2017-2018 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Career Outcomes Report 2017-2018 1 2017-2018 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Table of Contents Introduction and Methodology ........................................................................... 3 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Class of 2018 Summary ....................................................................................... 4 Career Outcomes of the Survey Respondents ..................................................... 4 Career Outcomes Rates....................................................................................... 5 In-State and Out-of-State Employment ............................................................... 5 Salary Statistics ................................................................................................... 6 Overall Reported Fill-time Salary Statistics ........................................................................................... 6 Selected Undergraduate Salary Means and Medians .......................................................................... 6 Continuing Education Fields ................................................................................ 7 Career Outcomes for Different Student Affiliation Groups .................................. 8 Undergraduate Career Outcome Rates by Student Ethnicity and Affiliation ............................ 8 Graduate Career Outcome Rates by Student Ethnicity and Affiliation ........................................ 8 Program Data for Bachelor’s Degree Recipients .................................................. 9 Program Data for Master’s Degree Recipients ................................................... 13 Program Data for Doctoral Degree Recipients ................................................... 17 Appendix A ....................................................................................................... 20 Table 1. Undergraduate Survey Response by Student Ethnicity ............................................ 20 Table 2. Undergraduate Survey Response by Student Groups ............................................... 20 Table 3. Graduate Survey Response by Student Ethnicity ........................................................ 21 Table 4. Graduate Survey Response by Student Groups ............................................................ 21 Appendix B ....................................................................................................... 22 Schools and Number of Enrolled Class of 2018 Graduates ........................................................... 22 Employers and Number of Hired Class of 2018 Graduates ........................................................... 25 For More Information ....................................................................................... 46 University of Arkansas | Career Development Center 2 2017-2018 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Introduction and Methodology The University of Arkansas Career Outcomes Reports provide insight into the post-graduation pursuits of recent University of Arkansas (UofA) graduates. These reports constitute the only centralized placement data collection for the UofA and serve as a resource for career planning for current and prospective students, used by colleges/schools, departments, employers and other stakeholders. These data are also reported to various organizations that rank colleges, such as US News and World Report, the College Portrait of Undergraduate Education/Voluntary System of Accountability, National Association of Colleges and Employers, Princeton Review survey, Peterson’s Undergraduate survey, College Board Survey, and a few others. UofA Class of 2018 includes those students who graduated in August 2017, December 2017 and May 2018. The University Career Development Center (CDC) surveys graduating class within an average of 6 months of their graduation to learn whether they have secured employment, types and locations of employment secured, salaries offered, military or volunteer service, graduate or professional school acceptance, or other plans. The CDC administered an online placement survey for August 2017 graduates of UofA colleges and schools except Sam Walton College of Business (WCOB). Walton Career Services collected the placement information for August 2017 graduates of WCOB, and shared it with the CDC to generate this 2017-2018 Career Outcomes Report for the university as a whole. Handshake First Destination Survey (FDS) is utilized to collect placement data from December 2017 and May 2018 graduates. Graduating students are emailed an invitation to participate in the survey and directed to a link that allows them to complete it online. Students can login to