Yeshiva University CLASS OF 2017 Career Center Post-Graduation Destinations Survey Susan Bauer Interim Executive Director May 2018 The Yeshiva University Career Center conducted a post-graduation survey of 580 undergraduate students, who completed YU in the 2016-2017 academic year as indicated by Banner and the Registrar’s office. Through the Career Center’s outreach efforts, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research, including online and phone surveys, internal data on YU employment and graduate school enrollment, as well as reliable external sources such as LinkedIn, the overall results are included for 88% (513 graduates) of the Class of 2017. This year’s methodology included data for Summer 2016, January 2017, and May 2017 graduates, consistent with recent guidelines set by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). SUMMARY Top Industries of of undergraduate Class of 2017 had post- Employment 93% graduation destinations either at graduation • Accounting or within six-months of graduating • Education • Finance • Healthcare • Non-profit/Social Service 88% of graduates responded to survey or were accounted for • Real Estate through reliable internal and external sources (knowledge rate) 88% Top Areas of Graduate/ Professional Study • Dentistry • Education • Law 85.6% 77% • Medicine • Nursing of graduates of graduates • Social Work reported that their position was held one or more internships/ strongly or moderately related part-time jobs during their to their field of interest time at YU CLASS OF 2017 CAREER OUTCOMES OVERALL 9% 2% 45% employment 37% 2% 4% 37% graduate school 93% 9% both of graduates 2% other have post-graduation 2% none destinations 45% 4% not seeking BY COLLEGE 93% 87% 97% of Stern College for of Sy Syms School of of Yeshiva College (YC) Women (SCW) graduates Business (SYMS) graduates graduates have post- have post-graduation have post-graduation graduation destinations destinations destinations 33% employment 65% employment 38% employment 50% graduate school 13% graduate school 47% graduate school 8% both 8% both 10% both 2% other 1% other 2% other 2% none 10% none 2% none 4% not seeking 3% not seeking 1% not seeking 1% 2% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2% 10% 10% 8% 1% 33% 38% 8% 13% 65% 50% 47% BY MAJOR/CONCENTRATION (for majors/concentrations reporting at least 10 instances) Accounting 91% 61% 13% 17% 8% 1% (71 respondents) employment grad school both none not seeking Biology 95% 24% 59% 8% 4% 1% 4% (93 respondents) employment grad school both other none not seeking Business Intel 73% 73% 18% 9% Marketing Analytics employment none not seeking (11 respondents) Economics 96% 48% 38% 10% 5% (21 respondents) employment grad school both none Education 92.9% 50% 14.3% 28.6% 7.1% (14 respondents) employment grad school both not seeking English 88% 44% 31% 13% 6% 6% (16 respondents) employment grad school other none not seeking Finance 89% 84% 5% 11% (37 respondents) employment grad school none Jewish Studies 99% 21% 71% 7% (14 respondents) mployment grad school both Management 85% 62% 19% 4% 12% 4% (26 respondents) employment grad school other none not seekng Marketing 87% 52% 26% 6% 3% 6% 6% (31 respondents) employment grad school both other none not seeking Mathematics 100% 60% 20% 20% (15 respondents) employment grad school both Political Science 93% 62% 31% 8% (13 respondents) employment grad school not seeking Psychology 98% 34% 48% 14% 2% 3% (65 respondents) employment grad school both other none Shaped Major 96% 32% 64% 5% (22 respondents) employment grad school not seeking Speech Pathology/ 92% 14% 71% 7% 7% Audiology employment grad school both none (14 respondents) BY GENDER 2% 2% 3% 7% 2% 2% 7% 10% 42% 49% 30% 43% 49% employment 42% employment 91% 30% graduate school 94% 43% graduate school of women graduates 10% both of men graduates 7% both have post-graduation 2% other have post-graduation 2% other destinations destinations 7% none 2% none 2% not seeking 3% not seeking EMPLOYMENT AND GRADUATE SCHOOL STATISTICS Top industries (by percent of employed graduates Full-time vs. part-time employment working in them: 277 respondents) (by percentage of employed graduates: 277 respondents) 25 100 90 20 80 70 15 60 50 10 40 30 5 20 10 0 0 Education Finance Accounting Healthcare Non-profit/ Real Estate Employed Employed and Total Social Service Only Grad School Full-time Part-time 21.5% 1.9% 11.8% 11.8% Faculty/Staff 15.8% 11.7% Internship Top methods graduates 8.1% Job Fair used to find