Post-Graduation Activities Summary Report
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Post-Graduation Activities Summary Report December 2010- August2011 Preface This summary report was compiled primarily for Penn State Career Services staff, university and college administrators, academic and admissions advisors, and faculty/staff whose work impacts students, parents, and employers. A breakdown of Post Graduation Activities for individual colleges and campuses can be found online at http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/postgrad.shtml Graduates from all campuses at all degree levels were surveyed from data provided by the Penn State Office of the University Registrar. This included names of students who were approved to graduate. The data were gathered form a questionnaire sent via email to December 2010, May 2011, and August 2011 graduates. Surveys were sent at the time of graduation; non-respondents were re-surveyed three months after graduation. Eighteen thousand five hundred fifty-nine (18,559) graduates were sent invitations via electronic mail to respond to this web-based questionnaire. Usable returns were received from 4,197 respondents for an overall response rate of approximately 22.62%. Post Graduation Survey Respondents were queried with regard to: Highest degree Penn State location from which they received their degree Academic college and major Gender Post graduation plans o If employed full-time, respondents were asked The degree to which current employment matched career objectives (very much, somewhat, very little) Annual salary Location of employment (by state) o If pursuing further education, respondents were asked Degree sought Curriculum and institution Post Graduation Activities of Penn State Graduates by Degree and Year Respondents who selected “Employment” as their Primary Post Graduation Goal Average Starting Salaries for Penn State Graduates by Degree Level Geographic Mobility of Employed Graduates Post Graduation Activities of Penn State Graduates By Degree and Year Employment Further Education Personal Goals Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Associate 158 82.3% 27 14.1% 7 3.6% Bachelor 2268 75.1% 632 20.9% 119 3.9% Master 515 87.9% 54 9.2% 17 2.9% Doctoral 249 94.0% 2 0.8% 14 5.3% Status of Respondents who Selected "Employment" as their Primary Post-Graduation Goal Full time Part time Seeking Employment Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Associate 104 65.8% 21 13.3% 33 20.9% Bachelor 1721 76.0% 176 7.8% 367 16.2% Master 453 88.0% 22 4.3% 40 7.8% Doctoral 221 88.8% 9 3.6% 19 7.6% Average Starting Salaries for Penn State Graduates Valid N Average Salary 50th Percentile 25th Percentile 75th Percentile Associate 83 43,581 41,000 36,400 50,000 Bachelor 1510 55,801 50,000 37,000 59,600 Master 399 69,994 65,000 50,000 85,000 Doctoral 206 65,090 55,540 44,575 82,000 Salary data shown only for graduates who accepted full-time employment very much or somewhat related to their career objective. Average salary represents the mean salary which can be distorted by extremely high or low figures. Post Graduation Activities for Penn State Baccalaureate Degree Graduates Employment Further Education Personal Goals Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent College of Agricultural Sciences 97 72.9% 30 22.6% 6 4.5% College of Arts and Architecture 34 63.0% 15 27.8% 5 9.3% Smeal College of Business 374 94.2% 15 3.8% 8 2.0% College of Communications 150 84.7% 17 9.6% 10 5.6% College of Earth and Mineral Sciences 79 68.7% 31 27.0% 5 4.3% College of Education 85 88.5% 9 9.4% 2 2.1% College of Engineering 334 80.5% 66 15.9% 15 3.6% College of Health and Human Development 187 53.9% 154 44.4% 6 1.7% College of Information Sciences & Technology 107 96.4% 1 0.9% 3 2.7% College of the Liberal Arts 177 59.4% 100 33.6% 21 7.0% Eberly College of Science 81 46.6% 88 50.6% 5 2.9% School of Nursing 31 93.9% 1 3.0% 1 3.0% Status of Baccalaureate Degree Graduates who Selected "Employment" as their Primary Post-Graduation Goal Full time Part time Seeking Employment Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent College of Agricultural Sciences 65 67.0% 8 8.2% 24 24.7% College of Arts and Architecture 12 35.3% 9 26.5% 13 38.2% Smeal College of Business 348 93.0% 4 1.1% 22 5.9% College of Communications 91 60.7% 18 12.0% 41 27.3% College of Earth and Mineral Sciences 61 77.2% 6 7.6% 12 15.2% College of Education 45 53.6% 17 20.2% 22 26.2% College of Engineering 300 90.1% 1 0.3% 32 9.6% College of Health and Human Development 127 67.9% 16 8.6% 44 23.5% College of Information Sciences & Technology 94 88.7% 5 4.7% 7 6.6% College of the Liberal Arts 103 58.2% 23 13.0% 51 28.8% Eberly College of Science 64 79.0% 3 3.7% 14 17.3% School of Nursing 27 87.1% 1 3.2% 3 9.7% Post Graduation Activities for Penn State Master's Degree Graduates Employment Further Education Personal