FDS multiple times during the collection period to ensure that the most accurate, current data is captured. Additionally, graduating students were surveyed during Grad Salute events at UofA Bookstore, non-responders were contacted via phone by CDC volunteers and National Phone Campaign callers later after graduation. Most of the information is collected directly from the graduates, however, some also is obtained through other sources (LinkedIn profiles, other online sources, parents, faculty advisers, employers, and etc.). The deadline for completing data collection for the Class of 2018 was December 31, 2018. Definitions Response/Knowledge Rate - the percent of graduates for which the CDC has reasonable and verifiable information concerning the graduates’ post-graduation career activities Career Outcomes/Placement Rate - the percent of graduates who are working, continuing education, serving in military or volunteering, for those seeking placement. Working - consists of those accepted full time employment or part-time employment. Continuing Education - those continuing education at graduate or professional schools. Still Looking - consists of those seeking employment or seeking continuing education, and planning to continue education but not yet enrolled. Not Seeking, Other - consists of those not seeking employment or graduate school acceptance, have other plans after graduation. University of Arkansas | Career Development Center 3 2017-2018 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Class of 2018 Summary Degrees Number of Knowledge/ Degree Levels and Schools Awarded Responses Response Rate Bachelors 4,480 3,734 83.35% College of Edu & Health Professions 869 657 75.60% College of Arts & Sciences 1,389 1,131 81.42% College of Architecture 71 57 80.28% College of Engineering 615 578 93.98% College of Ag, Food & Life Sciences 449 394 87.75% College of Business 1,087 917 84.36% Masters 1,102 901 81.76% Graduate Edu & Health Professions 272 202 74.26% Graduate Arts & Sciences 191 155 81.15% Graduate School & International Ed 24 19 79.17% Graduate Engineering 311 256 82.32% Graduate Ag, Food & Life Sciences 82 69 84.15% Graduate Business 212 190 89.62% School of Law 10 10 100.00% Doctorate 343 274 79.88% Graduate Edu & Health Professions 65 56 86.15% Graduate Arts & Sciences 54 45 83.33% Graduate School & International Ed 33 29 87.88% Graduate Engineering 46 44 95.65% Graduate Ag, Food & Life Sciences 16 13 81.25% Graduate Business 15 10 66.67% School of Law 114 77 67.54% UofA overall 5,925 4,909 82.85% Career Outcomes of the Survey Respondents Continuing Military & Still Not Degree Levels and Schools Working Education Volunteer Looking Seeking Bachelors 2,320 753 47 562 52 College of Education & Health 395 186 2 67 7 Professions College of Arts & Sciences 586 321 24 173 27 College of Architecture 50 7 College of Engineering 409 79 7 77 6 College of Ag, Food & Life Sciences 244 82 3 61 4 College of Business 636 85 11 177 8 University of Arkansas | Career Development Center 4 2017-2018 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT] Continuing Military & Still Not Degree Levels and Schools Working Education Volunteer Looking Seeking Masters 673 117 28 79 4 Graduate Ed & Health Professions 159 18 1 23 1 Graduate Arts & Sciences 104 32 1 17 1 Graduate School & International Ed 5 11 3 Graduate Engineering 175 33 26 21 1 Graduate Ag, Food & Life Sciences 50 16 2 1 Graduate Business 172 5 13 School of Law 8 2 Doctorate 232 12 1 27 2 Graduate Ed & Health Professions 51 1 3 1 Graduate Arts & Sciences 37 3 5 Graduate School & International Ed 25 1 3 Graduate Engineering 41 3 Graduate Ag, Food & Life Sciences 12 1 Graduate Business 10 School of Law 56 8 12 1 All Degrees 3,225 882 76 668 58 Career Outcomes Rates1 All Degrees Bachelors Masters Doctorate Colleges and Schools Outcomes Outcomes Outcomes Outcomes Education and Health Professions 89.7% 89.7% 88.6% 94.5% Arts and Sciences 85.0% 84.3% 89.0% 88.9% Graduate School & International Education 87.5% N/A 84.2% 89.7% Engineering 88.4% 86.5% 91.8% 93.2% Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 86.4% 84.4% 97.1% 92.3% Business 82.9% 80.5% 93.2% 100.0% School of Law 86.0% N/A 100.0% 84.2% School of Architecture 87.7% 87.7% N/A N/A UofA overall 86.2% 84.7% 91.2% 90.1% In-State and Out-of-State Employment Residency Work in Arkansas Work outside of Arkansas Info unavailable All graduates 48.0% 49.2% 2.8% Arkansas residents 69.1% 26.7% 4.2% 1 Calculated by dividing the total number of employed, continuing education, serving in military or in volunteer activity by the number of survey respondents. Those not seeking placement are not included in the career outcomes/placement rates calculation. University of Arkansas | Career Development Center 5 2017-2018 [CAREER OUTCOMES REPORT]