outcomes from 2025 MHI graduates who completed the survey by the deadline or for whom a known outcome was reported in other ways. Of the 58 MHI students who graduated in 2025, 53% responded to the survey or reported their outcomes in other ways.

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$81K

Average salary overall

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85%

Have high levels of job satisfaction

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89%

Employment rate

Based on survey respondents who reported a job outcome by the deadline.

Where our graduates are working

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52%

Midwest

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24%

Northeast

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12%

South

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8%

International

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4%

West

Top industries our graduates are working in

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45%

Health/medicine

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22%

Technology

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15%

Consulting

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11%

University/college

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7%

Nonprofit/NGO

Salary by industry

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$97K

Consulting & tech

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$76K

Health/medicine

Our graduates say...

 

MOST VALUABLE CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE FOR JOB OUTCOME/SUCCESS

  • Programming
  • Intro to Health Informatics 
  • Stats & data science courses

 

MOST VALUABLE CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE FOR JOB OUTCOME/SUCCESS

  • Career coaching
  • Instructional experience

Internships

90%

of graduates say internships were important to their job outcome.

Job search timing

3–4 months

Average job search length. 

Most effective job search methods

 

  • Job board (Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.)
  • Networking (professional contacts

What matters most: critical factors for job decision-making

67%

NATURE OF THE JOB

56%

COMPANY CULTURE 
inclusion, support, 
values & beliefs

44%

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

33%

COMPETITIVE SALARY

33%

BENEFITS/PERKS

22%

TYPE OF COMPANY/SPECIFIC COMPANY

11%

SPONSORSHIP

2025 Job Outcomes

 

Bold text indicates an international student’s job outcome.

Job Title

Org Name

Healthcare Consultant

Deloitte

Lead Business Development Executive

GeBBS Consulting

Jr Research Coordinator

Ideba

Strategy Insights and Planning Associate

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Job Title

Org Name

EMR Specialist

Coronis Health

Financial Analyst

DaVita Kidney Care

Quality Consultant

Iowa Primary Care Association

Development Research Analyst

Michigan Medicine

Administrative Fellow

Michigan Medicine

Clinical Information Analyst

Michigan Medicine

Business Strategy Analyst

PainTools

Associate Data Scientist

Premier, Inc

Roche Information Solution Manager

Roche

Research Fellow- Radiology AI

St Jude Children's Research Hospital

Healthcare Analyst 2

UNC Health

Job Title

Org Name

Qualitative Researcher

Avalon Housing

Data Analyst Intern

Michigan Health Information Network MiHIN

Technical Business Analyst

Michigan Health Information Network MiHIN

Job Title

Org Name

FUEL Associate

Amgen

Strategy and Operations Specialist

Generator Health

Clinical Data Analyst

Health Focus

Project Manager

HHM Group

AI Business Analyst

Iron Systems, Inc.

AI Advanced Coder

Outlier.ai

Job Title

Org Name

Program Coordinator

Dartmouth College

D.O. Candidate

Michigan State University

PhD Student

Rutgers University

Data Scientist

UMass Memorial Health

PhD Student

University of Toronto

Clinical Research Coordinator

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Contact the UMSI Career Development Office to discuss your job search, or to receive information on hiring UMSI grads.