2016-2017 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Career Outcomes Report 2016-2017 1 2016-2017 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Table of Contents Introduction and Methodology .............................................................................. 3 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Class of 2017 Survey Summary .............................................................................. 4 Status of the Survey Respondents ......................................................................... 4 Class of 2017 Career Outcomes ............................................................................. 5 Placement Rates for those seeking placement....................................................... 6 Salary Statistics ...................................................................................................... 6 U of A Overall Reported Starting Salary ................................................................................................... 6 Salary Means and Medians for Selected Majors .................................................................................... 6 Continuing Education Study Fields ......................................................................... 8 Career Outcomes for Different Student Affiliations ............................................... 8 Placement Status by Undergraduate Student Groups ........................................................................ 8 Placement Status by Graduate Student Groups .................................................................................... 8 Placement Status by Undergraduate Student Ethnicity .................................................................... 9 Placement Status by Graduate Student Ethnicity................................................................................. 9 Class of 2017 Employment - Inside and Outside of the State of Arkansas ............ 10 Location of Employment for all U of A Graduates ............................................................................. 10 Location of Employment for Arkansas Residents Graduated from U of A .............................. 10 2016-2017 Post-Graduation Survey – Bachelors .................................................. 11 2016-2017 Post-Graduation Survey – Masters ..................................................... 15 2016-2017 Post-Graduation Survey – Doctorate .................................................. 19 Appendix A .......................................................................................................... 22 Table 1. 2016-2017 Survey Response by Ethnicity - Undergraduate ................................. 22 Table 2. 2016-2017 Survey Response by Groups - Undergraduate ..................................... 22 Table 3. 2016-2017 Survey Response by Ethnicity - Graduate ............................................. 23 Table 4. 2016-2017 Survey Response by Groups - Graduate ................................................. 23 Appendix B ........................................................................................................... 24 Graduate / Professional Schools Razorbacks Accepted in 2016-2017 ..................................... 24 Employers Who Hired Razorbacks in 2016-2017 ............................................................................ 27 For More Information .......................................................................................... 47 University of Arkansas | Career Development Center 2 2016-2017 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Introduction and Methodology The University Career Development Center (CDC) surveys all University of Arkansas (U of A) graduating students about their post-graduation pursuits to learn whether they have secured employment, types and locations of employment secured, salaries offered, military placement, graduate or professional school acceptance, volunteerism, or other plans. This information informs the university of the career paths of graduates, which serves as a resource for career planning for prospective and current U of A students. This data is also reported to the College Portrait of Undergraduate Education/Voluntary System of Accountability, U.S. News & World Report College Ranking Issue, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) First- Destination/Post-Graduate survey, Princeton Review survey, Peterson’s Undergraduate survey, College Board Survey, and a few others. This report summarizes post-graduation status of the Class of 2017 for the university as a whole. The Class of 2017 includes Razorbacks who graduated in August 2016, December 2016, May 2017. While the CDC is responsible for reporting the data for all U of A colleges, the Sam Walton College of Business (WCOB) and the College of Engineering (ENGR) maintain responsibility for administering the placement survey to its graduating seniors. Students in the WCOB and ENGR are asked to complete a paper-form of the survey. While these colleges collect its own data, they work collaboratively with the CDC by reporting their collected data to the center. The CDC administers an online-version of the placement survey for the remaining colleges’ graduating students. The CDC maintains a database of students who apply for graduation each summer, fall and spring term. Several weeks prior to graduation graduating seniors are emailed an invitation to participate in the survey and directed to a link that allows them to complete it online. Students use their university email login information to access the survey site. Students are permitted to login multiple times during the collection period to ensure that the most accurate, current data is captured. Additionally, faculty advisers are identified and given administrative privileges to supply or update information on students’ behalf. The deadline for completing data collection for the Class of 2017 was December 31, 2017. Definitions Employed - consists of accepted full time employment or part-time employment. Continuing Education - those continuing education at graduate or professional schools. Still Seeking - those seeking employment, seeking continuing education, and planning to continue education but not yet enrolled. Not Seeking, Other - refers to those who indicated - not seeking employment, graduate school acceptance, doing additional undergraduate course work, or have other plans after graduation. University of Arkansas | Career Development Center 3 2016-2017 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Class of 2017 Survey Summary Degree Level and School Graduated Responded Response Rate, % Bachelors 4,474 3,743 83.67 College of Ed & Health Professions 894 604 67.56 College of Arts & Sciences 1,460 1,226 83.97 College of Architecture 57 47 82.46 College of Engineering 524 495 94.47 College of Ag, Food & Life Sciences 424 377 88.92 College of Business 1,115 994 89.15 Masters 1,191 977 82.03 Graduate Ed & Health Professions 342 249 72.81 Graduate Arts & Sciences 186 143 76.88 Graduate School 28 24 85.71 Graduate Engineering 298 252 84.56 Graduate Ag, Food & Life Sciences 103 85 82.52 Graduate Business 229 220 96.07 School of Law 5 4 80.00 Doctorate 296 239 80.74 Graduate Ed & Health Professions 50 43 86.00 Graduate Arts & Sciences 57 49 85.96 Graduate School 22 20 90.91 Graduate Engineering 28 26 92.86 Graduate Ag, Food & Life Sciences 10 9 90.00 Graduate Business 10 9 90.00 School of Law 119 83 69.75 Status of the Survey Respondents Continuing Military & Not Still Degree Level and School Employed Education Volunteer Seeking Seeking Bachelors 2,381 715 27 80 540 College of Ed & Health Professions 394 139 6 11 54 College of Arts & Sciences 617 325 13 41 230 College of Architecture 40 1 1 1 4 College of Engineering 355 69 3 1 67 College of Ag, Food & Life Sciences 234 72 3 5 63 College of Business 741 109 1 21 122 Masters 754 102 33 13 75 Graduate Ed & Health Professions 213 7 1 3 25 Graduate Arts & Sciences 83 43 0 2 15 Graduate School 10 10 0 1 3 Graduate Engineering 191 16 31 3 11 Graduate Ag, Food & Life Sciences 56 16 1 4 8 Graduate Business 199 10 0 0 11 School of Law 2 0 0 0 2 University of Arkansas | Career Development Center 4 2016-2017 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Continuing Military & Not Still Degree Level and School Employed Education Volunteer Seeking Seeking Doctorate 201 5 3 4 26 Graduate Ed & Health Professions 42 0 0 1 0 Graduate Arts & Sciences 38 1 1 1 8 Graduate School 19 0 0 0 1 Graduate Engineering 22 0 1 0 3 Graduate Ag, Food & Life Sciences 9 0 0 0 0 Graduate Business 7 0 0 2 0 School of Law 64 4 1 0 14 Class of 2017 Career Outcomes Eighty four percent of the University of Arkansas bachelor’s degree recipients are employed, attending graduate school, or engaged in other meaningful activities within the post-graduation data collection period. Class of 2017 Career Outcomes 2% 14% 19% 64% 1% Employed Military & Volunteer Service Continued Education Still Seeking Not Seeking* * not seeking employment/graduate school acceptance, have other plans after graduation University of Arkansas | Career Development Center 5 2016-2017 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Placement Rates for those seeking placement1 Bachelors Masters Doctorate Colleges and Schools Plcmt Rate Plcmt Rate Plcmt Rate Education and Health Professions 89.2% 88.8% 97.7% Arts and Sciences 77.8% 88.1% 81.6% Graduate School N/A 83.3% 95.0% Engineering 86.3% 94.4% 88.5% Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 82.0% 85.9% 100.0% Business 85.6% 95.0% 77.8% School of Law N/A