During the past twelve months, the Career Development Center surveyed the graduating class of 2011 using a series of mail, web and phone surveys. We also collected data from employers, parents, faculty and other sources. The Career Development Center uses the Registrar’s information for this process, so this report includes graduates of August and December 2010, and May 2011. A response rate of 79 percent was realized from the survey. This report was prepared in August 2012.

In every possible instance, comparative data for the last five years is given. Some duplication of numbers will exist, primarily within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Students who graduated with dual majors have been counted in both majors for the individual major reports, but have been counted only once for the purposes of overall College and University statistics. Also, there are a few cases in which respondents indicated both enrollment in graduate school and employment as their primary status. In those cases, percentages may add up to more than 100, and they are indicated on each page with an asterisk.

In reporting mean salaries, we do not include intern stipends, volunteer stipends (e.g., AmeriCorps), salaries for part-time positions, or full-time salaries for jobs that are clearly not in the field in which the degree was granted. Only base salaries are averaged; we do not include bonuses, projected commissions, housing benefits, tuition remission, relocation bonuses, etc.

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Every year there are cases in which respondents indicated both enrollment in graduate school and employment as their primary status.  Because of this, numbers and percentages will add up to more than 100.

Undergraduates only (N=392)

• 56 percent employed
• 40 percent in graduate school.
• 5 percent seeking employment
• 2 percent not seeking employment

Graduate students only (N=215)

• 70 percent employed
• 21 percent in graduate school.
• 3 percent seeking employment
• 2 percent not seeking employment

During the past twelve months, the Career Development Center surveyed the graduating class of 2011 using a series of mail, web and phone surveys. We also collected data from employers, parents, faculty and other sources.  The Career Development Center uses the Registrar’s information for this process, so this report includes graduates of August 2010, December 2010, and May 2011.  A response rate of 80 percent was realized from the survey. This report was prepared in August 2012.

In every possible instance, comparative data for the last five years is given.  Some duplication of numbers will exist, primarily within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  Students who graduated with dual majors have been counted in both majors for the individual major reports, but have been counted only once for the purposes of overall College and University statistics.  Also, there are few cases in which respondents indicated both enrollment in graduate school and employment as their primary status.  In those cases, percentages may add up to more than 100, and they are indicated on each page with an asterisk.

In reporting mean salaries, we do not include intern stipends, volunteer stipends (e.g., AmeriCorps), salaries for part-time positions, or full-time salaries for jobs that are clearly not in the field in which the degree was granted.  Only base salaries are averaged; we do not include bonuses, projected commissions, housing benefits, tuition remission, relocation bonuses, etc.

Accounting (BS)
Art & Design (BFA)
Athletic Training (BS)
Biology (BA)
Biomedical Materials Engineering Science (BS)
Biomedical Materials Engineering Science (MS)
Business Administration (BS)
Business Administration (MBA)
Ceramic Art (MFA)
Ceramic Engineering (BS)
Ceramic Engineering (MS)
Ceramic Engineering (PhD)
Chemistry (BA)
Communication Studies (BA)
Comparative Cultures (BA)
Counseling (MSEd)
Criminal Justice (BA)
Early Childhood Education (BA)
Economics (BA)
Electrical Engineering (BS)
Electrical Engineering (MS)
Electronic Integrated Arts (MFA)
English (BA)
Environmental Science (BA)
Finance (BS)
French (BA)
General Science (BA)

Graduate Schools for 2011 Graduates

Employers of 2011 Graduates

Geology (BA)
German (BA)
Gerontology (BA)
Glass Science (BS)
Glass Science (MS)
Glass Science (PhD)
History (BA)
Individually Designed: Track II
Interdisciplinary Art Major (BA)
Literacy (MSEd)
Marketing (BS)
Materials Science (BS)
Materials Science (MS)
Mathematics (BA)
Mechanical Engineering (BS)
Numeracy (MSEd)
Philosophy (BA)
Political Science (BA)
Psychology (BA)
School Psychology (MA)
School Psychology (CAS)
School Psychology (PsyD)
Sculpture and Dimensional Studies (MFA)
Sociology (BA)
Spanish (BA)
Theatre (BA)

Geographic Locations of Graduates

Definition of Terms:

Employed:  Respondent reported either full-time or part-time employment as primary status.

Underemployed:  Respondent reported work that was either part-time, clearly not in the field of study, or most likely both. Inclusion in this category is determined at the discretion of the Director of the Career Development Center, not by the respondent. 

Graduate School:  Respondent reported attendance at graduate school as primary status.

Available for employment: Respondent reported that he/she is unemployed and seeking employment.

Not seeking employment:  Respondent reported he/she is voluntarily out of the job market for reasons which might include return to a home country, travel, or family.

Geographic location:  Respondent indicated a new address after graduation, or indicated an employer/graduate school location.  If no new address was indicated, the address on file with the Student Services/Registrar was used.

We would like to thank the student services office, the academic faculty of the University, the University Relations Office, and the Career Development Center staff for their assistance in completing this report.

If you have any questions concerning the content of this report, please feel free to contact the Career Development Center.