WHERE DO OBU GRADUATES GO?

______OVERVIEW

Graduates from the 2019-20 academic year were given a post-graduation survey which addressed plans for graduate school enrollment and employment upon graduation.

______DESTINATION OUTCOME

The Office of Career Development acquired career outcomes for 286 (80% knowledge rate) of the students. Respondents indicated that 80% had accepted employment, 19% were seeking further education, and a total of 1% was seeking employment or taking time off. 1% Seeking Employment or taking time off

99% of the Class of 2020 19% are employed Enrolled in Graduate School or enrolled in graduate school. 80% Employed

* Academic year refers to all graduates, completing degree requirements in December and May.

* Knowledge rate refers to the percentage of graduates for whom knowledge of their first-destination career outcomes has been obtained. This includes survey data provided by students, LinkedIn profile information and knowledge shared from academic departments.

______EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

Accounting/ Arts/ Accomodations/ Education Hospitals/ Information Legal Services/ Marketing/ Retail Social Other Finance/ Entertainment/ Food 23% Healthcare Technology Law Enforcement Communication 7% Services 7% Insurance Recreation 2% 20% 6% 2% 2% 7$ 7% 7% ______GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL 19% reported entering a graduate or professional school.

Baylor Dallas Theological Seminary Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Emory University School of Law Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Emporia State University Texas A&M Henderson State University Texas Christian University Ithaca College Universidad Publica de Navarra Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary University of Arkansas Moore-Norman Diagnostic Sonography University of Missouri St Louis - Optometry New Mexico State University North University of Nebraska Medical Center Oklahoma Baptist University University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City University University of Oklahoma College of Law Oklahoma State University – Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee OU-TU School of Community Medicine

Allied Health Business Humanities Law School Medical School Seminary Social Sciences Other 10% 26% 8% 6% 10% 14% 24% 4%

______EMPLOYMENT Top employers include:

Enterprise Holdings Ernst & Young Farmers Insurance Hobby Lobby IMB Integris Baptist Medical Center JB Hunt Inc. Norman Regional Health Systems Oklahoma Department of Human Services OU Medicine Paycom Shawnee Public Schools TD Ameritrade Tinker Air Force Base Youth and Family Resource Center