Alumni Survey Summary Report Fall 2018 - Spring & Summer 2019 Graduates Prepared by Career and Internship Services – Updated 5-1-20 Table of Contents Aggregate Statistics, All Three Colleges ..................................................... 3 CCAPS Statistics .......................................................................................... 5 Construction Management ................................................................ 7 Health & Wellbeing Sciences (No graduate data) Heath Services Management ............................................................. 9 Information Technology Infrastructure ........................................... 11 Inter-College Program ...................................................................... 13 Manufacturing Operations Management ........................................ 16 Multidisciplinary Studies .................................................................. 18 CDes Statistics ........................................................................................... 20 Apparel Design ................................................................................. 22 Architecture BS................................................................................. 24 Bachelor of Design in Architecture .................................................. 26 Graphic Design ................................................................................. 28 Interior Design .................................................................................. 31 Landscape Design & Planning .......................................................... 33 Product Design ................................................................................. 35 Retail Merchandising ....................................................................... 37 CFANS Statistics ........................................................................................ 39 Agricultural & Food Business Management .................................... 41 Agricultural Education ...................................................................... 43 Agricultural Communications & Marketing ..................................... 45 Animal Science ................................................................................. 47 Applied Economics ........................................................................... 50 Environmental Sciences, Policy & Management ............................. 52 Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology ...................................... 55 Food Science .................................................................................... 57 Food Systems ................................................................................... 59 Forest & Natural Resource Management ........................................ 61 Nutrition ........................................................................................... 63 Plant Science .................................................................................... 66 Sustainable Systems Management .................................................. 68 2 Aggregate Statistics from CCAPS, CDes & CFANS 878 out of 1026 graduates responded to the survey (85.58%) Which of the following options represents your post-graduation situation at this time? Paid Employment(FT and PT) 721 82.78% Additional Education 91 10.45% Internship 10 1.15% Engaged in Volunteer Service 2 0.23% Unemployed and Not Seeking Employment 0 0.00% Seeking Employment 47 5.40% No Response to Question 7 Are you still seeking additional or alternative employment? No 362 64.64% Yes, Additional 78 13.93% Yes, Alternative 120 21.43% Not Applicable 157 No Response to Question 161 How related is your primary post-graduation occupation to your program/area of study? Very Related 328 59.10% Somewhat Related 155 27.93% Neither Related or Unrelated 3 0.54% Somewhat Unrelated 30 5.41% Very Unrelated 36 6.49% Have Not Yet Formed an Opinion 3 0.54% Not Applicable 157 No Response to Question 166 How related is your primary post-graduation occupation to your career goals? Very Related 284 51.17% Somewhat Related 209 37.66% Neither Related or Unrelated 1 0.18% Somewhat Unrelated 22 3.96% Very Unrelated 32 5.77% Have Not Yet Formed an Opinion 7 1.26% Not Applicable 157 No Response to Question 166 How important to you is it that your primary post-graduation occupation or career is related to your program/area of study? Very Important 252 42.93% Important 230 39.18% Neither Important or Unimportant 35 5.96% Unimportant 41 6.98% Very Unimportant 18 3.07% Have Not Yet Formed an Opinion 11 1.87% No Response to Question 291 3 How satisfied are you with your primary post-graduation occupation? Very Satisfied 291 52.43% Somewhat Satisfied 192 34.59% Neither Satisfied