Career statistics for new CEHD graduates

Survey of Spring 2021 CEHD graduates

(Knowledge rate - 73.8%*)
  • 90%: Graduates who are employed full or part time, in service or military service, or are enrolled in continuing education.
  • 60.3%: Graduates who completed an internship, clinical experience, service learning, student teaching, and/or study abroad.
*According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, a knowledge rate is the percentage of graduates for whom you have knowledge about their first-destination career outcomes (either survey response or other legitimate sources of information such as faculty, employers, and social media). A knowledge rate of 65% is recommended by NACE.

Organizations that have hired CEHD graduates

Selected organizations that have hired graduates in the following major areas:

Business and Marketing Education and Human Resource Development

  • Ackmann & Dickenson, Inc.
  • Addison Group
  • Advantage Health Corporation
  • Altacent
  • Amazon
  • Amerilux Inc
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Apartment List
  • Arctic Fox
  • Bernard Hodes
  • Best Buy
  • Class Act Event Coordinators
  • Coyote Logistics
  • Dahl Consulting, Inc.
  • Dell EMC
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • Dougherty Financial Group
  • Federal Reserve Bank
  • First American Corporation
  • Gillette Children’s
  • Imation Corp
  • Interim HealthCare
  • InTouch Health
  • HomeDepot
  • Land O’Lakes
  • LIFE Midwest
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Mihlfeld and Associates
  • North Memorial
  • Northern Lights Mortgage
  • Oracle
  • Target
  • Thomson Corporation
  • Today’s Groom
  • Town & Country Credit
  • University of Minnesota
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • US Bank
  • Viterbo University
  • Waconia Farm Supply
  • Wells Fargo Bank

Early Childhood, Special Education and Education

  • Amerigo Education
  • Anchorage School District, AK
  • A Backyard Farm
  • Breck High School
  • Cartwright School District, AZ
  • Chicago Public Schools
  • College Nannies and Tutors
  • Columbia Heights Schools
  • Eden Prairie Public Schools
  • Edina Public Schools
  • Kindercare Learning Center
  • Knowledge Learning Corporation
  • Lakeshore Learning
  • Lighthouse Academy of Nations
  • Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Minnetonka Public Schools
  • Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
  • New Horizons Academy
  • New Millennium Academy
  • Norfolk Public Schools, VA
  • Osseo Area Schools
  • Robbinsdale Area Schools
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities
  • Roseville Area Schools
  • Seward Childcare
  • Shakopee Public Schools
  • St. Andrew Preschool
  • Teachers on Call
  • Transition Plus (Minneapolis Public Schools)
  • Tri-Valley Migrant Head Start
  • Springfield Public Schools
  • St. Paul Public Schools
  • U of M Extension
  • Urban Academy Charter School
  • Wayzata Public Schools

Family Social Science and Youth Studies

  • Accra
  • Alternatives for People with Autism
  • Amerigo Education
  • Asian Pacific American Resource Center
  • Autism Treatment Center of America
  • Best Buy
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Catholic Charities
  • Children's Home Society & Family Services
  • Cigna Behavioral Health
  • City of Brooklyn Park, MN
  • Community Living, Inc
  • CornerHouse
  • Dunwoody College of Technology
  • Emergency Food shelf Network
  • Everyday Living
  • Fairview Hospital
  • Fraser Child and Family Center
  • Greater Twin Cities United Way
  • Heartview
  • Hennepin County
  • Independent Lifestyles
  • Kids Peace
  • Hmong American Partnership
  • Metropolitan Center for Independent Living
  • Lutheran Social Services
  • Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
  • MN Literacy Council
  • Minnesota State Operated Services
  • NALCAP
  • NALCAB
  • New Horizons Academy
  • New Life Family Services
  • Parents In Community Action
  • People Serving People
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities
  • Pillsbury United Communities
  • Psych Recovery, Inc
  • Ridgeway Mental Health Service
  • Rise/AmeriCorps
  • The Sanneh Foundation
  • St. Paul Youth Services/Ramsey County
  • THINK Together
  • Tubman Family Alliance
  • Ramsey County-Public Health
  • Child Protection Services
  • YMCA

Kinesiology, Sport Management, and Recreation Administration

  • 24 hour Fitness
  • Accra
  • ACR Homes
  • ActivePT and Sports
  • Aerotek
  • Amerilux Inc
  • Anoka Ramsey Junior College
  • Anytime Fitness
  • Athletico Physical Therapy
  • Axis Alternatives Incorporated
  • Banfield the Pet Hospital
  • Cabelas
  • Camp Anokijig
  • Campfire USA
  • Chisago Lakes Country Club
  • City of Falcon Heights
  • City of Richfield
  • City of Seattle
  • Creekside Physical Therapy
  • Discover Strength
  • Empi
  • F45 Training
  • Fairview Health Services
  • Golf Club of St. Paul
  • Golden Valley Country Club
  • Gym Track
  • Fresno Grizzlies
  • Health Advantage Corporation
  • Health Fitness Corporation
  • Intouch Health
  • Lakeside Sports and Pain Clinic
  • Lifetime Fitness
  • Los Angeles Clippers
  • Med City Aquatics
  • Michigan State
  • Minnesota Twins
  • Minnesota  Timberwolves
  • Minnesota Basketball Association
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Northwestern Health Sciences University
  • Ohio State University
  • PGA Championship
  • Podium Sports Marketing
  • Pro Rehab
  • Regions Hospital
  • R+M Rehabilitation
  • Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
  • Saint Francis Regional Hospital
  • Saint Paul Park and Recreation
  • St. Paul Saints
  • Second Nature
  • Spirit Shop Cheerleading Gym
  • SportsEngine
  • StretchLab
  • Summit Place Senior Campus
  • TAGS Gymnastics Club
  • Training Haus
  • Train Right Fitness
  • United HealthCare
  • Virginia Tech
  • University of Minnesota Athletics
  • University of Minnesota Physicians
  • UW Health Hospital
  • WSI Sports
  • Youth Enrichment League

Organizations that typically recruit CEHD graduates

  • ACR Homes
  • Americorps
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Best Buy
  • Big Brothers & Big Sisters
  • Breakthrough St. Paul
  • Cargill
  • Children’s Home Society and Family Services
  • Cummins Power Generation
  • East Side Neighborhood Services
  • Fraser
  • Hennepin County
  • KinderCare
  • Land O’ Lakes
  • Lifetime Fitness
  • Lutheran Social Services
  • New Horizons Early Childcare
  • Macy’s
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Minnesota Children’s Museum
  • Minnesota Reading Corp
  • Minnesota Twins
  • Minnesota Timberwolves/Lynx
  • Minnesota Wild
  • Peace Corps
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Saint Paul Saints
  • Saint Paul Public Schools
  • Saint Paul Parks and Recreation
  • Science Museum of Minnesota
  • State of Minnesota
  • SuperValu Corporation
  • Target
  • Tubman Center
  • Sabis International
  • University of Minnesota Athletics
  • University of Minnesota Child Care Center
  • YMCA
  • Youthworks