0Bwharton Undergraduate Class of 2014 Career Plans Survey Report
Wharton0B Undergraduate Class of 2014 Career Plans Survey Report 19B METHODOLOGY Students were asked through several e-mail requests and follow-up phone calls to complete an online Career Plans Survey. Follow-up emails were sent in July – October 2014 to those students who had not responded or had previously indicated they were “still seeking.” A total of 526 surveys were returned, resulting in an 89% response rate. POST-GRADUATION PLANS 2014 2013 Plan Number21B Percent22B Number Percent Full-time Employed 462 87.8% 498 86.5% Graduate School 18 3.4% 24 4.2% Additional Non-Graduate Education 1 0.2% 1 0.2% Seeking Full-time Employment 22 4.2% 33 5.7% Seeking Graduate School 1 0.2% 0 0% Self-Employed 9 1.7% 6 1.0% Part-Time Employed 2 0.4% 0 0% Short-term Employed (less than 9 months) 6 1.1% 8 1.4% Other 5 1.0% 6 1.0% FIVE-YEAR TREND OF MAJOR PURSUITS AND AVERAGE SALARIES Employed1B * Graduate School Average Salary and Range** 2014 91.0% 3.4% $69,506 $30,000 - $112,000 2013 88.9% 4.2% $67,986 $28,000 - $120,000 2012 88.1% 4.8% $66,916 $19,200 - $100,000 2011 89.5% 5.3% $66,412 $20,000 - $120,000 2010 82.9% 4.8% $63,555 $19,000 - $100,000 *includes full-time, short-term, part-time, and self-employed. **includes all students who indicated they were full-time employed. AVERAGE ANNUAL BASE SALARIES TREND $70,000 $69,506 $67,986 $68,000 $66,412 $66,916 $66,000 $63,555 $64,000 $62,000 $60,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1 Report prepared by Barbara Hewitt, Senior Associate Director, Career Services, University of Pennsylvania, October 2014 ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYED RESPONDENTS Starting Salaries and Bonus Figures 400 students who accepted full-time post-graduate employment provided salary data, which is the basis for the averages in the following table.
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