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Post-Graduation Report: 2007-2008 bachelor's degree graduates
Detail Report: Bonuses Reported
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
 Grads Respondents Employed* Reported salaries Reported bonuses Median Bonus
* Employed includes status 1, 2 & 7:
1=long term service work
2=self-employed or fam-owned bus
7=accepted job		 N N % of
grads		 N % of respondents N % of
employed		 N % of
employed		 **not
shown
if <4
Total University 4938 3413 69% 1950 57% 1613 82% 522 26% $3,000
 
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 496 332 67% 129 39% 92 71% 7 5% $2,000
  Agricultural & Applied Economics 31 22 71% 16 73% 12 75% 1 6% **
  Agricultural Sciences 10 8 80% 4 50% 4 100% 0 0% **
  Agricultural Technology 43 15 35% 5 33% 4 80% 0 0% **
  Animal & Poultry Sciences 91 67 74% 26 39% 19 73% 3 11% **
  Biochemistry 29 20 69% 9 45% 6 66% 0 0% **
  Crop & Soil Environmental Science 20 12 60% 9 75% 8 88% 1 11% **
  Dairy Science 21 16 76% 13 82% 9 69% 1 7% **
  Environmental Science 9 7 78% 3 43% 2 66% 0 0% **
  Food Science & Technology 9 5 56% 1 20% 1 100% 0 0% **
  Horticulture 36 21 58% 12 57% 10 83% 1 8% **
  Human Nutrition Foods & Exercise 198 139 70% 31 22% 17 54% 0 0% **
 
College of Architecture and Urban Studies 319 219 69% 163 74% 134 82% 35 21% $2,000
  Architecture 104 76 73% 56 74% 47 83% 9 16% $2,000
  Art 11 7 64% 1 14% 0 0% 0 0% **
  Art (Fine Arts) 26 16 62% 13 82% 7 53% 1 7% **
  Building Construction 64 41 64% 40 98% 37 92% 21 52% $2,000
  Environmental Policy & Planning 9 8 89% 4 51% 4 100% 0 0% **
  Industrial Design 28 14 50% 7 50% 3 42% 0 0% **
  Interior Design 33 26 79% 20 77% 18 90% 1 5% **
  Landscape Architecture 17 10 59% 7 70% 5 71% 2 28% **
  Public and Urban Affairs 27 21 78% 15 72% 13 86% 1 6% **
 
Pamplin College of Business 944 687 73% 457 66% 393 85% 153 33% $3,000
  Accounting & Information Systems 137 111 81% 57 51% 53 92% 32 56% $3,000
  Business Information Technology 90 71 79% 62 87% 55 88% 37 59% $2,000
  Economics, Business 27 22 81% 9 41% 8 88% 4 44% $2,500
  Finance 226 166 73% 132 80% 113 85% 49 37% $3,000
  Hospitality & Tourism Management 93 63 68% 40 64% 33 82% 9 22% $2,000
  Management 178 119 67% 72 60% 57 79% 12 16% $2,500
  Marketing Management 197 135 69% 85 63% 74 87% 10 11% $2,000
 
College of Engineering 1148 855 74% 638 74% 580 90% 287 44% $4,000
  Aerospace Engineering 97 68 70% 46 68% 43 93% 22 47% $5,000
  Biological Systems Engineering 24 20 83% 13 65% 10 76% 4 30% $2,500
  Chemical Engineering 51 39 76% 30 77% 27 90% 15 50% $5,000
  Civil Engineering 193 153 79% 119 78% 106 89% 49 41% $2,000
  Computer Engineering 101 77 76% 62 81% 57 91% 20 32% $3,000
  Computer Science 99 65 66% 52 80% 49 94% 16 30% $2,750
  Electrical Engineering 123 85 69% 63 74% 55 87% 29 46% $5,000
  Engineering Science & Mechanics 33 27 82% 11 41% 10 90% 5 45% $5,000
  Industrial & Systems Engineering 119 86 72% 67 78% 65 97% 40 59% $4,250
  Materials Science & Engineering 26 25 96% 12 50% 11 91% 7 58% $5,000
  Mechanical Engineering 237 169 71% 128 76% 115 89% 61 47% $5,000
  Mining Engineering 32 26 81% 24 92% 22 91% 13 54% $4,000
  Ocean Engineering 12 8 67% 5 63% 5 100% 2 40% **
 
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 1137 721 63% 337 46% 249 73% 15 4% $3,000
  Apparel, Housing and Resource Management 155 84 54% 52 61% 39 75% 4 7% $2,500
  Classical Studies 2 1 50% 0 0% 0 - 0 - **
  Communication 194 131 68% 76 58% 57 75% 2 2% **
  English 116 80 69% 29 37% 17 58% 0 0% **
  Family & Consumer Sciences Education 1 0 0% 0 - 0 - 0 - **
  French 5 5 100% 2 40% 2 100% 1 50% **
  German 1 0 0% 0 - 0 - 0 - **
  History 148 85 57% 38 45% 30 78% 3 7% **
  Human Development 62 44 71% 17 39% 12 70% 1 5% **
  Interdisciplinary Studies 106 74 70% 28 37% 18 64% 1 3% **
  International Studies 56 35 63% 19 54% 16 84% 0 0% **
  Marketing Education 1 1 100% 1 100% 1 100% 0 0% **
  Music 16 11 69% 2 18% 2 100% 1 50% **
  Philosophy 12 7 58% 4 57% 2 50% 0 0% **
  Political Science 169 112 66% 46 41% 36 78% 2 4% **
  Secondary Education, Agriculture 3 3 100% 2 67% 2 100% 0 0% **
  Secondary Education, Business 1 1 100% 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% **
  Sociology 63 32 51% 14 44% 10 71% 0 0% **
  Spanish 12 6 50% 2 33% 2 100% 0 0% **
  Theatre Arts 16 9 56% 4 44% 3 75% 0 0% **
 
College of Science 780 503 64% 172 34% 125 72% 23 13% $3,000
  Biochemistry 39 27 69% 6 22% 5 83% 1 16% **
  Biological Sciences 301 200 66% 48 24% 34 70% 7 14% $3,000
  Chemistry 32 21 66% 7 33% 6 85% 2 28% **
  Economics 46 29 63% 16 55% 11 68% 1 6% **
  Geosciences 29 18 62% 9 51% 6 66% 0 0% **
  Mathematics 56 40 71% 14 36% 8 57% 3 21% **
  Physics 13 7 54% 3 43% 2 66% 0 0% **
  Psychology 253 152 60% 65 43% 49 75% 6 9% $3,250
  Statistics 12 9 75% 4 44% 4 100% 3 75% **
 
College of Natural Resources 125 96 77% 54 56% 40 74% 2 3% **
  Fisheries Science 8 7 88% 2 29% 1 50% 0 0% **
  Forestry 19 16 84% 8 50% 6 75% 1 12% **
  Geography 50 37 74% 26 71% 20 76% 0 0% **
  Natural Resources Conservation 16 15 94% 6 40% 5 83% 0 0% **
  Wildlife Science 19 12 63% 8 67% 5 62% 0 0% **
  Wood Science & Forest Products 13 9 69% 4 44% 3 75% 1 25% **
 
   
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