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Class of 2013 Survey CLASS OF 2013 FIRST DESTINATION SURVEY Executive Summary & Full Report Page | 1 Class of 2013 Survey Table of Contents ABOUT THE SURVEY 3 GENERAL SUMMARY 3 GEOGRAPHIC DESTINATIONS OF GRADUATES 4 EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION EMPLOYMENT TYPE 5 INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN 5 SELECTED EMPLOYERS 6 GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION FIELDS OF STUDY 7 SELECTED GRADUATE SCHOOLS 7 POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITY BY SCHOOL/ACADEMIC DEPT. 8-11 SPECIFIC DESTINATIONS BY ACADEMIC DEPT./MAJOR 12-23 Page | 2 Class of 2013 Survey Class of 2013 First Destination Survey – Executive Summary ABOUT THE SURVEY The purpose of the annual first destination survey is to capture information on the employment and graduate school status of Messiah College alumni within six to nine months of graduation. For the purposes of this survey, the “Class of 2013” is defined as anyone who graduated in December 2012, May 2013, or August 2013. Statistics provided are based on information received through a variety of methods. An electronic survey was created using Qualtrics, and distributed in May and October via email. Data was also gathered from 2013 graduates who attended the “Zero-Year Reunion” at Homecoming. Follow up emails were then sent in November and December to alumni who had not yet responded to the survey. In January, individual academic departments were contacted via phone or email, and a request was distributed to all Messiah College educators for any additional information on graduates whose status remained unknown. Finally, information on non-responders was then gathered from updated professional profiles on social media sites such as LinkedIn. It is important to note that the collection process and reporting summary of results adheres to the professional guidelines set forth by NACE (the National Association for Colleges and Employers). Through this extensive process, we obtained a 76 % knowledge rate of the Class of 2013. (“Knowledge rate” is defined by NACE as the “percent of graduates for which an institution has reasonable and verifiable information concerning the graduates’ post-graduation career activities”). The 76% knowledge rate is a 6% increase from last year’s report of the Class of 2012. The goal of this report is to provide summary highlights, as well as a breakdown by academic department, of the post-graduate activity for the Class of 2013. GENERAL SUMMARY Graduates of the Class of 2013 were asked to identify their primary status 6 to 9 months after graduation. 5% 14% Employed Graduate School 81% Still Seeking 95% of the Class of 2013 survey respondents were employed or in a graduate school or professional program within 6 to 9 months after graduation. 81% of the respondents secured employment while 14% indicated a graduate or professional program as their primary activity. Page | 3 Class of 2013 Survey GEOGRAPHIC DESTINATIONS The geographic destinations for the Class of 2013 spanned the United States as well as international locations. In the U.S., the Northeast continues to be the strongest draw for Messiah College graduates, constituting approximately 84% of the graduates. International destinations totaled 5% and include the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Ghana, China, Poland, Burkina Faso, Singapore, and the Philippines. 1% 1% Colorado 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% Connecticut 3% Delaware 8% District of Columbia 5% Illinois 4% 2% International 1% 5% Maryland 64% New Jersey New York North Carolina Oregon Other US State Pennsylvania Texas The Northeast continues to be the strongest draw for Messiah College graduates, constituting approximately 84% of the responding graduates. Page | 4 Class of 2013 Survey EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION 81% of the Class of 2013 survey respondents reported employment as their primary status following graduation. Graduates who are in full-time work, part-time work, post-graduate internships, and missions/volunteer work are considered as employed for the purposes of the survey. The chart below shows the breakdown of the various types of employment for the Class of 2013. The majority of those employed are in full-time positions. 75% of those employed indicated that they were in a position which required a bachelor’s degree. 3% 4% Completing a Post- 18% graduate Internship Employed Full-time 75% Employed Part-time In Missions or Volunteer Service The following graph displays industries represented by employed Messiah College graduates. Arts 2% 4% Athletics 4% 17% 17% Business/Accounting/Financial Services 16% 7% Communications/Media 6% 23% Computer Science/IT 4% Education Engineering Page | 5 Class of 2013 Survey Employers of the Class of 2013 Among the various industries employing Messiah graduates, below is a sample of specific employers. AmeriCorps VISTA Brethren In Christ World Missions Case Management Unit of Dauphin County Central PA Food Bank Cherry Crest Adventure Farm City Year Clark Associates CPRS Physical Therapy Dauphin County Children and Youth Ernst & Young, LLC Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Fellowship of Christian Athletes Geisinger Medical Center General