or Unsatisfied 10 1.80% Somewhat Dissatisfied 34 6.13% Very Dissatisfied 12 2.16% Have Not Yet Formed an Opinion 16 2.88% Not Applicable 157 No Response to Question 166 Since receiving your degree, have you been enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, professional degree, certificate program or other education? Yes 133 18.42% No 589 81.58% No Response to Question 156 What is your salary before taxes for your primary occupation? Mean $44,577 Median $42,000 Range $5,000 - $135,000 Not Applicable 157 Response to Question 476 No Response to Question 245 How many internships/related experiences did you complete, if any? None 94 11.97% 1 302 38.47% 2 212 27.01% 3+ 147 18.73% Unspecified # 30 3.82% No Response to Question 93 Please indicate the primary job search activity that led to the job you have accepted or hold. Career/Job Fairs and Recruiting Events 49 9.23% Job From Internship 79 14.88% Job Postings 255 48.02% Referrals 54 10.17% Other(includes previous employment, self- employment, & others) 94 17.70% Not Applicable 157 No Response to Question 190 When did you begin to pursue your primary post-gradation occupation? 6 or More Months Before Graduation 178 29.08% 3-5 Months Before Graduation 123 20.10% 1-2 Months Before Graduation 61 9.97% At or Near Graduation 63 10.29% After Graduation 108 17.65% Kept the Same Occupation 79 12.91% Not Yet Started Job Seeking 0 0.00% Not Applicable 157 No Response to Question 109 4 Table of Contents CCAPS Statistics 193 out of 230 graduates responded to the survey (83.91%) Which of the following options represents your post-graduation situation at this time? Paid Employment(FT and PT) 171 89.53% Additional Education 13 6.81% Internship 0 0.00% Engaged in Volunteer Service 0 0.00% Unemployed and Not Seeking Employment 0 0.00% Seeking Employment 7 3.66% No Response to Question 2 Are you still seeking additional or alternative employment? No 86 72.27% Yes, Additional 11 9.24% Yes, Alternative 22 18.49% Not Applicable 22 No Response to Question 52 How related is your primary post-graduation occupation to your program/area of study? Very Related 61 53.04% Somewhat Related 38 33.04% Neither Related or Unrelated 1 0.87% Somewhat Unrelated 8 6.96% Very Unrelated 5 4.35% Have Not Yet Formed an Opinion 2 1.74% Not Applicable 22 No Response to Question 56 How related is your primary post-graduation occupation to your career goals? Very Related 64 55.65% Somewhat Related 35 30.43% Neither Related or Unrelated 1 0.87% Somewhat Unrelated 5 4.35% Very Unrelated 8 6.96% Have Not Yet Formed an Opinion 2 1.74% Not Applicable 22 No Response to Question 56 How important to you is it that your primary post-graduation occupation or career is related to your program/area of study? Very Important 52 43.70% Important 46 38.66% Neither Important or Unimportant 10 8.40% Unimportant 7 5.88% Very Unimportant 4 3.36% Have Not Yet Formed an Opinion 0 0.00% No Response to Question 74 5 How satisfied are you with your primary post-graduation occupation? Very Satisfied 67 58.26% Somewhat Satisfied 32 27.83% Neither Satisfied or Unsatisfied 3 2.61% Somewhat Dissatisfied 8 6.96% Very Dissatisfied 2 1.74% Have Not Yet Formed an Opinion 3 2.61% Not Applicable 22 No Response to Question 56 Since receiving your degree, have you been enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, professional degree, certificate program or other education? Yes 22 15.07% No 124 84.93% No Response to Question 47 What is your salary before taxes for your primary occupation? (low outlier removed: $7,150) Mean $58,217 Median $56,000 Range $18,000 - $135,000 Not Applicable 22 Response to Question 101 No Response to Question 70 How many internships/related experiences did you complete, if any? None 36 23.08% 1 53 33.97% 2 37 23.72% 3+ 19 12.18% Unspecified # 11 7.05% No Response to Question 37 Please indicate the primary job search activity that led to the job you have accepted or hold. Career/Job Fairs and Recruiting Events 14 12.73% Job From Internship 20 18.18% Job Postings 43 39.09% Referrals 7 6.36% Other(includes previous employment, self- employment, & others) 26 23.64% Not Applicable 22 No Response to Question 61 When did you begin to pursue your primary post-gradation occupation? 6 or More Months Before Graduation 50 39.37% 3-5 Months Before Graduation 17 13.39% 1-2 Months Before Graduation 10 7.87% At or Near Graduation 11 8.66% After Graduation 15 11.81% Kept the Same Occupation 24 18.90% Not Yet Started Job Seeking 0 0.00% Not Applicable 22 No Response to Question 44 Table of Contents 6 Construction Management 37 out of 42 graduates responded to the survey (88.10%) Which of the following options represents your post-graduation situation at this time? Paid Employment(FT and PT) 37 100.00% Additional Education 0 0.00% Internship