Goals Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent College of Agricultural Sciences 19 70.4% 8 29.6% College of Arts & Architecture 5 83.3% 1 16.7% Smeal College of Business 41 93.2% 2 4.5% 1 2.3% College of Communications 5 100.0% College of Earth & Mineral Sciences 15 65.2% 7 30.4% 1 4.3% College of Education 37 78.7% 8 17.0% 2 4.3% College of Engineering 77 86.5% 11 12.4% 1 1.1% College of Health & Human Development 12 92.3% 1 7.7% School of International Affairs 3 60.0% 1 20.0% 1 20.0% College of Information Sciences & Technology 2 100.0% College of the Liberal Arts 15 75.0% 4 20.0% 1 5.0% School of Nursing 9 100.0% Eberly College of Science 19 95.0% 1 5.0% Interdisciplinary Graduate Program 4 80.0% 1 20.0% Status of Master's Degree Graduates who Selected 'Employment' as their Primary Post-Graduation Goal Full time Part time Seeking Employment Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent College of Agricultural Sciences 19 100.0% College of Arts & Architecture 4 80.0% 1 20.0% Smeal College of Business 38 92.7% 3 7.3% College of Communications 3 60.0% 1 20.0% 1 20.0% College of Earth & Mineral Sciences 10 66.7% 2 13.3% 3 20.0% College of Education 27 73.0% 4 10.8% 6 16.2% College of Engineering 72 93.5% 3 3.9% 2 2.6% College of Health & Human Development 9 75.0% 3 25.0% School of International Affairs 3 100.0% College of Information Sciences & Technology 2 100.0% College of the Liberal Arts 13 86.7% 1 6.7% 1 6.7% School of Nursing 9 100.0% Eberly College of Science 14 73.7% 5 26.3% Interdisciplinary Graduate Program 4 100.0% Post Graduation Activities for Penn State Doctoral Degree Graduates Employment Further Education Personal Goals Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent College of Agricultural Sciences 10 100.0% College of Arts & Architecture 4 100.0% Smeal College of Business 7 100.0% College of Communications 1 100.0% College of Earth & Mineral Sciences 17 94.4% 1 5.6% College of Education 22 91.7% 2 8.3% College of Engineering 39 92.9% 2 4.8% 1 2.4% College of Health & Human Development 17 100.0% College of Information Sciences & Technology 5 100.0% College of the Liberal Arts 32 94.1% 2 5.9% Eberly College of Science 33 100.0% Interdisciplinary Graduate Program 11 100.0% Status of Doctoral Degree Graduates who Selected "Employment" as their Primary Post-Graduation Goal Full time Part time Seeking Employment Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent College of Agricultural Sciences 10 100.0% College of Arts & Architecture 2 50.0% 2 50.0% Smeal College of Business 7 100.0% College of Communications 1 100.0% College of Earth & Mineral Sciences 17 100.0% College of Education 21 95.5% 1 4.5% College of Engineering 39 100.0% College of Health & Human Development 16 94.1% 1 5.9% College of Information Sciences & Technology 5 100.0% College of the Liberal Arts 27 84.4% 5 15.6% Eberly College of Science 27 81.8% 1 3.0% 5 15.2% Interdisciplinary Graduate Program 9 81.8% 1 9.1% 1 9.1% Average Starting Salaries for Penn State Graduates by College and Degree Level Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral Valid N Average $ Valid N Average $ Valid N Average $ Valid N Average $ College of Agricultural Sciences 49 36,532 19 46,626 10 58,100 College of Arts and Architecture 10 39,570 3 47,333 2 53,500 Smeal College of Business 322 51,418 32 77,244 3 91,667 College of Communications 76 33,704 1 51,000 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences 58 50,352 8 75,500 17 70,606 College of Education 40 37,312 24 40,700 19 57,684 College of Engineering 278 58,085 67 66,300 34 78,550 College of Health and Human Development 1 38,000 110 35,305 8 52,956 15 52,478 School of International Affairs 3 53,400 College of Information Sciences & Technology 89 56,906 2 82,500 5 76,800 College of the Liberal Arts 74 36,562 10 52,450 25 48,320 School of Nursing 2 44,250 26 52,440 9 73,167 Eberly College of Science 53 46,330 14 43,710 26 65,623 Interdisciplinary Graduate Program 4 74,625 9 66,822 Post Graduation Activities by Campus & Degree Level Employment Further Education Personal Goals Count Col % Count Col % Count Col % Abington Associate 2 100.0% Bachelor 38 65.5% 14 24.1% 6 10.3% Altoona Associate 17 94.4% 1 5.60% Bachelor 43 72.9% 8 13.6% 8 13.6% Berks Associate 7 77.8% 2 22.2% Bachelor 43 79.6% 11 20.4% Erie, The Behrend College Associate 9 75.0% 3 25.0% Bachelor 115 80.4% 23 16.1% 5 3.5% Master 13 92.9% 1 7.1% Harrisburg Associate 1 100.0% Bachelor 97 88.2% 11 10.0% 2 1.8% Master 69 90.8% 4 5.3.% 3 3.9% Doctoral 7 100.0% University College Associate 92 88.5% 10 9.6% 2 1.9% Bachelor 128 79.0% 25 15.4% 9 5.6% University Park Associate 15 88.2% 1 5.9% 1 5.9% Bachelor 1736 73.9% 527 22.4% 87 3.7% Master 263 83.5% 45 14.3% 7 2.2% Doctoral 198 96.1% 2 1.0% 6 2.9% World Campus Associate 17 58.6% 8 27.6% 4 13.8% Bachelor 68 81.9% 13 15.7% 2 2.4% Master 107 93.0% 2 1.7% 6 5.2% Status