Motors Habitat for Humanity Harford County Public School District Harley-Davidson Motor Company Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Howard County Police Department John's Hopkins Hospital KPMG, LLP Keystone Autism Services Manitowoc Company Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe McKonley & Asbury, LLC Media Theatre for Performing Arts Mennonite Central Committee Messiah College Michael Waltrip Racing Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth NAVAIR (Dept. of Navy) Northrop Grumman PA House of Representatives PAE Consulting Engineers Penn State Hershey Medical Center PinnacleHealth Harrisburg Hospital Santiago Christian School SCS Engineers Soccer Shots Southeast Expeditions/Coastal Kayaks Teach for America The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Dow Chemical Company Transportation Security Administration University of California San Diego Medical Center Voith Hydro Walter Reed National Military Medical Center WIC (Women, Infants, Children) Page | 6 Class of 2013 Survey GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION 14% of the Class of 2013 survey respondents reported graduate or professional school as their primary activity following graduation. The following graph displays fields of study which represent graduate and professional programs attended by these Messiah College graduates. Arts & Music Business/IT/Engineering/Math 1% 23% 15% Education/Social 18% Science/Government Humanities 23% 15% 5% Law Medicine Sciences (Biology, Physical, Health Professions) Graduate Schools Attended by the Class of 2013 The Class of 2013 received acceptance to a wide variety of graduate programs. Below is a sample of specific graduate schools. Asbury Theological Seminary University of Colorado Drexel University University of Edinburgh Duke University University of Maryland School of Medicine Edinboro University of Pennsylvania University of Nevada James Madison University University of North Carolina School of the Arts Messiah College University of Pennsylvania Penn State Hershey College of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania State University - The Dickinson University of Texas School of Medicine School of Law University of Washington Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Virginia Tech Teachers College at Columbia University Wesley Theological Seminary Temple University Western Illinois University Thomas Jefferson University Page | 7 Class of 2013 Survey SUMMARY POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITY BY SCHOOL/ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT ADVANCED SEEKING STATUS MAJOR EMPLOYED TOTAL DEGREE EMPLOYMENT UNKNOWN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Department of Visual Arts Art Education 2 0 0 1 3 Art History 0 0 0 2 2 Art Management 0 0 0 1 1 Studio Art 10 1 0 7 18 Department of Music Music 3 0 0 1 4 Music Business 0 1 0 0 1 Music Education 10 7 1 1 19 Music Performance 1 2 0 0 3 Department of Theatre and Dance Theatre 2 2 0 1 5 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Department of Education Education Certification Grades Pre K-4 13 2 0 0 15 Education Certification Grades 4-8 4 0 0 1 5 Education Dual Cert. Pre K-4 & Special Ed. 18 0 1 8 27 Elementary Education 1 0 0 1 2 Department of Human Development & Family Science Family & Consumer Sciences Education 6 0 0 3 9 Human Development & Family Science 15 2 1 2 20 Department of Management and Business Accounting 15 0 0 5 20 Business Administration 24 0 0 6 30 Business Information Systems 2 0 0 2 4 Economics 0 1 0 0 1 Human Resource Management 4 0 0 0 4 International Business 10 0 0 2 12 Marketing 13 0 0 2 15 Page I 8 Class of 2013 Survey ADVANCED SEEKING STATUS MAJOR EMPLOYED TOTAL DEGREE EMPLOYMENT UNKNOWN Department of Psychology Biopsychology 2 4 0 3 9 Psychology 17 7 3 9 36 Department of Social Work Social Work 9 3 0 5 17 Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Criminal Justice 7 1 1 3 12 Sociology & Anthropology 5 1 0 6 12 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND HEALTH Department of Biological Sciences Biology 4 5 2 7 18 Biology w/ Teaching Certification 1 0 0 2 3 Environmental Science 1 2 1 3 7 Molecular Biology 2 2 0 1 5 Sustainability Studies 1 0 0 0 1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Biochemistry 1 2 1 0 4 Chemistry 2 3 0 0 5 Department of Engineering Engineering 23 1 0 7 31 Department of Health and Human Performance Adventure Education 3 0 1 2 6 Athletic Training 5 3 1 2 11 Health & Exercise Science 9 7 0 5 21 Health & Exercise Science with EMOT in OT 0 0 0 1 1 Health & Physical Ed. w/K-12 Teaching Cert. 4 0 0 4 8 Health & Physical Education Studies 1 0 0 0 1 Sport Management 3 0 0 0 3 Page |9 Class of 2013 Survey ADVANCED SEEKING STATUS MAJOR EMPLOYED TOTAL DEGREE EMPLOYMENT UNKNOWN Department of Information & Mathematical Science Computer & Information Science 10 0 0 1 11 Mathematics 5 0 0 1 6 Mathematics w/ Teaching Certification 5 1 0 2 8 Department of Nursing Nursing 40 0 3 7 50 Department of Nutrition & Dietetics Nutrition & Dietetics 11 1 0 1 13 Nutrition & Food Services Management 1 0 0 0 1 SCHOOL OF THE HUMANITIES Peace and Conflict Studies 0 0 0 1 1 Department of Biblical and Religious Studies Biblical & Religious Studies 1 0 0 3 4 Christian Ministries 7 1 1 0 9 Humanities w/ Religious Studies Conc.