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Weber State University Graduate Survey Executive Summary 2010‐2011 Graduates (All Terms) Survey Period: Graduation w/ 3 Month Follow‐up Report Date: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) CONTENTS This survey represents a collaborative effort between WSU Student Affairs, Career Services, Alumni Services, and the academic colleges in collecting and compiling information on recent graduates. It is designed as a tool to assist faculty and administration in planning curriculum and advising students. The survey is administered electronically to students at graduation, as well as to recent graduates at regular followup intervals. A detailed data breakdown is available through the WSU StudentVoice system. SECTION CONTENT PAGE # I: GRADUATES AT A GLANCE 3 II: FUTURE PLANS 6 III: EMPLOYMENT STATUS 7 IV: EMPLOYERS LIST 8 V: SCHOOLS LIST 16 1/6/2012 © Weber State University Page 2 of 17 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) I: GRADUATES AT A GLANCE Combined Sample Characteristics Total Respondents (n) At Graduation % 3 Month Follow‐up % Avg Age Male % Female % 209368.5 31.5 27.7 43.1 56.9 Master's Degree Respondents at a Glance (status at time of survey) Total Continue Continue Employ Is Avg. Annual Respondents Avg. Education Education Accept Employed Related To Salary College (n) Age Applied % Accepted % Rate % Full‐time % Major %* (full‐time only) College of Arts and Humanities16 34.1 25.0 25.0100.0 50.0 60.0 $32,000 College of Education31 32.1 9.7 9.7100.0 73.3 81.0 $41,857 College of Social and Behavioral Sciences927.7 22.2 11.150.0 66.7 20.0 $33,000 Dumke College of Health Professions39 36.4 7.7 5.166.7 92.3 81.3 $57,639 Goddard School of Business70 28.6 30.0 27.190.5 80.0 92.3 $54,245 COMBINED 165 31.6 37.132.687.9 78.0 82.6 $51,849 * Graduates with full‐time employment who indicate that their job is related to their academic major. 12/7/2011 © Weber State University Page 3 of 17 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) Bachelor's Degree Respondents at a Glance (status at time of survey) Total Continue Continue Employ Is Avg. Annual Respondents Avg. Education Education Accept Employed Related To Salary College (n) Age Applied % Accepted % Rate % Full‐time % Major %* (full‐time only) College of Applied Science and Technology226 28.5 7.5 6.688.2 74.1 84.0 $49,032 College of Arts and Humanities147 26.8 14.3 11.681.0 47.9 59.1 $34,437 College of Education183 27.6 12.6 7.156.5 42.3 73.6 $33,630 College of Science65 26.2 23.1 15.466.7 48.4 73.3 $39,500 College of Social and Behavioral Sciences207 26.4 16.4 8.752.9 57.6 42.5 $31,285 Dumke College of Health Professions237 29.4 16.5 12.274.4 54.0 87.5 $42,884 Goddard School of Business198 27.9 15.2 12.683.3 71.1 69.0 $39,885 Misc.‐ Integrated Studies20 28.7 30.0 20.066.7 60.0 80.0 $47,250 COMBINED 1283 27.8 24.517.470.8 58.2 71.1 $40,319 * Graduates with full‐time employment who indicate that their job is related to their academic major. 12/7/2011 © Weber State University Page 4 of 17 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) Associate's Degree Respondents at a Glance (status at time of survey) Total Continue Continue Employ Is Avg. Annual Respondents Avg. Education Education Accept Employed Related To Salary College (n) Age Applied % * Accepted % Rate % Full‐time % Major %** (full‐time only) College of Applied Science and Technology59 27.5 5.1 5.1100.0 62.3 61.5 $45,438 College of Education132.0 0.0 0.0N/A 100.0 100.0 N/A College of Science331.7 0.0 0.0N/A 33.3 N/A College of Social and Behavioral Sciences120.0 0.0 0.0N/A 0.0 N/A N/A Dumke College of Health Professions271 28.6 8.1 4.859.1 46.7 87.3 $35,984 Goddard School of Business431.3 0.0 0.0N/A 66.7 0.0 $40,000 Misc. ‐ General Studies289 24.0 7.3 3.142.9 35.7 47.1 $33,487 COMBINED 628 26.4 37.420.354.3 43.2 71.0 $36,278 * Includes graduates who plan to continue working toward a bachelor's degree at WSU. ** Graduates with full‐time employment who indicate that their job is related to their academic major. 