2019 Beyond Columbia Survey Results: School of General Studies (GS) All numbers below represent the percentage of the School of General Studies students who applied for graduation in October 2018, February 2019, or May 2019 and whose post-graduation outcome was collected in the 2019 Beyond Columbia Survey. The outcomes of 50.7% of all GS degree-earners have been collected for this report as of November 30th, 2019.
Noteworthy Trends:
91.7% are employed or continuing their education. Management Consulting, Internet & Software, and Higher 52.9% of reported total compensation ranges are above $70,000. Education are the most popular employer industries 76.6% of respondents had one or more internships or research Consulting, Finance, and Legal are the most popular job functions opportunities during their time as a Columbia University student. Columbia University is the most popular destination for continued (n = 107) studies.
% of Top Company Industries Responses Sample Graduate Schools Management Consulting 11.2% Columbia University Brown University Internet & Software 9.9% Harvard University University of Cambridge Higher Education 8.7% University of Oxford Cornell University Non-Profit - Other 8.7% Sciences Po University College London Legal & Law Enforcement 7.5% Oxford University Yale University Investment / Portfolio Management 6.2% Investment Banking 6.2% Other Industries 4.3% Real Estate 3.7% Top Hiring Organizations Commercial Banking & Credit 3.7% Columbia University Moody's Corporation n = 161
Accenture Bloomberg % of McKinsey & Company NERA Economic Consulting Top Job Functions Responses United States Marine Corps Paxos Consulting 17.3% Amazon PwC - Strategy& Finance 15.4%
Legal 9.6%
Engineering - Web / Software 9.6% Research 7.7% Product / Project Management 5.8% Administration 3.8% Operations / Production 3.8% Education / Teaching / Training 3.8% Sales 3.8% n = 52
All data analyzed and presented by the Center for Career Education. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.