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Post-Graduation Report: 2007-2008 bachelor's degree graduates
Detail Report: Employment related to career goals and/or to major
Report for: Whole University
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Results compiled: 3/31/2009
 
If a major is not listed, then there were no graduates in the major for the survey cohort.
University / College / Major Do you consider your job to be related to your...
... career goals and/or to be an entry-level avenue to reach your career goals? ...college major?
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N % N % N % N % N % N %
Total University 1204 73%  437 27%  0 0%  1156 64%  479 27%  167 9% 
 
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 80 75%  26 25%  0 0%  80 68%  23 20%  14 12% 
  Agricultural & Applied Economics 8 53%  7 47%  0 0%  11 73%  4 27%  0 0% 
  Agricultural Sciences 4 100%  0 0%  0 0%  4 100%  0 0%  0 0% 
  Agricultural Technology 3 100%  0 0%  0 0%  2 50%  1 25%  1 25% 
  Animal & Poultry Sciences 19 83%  4 17%  0 0%  17 71%  5 21%  2 8% 
  Biochemistry 6 75%  2 25%  0 0%  4 50%  3 38%  1 13% 
  Crop & Soil Environmental Science 7 88%  1 13%  0 0%  6 67%  1 11%  2 22% 
  Dairy Science 9 75%  3 25%  0 0%  9 75%  2 17%  1 8% 
  Environmental Science 1 50%  1 50%  0 0%  2 100%  0 0%  0 0% 
  Food Science & Technology 1 100%  0 0%  0 0%  1 100%  0 0%  0 0% 
  Horticulture 10 91%  1 9%  0 0%  11 92%  0 0%  1 8% 
  Human Nutrition Foods & Exercise 12 63%  7 37%  0 0%  13 50%  7 27%  6 23% 
 
College of Architecture and Urban Studies 118 81%  27 19%  0 0%  124 83%  17 11%  9 6% 
  Architecture 44 86%  7 14%  0 0%  45 87%  4 8%  3 6% 
  Art 0 0%  1 100%  0 0%  0 0%  0 0%  1 100% 
  Art (Fine Arts) 6 67%  3 33%  0 0%  7 78%  2 22%  0 0% 
  Building Construction 33 87%  5 13%  0 0%  34 87%  2 5%  3 8% 
  Environmental Policy & Planning 3 75%  1 25%  0 0%  2 50%  2 50%  0 0% 
  Industrial Design 2 50%  2 50%  0 0%  4 80%  0 0%  1 20% 
  Interior Design 14 82%  3 18%  0 0%  14 78%  3 17%  1 6% 
  Landscape Architecture 6 86%  1 14%  0 0%  7 100%  0 0%  0 0% 
  Public and Urban Affairs 10 71%  4 29%  0 0%  11 73%  4 27%  0 0% 
 
Pamplin College of Business 263 67%  129 33%  0 0%  274 64%  125 29%  27 6% 
  Accounting & Information Systems 48 91%  5 9%  0 0%  49 86%  5 9%  3 5% 
  Business Information Technology 37 69%  17 31%  0 0%  42 75%  13 23%  1 2% 
  Economics, Business 3 43%  4 57%  0 0%  2 25%  6 75%  0 0% 
  Finance 69 62%  42 38%  0 0%  74 61%  41 34%  6 5% 
  Hospitality & Tourism Management 29 78%  8 22%  0 0%  29 76%  8 21%  1 3% 
  Management 44 73%  16 27%  0 0%  37 57%  23 35%  5 8% 
  Marketing Management 33 47%  37 53%  0 0%  41 51%  29 36%  11 14% 
 
College of Engineering 438 77%  130 23%  0 0%  452 75%  135 22%  17 3% 
  Aerospace Engineering 30 75%  10 25%  0 0%  30 68%  11 25%  3 7% 
  Biological Systems Engineering 9 82%  2 18%  0 0%  9 75%  2 17%  1 8% 
  Chemical Engineering 24 83%  5 17%  0 0%  24 80%  5 17%  1 3% 
  Civil Engineering 90 84%  17 16%  0 0%  93 83%  17 15%  2 2% 
  Computer Engineering 43 77%  13 23%  0 0%  46 78%  12 20%  1 2% 
  Computer Science 40 87%  6 13%  0 0%  41 84%  5 10%  3 6% 
  Electrical Engineering 38 64%  21 36%  0 0%  46 77%  12 20%  2 3% 
  Engineering Science & Mechanics 6 67%  3 33%  0 0%  4 40%  6 60%  0 0% 
  Industrial & Systems Engineering 50 81%  12 19%  0 0%  41 63%  24 37%  0 0% 
  Materials Science & Engineering 8 80%  2 20%  0 0%  7 64%  4 36%  0 0% 
  Mechanical Engineering 69 64%  39 36%  0 0%  80 67%  37 31%  3 3% 
  Mining Engineering 21 100%  0 0%  0 0%  22 100%  0 0%  0 0% 
  Ocean Engineering 5 100%  0 0%  0 0%  5 100%  0 0%  0 0% 
 