12/7/2011 © Weber State University Page 5 of 17 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) II: FUTURE PLANS What are your plans immediately following graduation? Attend graduate or professional school 28.0% Continue in my current job 40.0% Start my job 9.1% Get a job 39.4% Start my own business 4.0% Work for the military 1.9% Volunteer 5.0% Start my bachelors degree 25.3% Take some time off in order to decide what to do 4.3% Take some time for my family 12.8% Other 2.9% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% n = 2093 12/7/2011 © Weber State University Page 6 of 17 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) III: EMPLOYMENT STATUS Employment Status (combined WSU majors and degrees) 13% 6% Employed full-time Employed part-time 55% 26% Unemployed not seeking Unemployed seeking n = 2054 Reported Full‐Time Salaries (combined WSU majors and degrees) 150 100 120 116 50 89 99 54 72 79 Frequency 32 34 0 27 11 22 17 9 3 9 $1 $20 $2 $3 $3 $4 $45 $5 $55 $6 $6 $70 $7 $80 $8 $90+ 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 ‐$ ‐$24 ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ ‐$49 ‐$ ‐$59 ‐$ ‐$ ‐$74 ‐$ ‐$84 ‐$ 19 2 34 3 44 5 6 69 79 8 9 9 4 4 9 n = 793 Average = $40,672 Annual Salary (thousands of dollars) 12/7/2011 © Weber State University Page 7 of 17 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) IV: EMPLOYERS LIST Employers That Hired WSU Graduates into Full‐time Positions Company (by # of WSU students hired) Intermountain Healthcare (45) Hill Air Force Base (33) Weber State University (27) Davis School District (12) America First Credit Union (11) U.S. Air Force (11) Ogden Regional Medical Center (9) ARUP Laboratories (8) Internal Revenue Service (7) L‐3 Communications (7) Marketstar (7) Mckay Dee Hospital (7) Weber School District (7) Lakeview Hospital (6) Fresenius Medical Care (5) LDS Church (5) Primary Children's Medical Center (5) Big‐D Construction (4) JD Clark & Company (4) U.S. Government (4) University Hospital (4) Wells Fargo (4) ATK (3) Autoliv (3) Crestwood Care center (3) Davis Hospital and Medical Center (3) Goldenwest Credit Union (3) HCA (3) Jordan School District (3) MarketStar Corporation (3) McKay‐Dee Hospital (3) Mountain America Credit Union (3) Mountain West Medical Center (3) Ogden City School District (3) Ogden Clinic (3) Ogden School District (3) RedGear Technologies (3) South Davis Community Hospital (3) St. Mark's Hospital (3) Utah Transit Authority (3) Walmart (3) Zions Bancorporation (3) Zions Bank (3) Bank of Utah (2) BMW Motorcycles of Utah (2) Davis County Government (2) Davis County School District (2) Davis County Sheriffs Office (2) Discover Financial Services (2) Fidelity Investments (2) Harmony Home Health (2) Intermountain Healthcare ‐ McKay‐Dee Intermountain Medical Center (2) Lagoon (2) Hospital (2) 12/7/2011 © Weber State University Page 8 of 17 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) Layton Construction (2) Lomond Peak (2) Lomond Peak Care and Rehab (2) Macey's (2) Morgan School District (2) Mountain View Hospital (2) National Fitness (2) Nelson Laboratories (2) North American Exploration (2) Ogden City (2) overstock.com (2) PC Consulting (2) Petco (2) Private Individual (2) Questar (2) R. Ray Ward Construction (2) Rangely District Hospital (2) RC Willey (2) rFocus (2) Self‐Employed (2) shopKo (2) St. Anne's Center (2) Timpanogos Regional Hospital (2) Transportation Alliance Bank (2) U.S. Department of Defense (2) U.S. Postal Service (2) Union Pacific Railroad (2) University of Utah (2) University of Utah Healthcare (2) URS (2) Utah Department of Natural Resources (2) Wee Care Pediatrics (2) WesTech Engineering (2) Williams International (2) A‐1 Discount Satellites (1) Accenagroup (1) Adams & Petersen, CPAs (1) ADP (1) Advanced Research Institute (1) Aerospace Engineering and Support, Inc. (1) Albion Laboratories (1) Alder Electric (1) All Metals Fabrication Inc. (1) Alliant Tech Systems (1) Alpine Home Care (1) Alpine Transitional Rehab Center (1) American Eagle Outfitters (1) American Lung Association (1) Apple Spice Junction (1) Applebees (1) Applegate Homecare (1) Apria Healthcare (1) Arby's (1) Ascent Construction (1) Ascentium Corp (1) ASi, LLC (1) Assisted Living (1) Associated Food Stores (1) Atlas Copco (1) Atria (1) Audatex (1) Avalon Hills (1) Avantguard Monitoring (1) backcountry.com (1) Bailey Construction (1) Bailey's Moving & Storage (1) Bank of the West (1) Barnes Aerospace (1) Bear River Mental Health (1) Becton Dickinson (1) Bell Photo (1) Belliston Jewelry (1) 12/7/2011 © Weber State University Page 9 of 17 WSU Graduate Survey ‐ Executive Summary 2010-2011 Graduates (all terms - graduation w/ 3 month follow-up) Bernards Builders (1) Bierwolf, Morrill & Nilson, PLLC (1) Big West Oil (1) BioLife (1) BLJ Inc.