jobs (310 11.7% respondents; could provide 18.4% Job Sites/Social Media multiple answers) 33.1% Networking (Other Contacts) 15.8% On-Campus Recruiting 8.1% 21.5% Relatives/Alumni 33.1% 1.9% YU CareerLink 18.4% Salary Range Overall SCW SYMS YC Less than $20,000 3.8% 7.1% 0% 6.9% $20,000 to $29,999 9.9% 16.7% 6.7% 6.9% $30,000 to $39,999 20.6% 35.7% 15% 10.3% Starting $40,000 to $49,999 19.1% 26.2% 13.3% 20.7% salaries (131 $50,000 to $59,999 14.5% 9.5% 16.7% 17.2% respondents) $60,000 to $69,999 19.8% 0% 36.7% 13.8% $70,000 to $79,999 3.8% 2.4% 3.3% 6.9% $80,000 and more 8.4% 2.4% 8.3% 17.2% Relevance to career field of interest and major field of study (211 respondents) 79.7% 94.2% 76.7% 85.6% 79.7% of SCW graduates 94.2% of SYMS graduates 76.7% of YC graduates of graduates reported that reported that their position reported that their position reported that their position their position was either was either strongly or was either strongly or was either strongly or strongly or moderately related moderately related moderately related moderately related to their field of interest 73.5% 67.8% 87.2% 54.5% of graduates reported that their position was either 67.8% of SCW graduates 87.2% of SYMS graduates 54.5% of YC graduates reported that their position reported that their position reported that their position strongly or moderately related was either strongly or was either strongly or was either strongly or to their major(s) moderately related moderately related moderately related Internships and Part-time Jobs (391 respondents) 77% 59.8% 32.6% of graduates of graduates of graduates held one or more internships held two or more internships held three or more internships or part-time jobs during their during their time at YU during their time at YU time at YU 65.8% of SCW 52.8% of SCW 28.6% of SCW graduates held one graduates held two or graduates held three or more internships or more internships or or more internships or part-time jobs during part-time jobs during part-time jobs during their time at YU their time at YU their time at YU 87.1% of 70.5% of SYMS 41.7% of SYMS SYMS graduates graduates held two or graduates held three held one or more more internships or or more internships or internships or part-time jobs during part-time jobs during part-time jobs during their time at YU their time at YU their time at YU 82% of YC 57% of YC 27% of YC graduates held one graduates held two graduates held three or more internships or or more internships or more internships or part-time jobs during or part-time jobs part-time jobs during their time at YU during their time their time at YU at YU Top fields of graduate/professional study (by percent of enrolled graduates in them: 232 respondents) 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Medicine Dentistry Law Nursing Social Work Education Accounting 9.5% 8.6% Degree Level Percentage 8.6% 7.8% DDS 8.6% 4.7% JD 7.8% Degrees sought 6.9% Master’s 47% (275 respondents) MD 10.3% 10.3% Other 6.9% 47% Other-Nursing 4.7% PhD 8.6% Semicha 9.5% CAREER CENTER USAGE STATISTICS OVERALL 89.2% of SCW graduates 87.2% used the Career Center 93.8% of SYMS graduates of graduates used the Career Center used the Career 75% of YC graduates Center during their used the Career Center years at YU FIRST-TIME USAGE Year First Used the Career Center Overall SCW SYMS YC First Year on Campus 45.7% 39.7% 53.8% 43.7% Second Year on Campus 27.8% 29.4% 29.1% 22.5% Third Year on Campus 17.3% 19.9% 13.7% 18.3% Fourth Year on Campus or Later 9.3% 11% 3.4% 15.5% CAREER CENTER USERS’ BREAKDOWN OF SERVICES UTILIZED (could provide multiple answers) Career Counseling Appointment 91% Career Center Web Site 27.2% Walk-in Hours 66% On-campus Recruiting 22.4% YU CareerLink Job Postings 45.7% Weekly Email 17.3% Career Fair 37.3% Workshop/Panel 23% CONCLUSION The Yeshiva University Class of 2017 undergraduate graduating students demonstrate great promise as evidenced by the 93% post-graduation destinations career outcomes rate. Whether employment or graduate school was their intended goal, Yeshiva University recent graduates have achieved positive career results. Full-time employment increased by 5% from last year, with 87% (N= 242) of those employed holding full-time positions. Additionally, 89% of those employed who were not also in graduate school were employed full time (N= 208). In the graduate education outcomes data, medicine led as a top chosen field of study, and 47% of those students seeking graduate education were entering Master’s programs.