Jobs and Graduate School Options

From your first year at Concordia University Chicago, high expectations and support from your professors will help you define and work toward your goals. You’ll discover your passion, thrive in your chosen academic program, and gain the hands-on experience to immediately begin a career or pursue graduate study.

At CUC, you will learn to:

  • Solve problems
  • Think creatively
  • Understand multiple perspectives
  • Expand your worldview
  • Develop a sense of purpose

It all adds up to an education that prepares you intellectually, practically and ethically for a meaningful career and life.


The Value of a CUC Education

Your future is what Concordia University Chicago is all about. CUC offers a broad liberal arts-based education that's grounded in Lutheran tradition and rooted in Christian faith and shared values. We prepare you for a career or grad school and for making a difference in the world.

At CUC, we’re proud that approximately 90 percent of our students are employed or enrolled in graduate programs in their fields within six months of graduation.

Employment After Graduation

CUC will prepare you academically and practically to find a meaningful career. Recent graduates have found employment with organizations including:

  • AAR
  • American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
  • American Shakespeare Center
  • Brookfield Zoo
  • California Veterinary Specialists
  • Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago Public Schools and school districts throughout the nation
  • Chicago Tribune
  • Concordia Publishing House
  • Enterprise Holdings
  • Exelon
  • Gallagher
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (Eureka, California)
  • Illinois Health and Hospital Association
  • ISSA – The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association
  • Juristat 
  • Kane County Cougars
  • KOKH Fox 25 (Oklahoma)
  • Kraft Foods
  • Kutchins, Robbins and Diamond Ltd
  • L'Arche Chicago
  • LCMS schools and churches throughout the world
  • Lisle Police Department
  • Los Angeles Rams
  • Loyola University Health System
  • Lutheran World Relief
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • The McCrone Group
  • Meiya Group Global 
  • Meridian Health Plan, Chicago
  • Metropolitan Family Services, Chicago
  • NFL Media
  • North DuPage Special Education Cooperative
  • Northwestern Mutual
  • PMAlliance
  • Predictive Biotech 
  • Presence Resurrection Medical Center
  • Schaumburg Boomers
  • Seagraves Financial Group
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
  • Sogeti
  • State Farm
  • Teach for America
  • Thrivent Financial
  • U.S. Congressman's Office
  • Walgreens Pharmacy
  • Walt Disney World
  • Warady & Davis LLP
  • WRDW-TV News (Georgia)

Continuing Your Education

Students completing their undergraduate degrees at CUC have been successful in gaining entrance to graduate programs around the nation including:

  • Boston University
  • California State University, Fullerton
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Chicago–Kent College of Law
  • The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
  • Columbia University School of Social Work
  • Concordia Seminaries
  • Concordia University Chicago
  • DePaul University College of Law
  • George Washington University
  • Georgia State University
  • Lewis University
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • Michigan State University
  • Michigan State University College of Law
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
  • University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Washington, Seattle
  • Washington University in St. Louis