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 177 68%  83 32%  0 0%  115 38%  124 41%  66 22% 
  Apparel, Housing and Resource Management 34 77%  10 23%  0 0%  31 65%  9 19%  8 17% 
  Classical Studies 0 -  0 -  0 -  0 -  0 -  0 - 
  Communication 36 65%  19 35%  0 0%  30 45%  30 45%  7 10% 
  English 14 64%  8 36%  0 0%  11 44%  8 32%  6 24% 
  Family & Consumer Sciences Education 0 -  0 -  0 -  0 -  0 -  0 - 
  French 1 50%  1 50%  0 0%  0 0%  2 100%  0 0% 
  German 0 -  0 -  0 -  0 -  0 -  0 - 
  History 27 87%  4 13%  0 0%  7 19%  13 35%  17 46% 
  Human Development 8 67%  4 33%  0 0%  9 56%  4 25%  3 19% 
  Interdisciplinary Studies 18 78%  5 22%  0 0%  5 20%  15 60%  5 20% 
  International Studies 4 36%  7 64%  0 0%  2 11%  9 50%  7 39% 
  Marketing Education 0 -  0 -  0 -  0 0%  0 0%  1 100% 
  Music 2 100%  0 0%  0 0%  1 50%  1 50%  0 0% 
  Philosophy 0 0%  2 100%  0 0%  0 0%  1 33%  2 67% 
  Political Science 21 55%  17 45%  0 0%  11 26%  22 52%  9 21% 
  Secondary Education, Agriculture 2 100%  0 0%  0 0%  1 50%  1 50%  0 0% 
  Secondary Education, Business 1 100%  0 0%  0 0%  1 100%  0 0%  0 0% 
  Sociology 5 50%  5 50%  0 0%  3 27%  8 73%  0 0% 
  Spanish 1 50%  1 50%  0 0%  1 50%  0 0%  1 50% 
  Theatre Arts 3 100%  0 0%  0 0%  2 67%  1 33%  0 0% 
 
College of Science 89 71%  36 29%  0 0%  76 51%  45 30%  28 19% 
  Biochemistry 4 80%  1 20%  0 0%  5 83%  1 17%  0 0% 
  Biological Sciences 26 67%  13 33%  0 0%  24 57%  10 24%  8 19% 
  Chemistry 5 100%  0 0%  0 0%  5 83%  0 0%  1 17% 
  Economics 4 50%  4 50%  0 0%  2 15%  8 62%  3 23% 
  Geosciences 6 75%  2 25%  0 0%  6 75%  0 0%  2 25% 
  Mathematics 6 86%  1 14%  0 0%  6 60%  2 20%  2 20% 
  Physics 1 50%  1 50%  0 0%  2 67%  1 33%  0 0% 
  Psychology 33 70%  14 30%  0 0%  23 40%  22 39%  12 21% 
  Statistics 4 100%  0 0%  0 0%  3 75%  1 25%  0 0% 
 
College of Natural Resources 39 87%  6 13%  0 0%  35 69%  10 20%  6 12% 
  Fisheries Science 2 100%  0 0%  0 0%  0 0%  1 50%  1 50% 
  Forestry 6 100%  0 0%  0 0%  6 86%  1 14%  0 0% 
  Geography 20 87%  3 13%  0 0%  19 76%  4 16%  2 8% 
  Natural Resources Conservation 2 67%  1 33%  0 0%  2 40%  1 20%  2 40% 
  Wildlife Science 6 86%  1 14%  0 0%  5 63%  3 38%  0 0% 
  Wood Science & Forest Products 3 75%  1 25%  0 0%  3 75%  0 0%  1 25% 
   
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