TCNJ Class of 2018 First Year Out Survey Report

TCNJ Class of 2018 First Year Out Survey Report

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July 24, 2019

Dear Members of the TCNJ Campus Community:

The following is a report detailing the post-graduation activity of the Class of 2018. Individuals who completed a degree in August 2017, December 2017 and May 2018 were contacted to complete the survey through email, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Data was available for 1,073/1,564 (68.6%) of Class of 2018 graduates. In an effort to respond to declining response rates, the Department of Career & Leadership Development incorporated data obtained through immediate response surveys from the School of Business, the School of Engineering, the School of Arts & Communication, data from the Admissions Clearinghouse, and from professional online sites such as LinkedIn and G Plus.

Some interesting outcomes involve: ? As a result of the information obtained, graduate and employment information was available for 1,073 graduates. 98.5% (1,057/1,073) were employed full-time or part-time and/or attending graduate/professional school. 1.5% (16/1,073) were not working or attending graduate/professional school.

? Attending graduate school: 273/1,073 (25.4%) ? Graduate school only: 151/1,073 (14.1%) ? Employed and attending graduate school: 122/1,073 (11.36%)

? Full time: 805/1,073 (75.0%) ? Full time only: 744/1,073 (69.3%) ? Full time and attending graduate school: 61/1,073 (5.7%)

? Part time: 101/1,073 (9.4%) ? Part time only: 40/1,073 (3.7%) ? Part time and attending graduate school: 61/1,073 (5.7%)

? Truly Unemployed: 16/1,073 (1.5%)

? Beyond TCNJ, the top graduate schools students are attending are Rutgers University, New York University, Rowan University, and Columbia University

? The top employers included Penn Medicine Health, PwC, Capital Health, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Bank of America, Hamilton Township School District, West Windsor/Plainsboro School District, Bloomberg, AT&T, and Lockheed Martin.

? The average starting salary for college graduates remains flat for 2018 graduates, with the Hay Group reporting an average starting salary of $50,390, up 2.8 percent from $49,000 in 2017. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reported similar findings, citing an overall average salary of $50,944 for the Class of 2018, a 0.8% increase from 2017. The average salary for TCNJ's Class of 2018 graduates was $57,500, which is 14.1% above the starting salary reported by the Hay Group, 12.9% above the starting salary reported by NACE, and 2.3% above the starting salary for TCNJ's Class of 2017. There was a statistically significant difference in overall salary between males ($60,700) and females ($55,150).

? While attending TCNJ, 73.3% (562/767) reported having at least one internship with 49.3% (378/767) participating in an internship for 2 or more semesters.

To provide you with a full picture of what has happened to our graduates, information has been further analyzed overall and by school. Data includes employment, graduate/professional school, and salary.

Special thanks go to the academic departments, Center of Institutional Effectiveness, Ms. Melissa Albert (PhD student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Bowling Green State University; TCNJ Psychology Department Graduate; College Enhancement Intern), and Vanessa Rutigliano (TCNJ Class of 2020; Psychology major with minors in Management and English; College Enhancement Intern) for their contribution to this process. It is through collaborative efforts that we are all able to achieve our greatest successes.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Department of Career & Leadership Development at x 2161 or career@tcnj.edu.

Sincerely,

Debra K. Kelly Director, Department of Career & Leadership Development

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Table of Contents

Survey Excerpts______________________________________________________________ 4 Overall Report ______________________________________________________________ 6 Comparative Analysis by Academic School _______________________________________ 10 Individual School Reports_____________________________________________________ 16 Appendix A: Average Salaries__________________________________________________ 33 Appendix B: Job Titles and Employers___________________________________________ 41 Appendix C: Graduate Schools and Programs of Study______________________________ 66

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Take a Look at Our 2018 TCNJ Alumni

Post-Graduation Activity Summary

Data were available for 1,073 out of 1,564 (68.6%) graduates. In an effort to respond to declining response rates, the Department of Career & Leadership Development incorporated data obtained through immediate response surveys from the School of Business, the School of Engineering, the School of Arts & Communication, data from the Admissions Clearinghouse, and from professional online sites such as LinkedIn and G Plus. Information on employment and graduate school was obtained for all 1,073 contributors. 98.5% (1,057/1,073) were employed full-time or part-time and/or attending graduate/professional school while 1.5% (16/1,073) were not working or attending graduate/professional school. In August 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor reported an unemployment rate of 2.1% for college graduates. We have elected to use the word contributors to describe the responses.

Experiential Learning/Internships

73.3% (562/767) participated in an internship for one or more semesters. This is up 1.7% from the Class of 2017. Of this group, 67.3% (378/562) had an internship for 2 or more semesters. This is up 4.2% from 2017.

- 68.9% (339/492) secured at least one semester of a paid internship, an increase of 6.1% from 2017. - 63.8% (270/423) secured an internship for at least one semester for academic credit, an increase of 2.2% from 2017. - 40.6% (205/505) secured employment after graduation through their internship, an increase of 4.4% from 2017.

Other Experiential Opportunities Included:

27.6% (218/789) participated in one or more semesters of student teaching, a 2.4% increase from 2017. 14.4% (90/625) participated in one or more clinical experiences, a 6% increase from 2017. 8.0% (50/625) participated in MUSE, a 1.2% decrease from 2017. 29.8% (213/715) participated in TCNJ sponsored research, a 3% decrease from 2017. 8.1% (48/596) participated in non-TCNJ sponsored research, a 2.2% decrease from 2017. 186/754 (24.7%) contributors indicated participating in a study abroad experience. 25 contributors studied abroad in Italy, 24 in Germany, 21 in England, 19 in Spain, 9 in Australia, 5 in Ghana, 4 in Chile, 4 in Haiti, 4 in Ireland, 3 in Czech Republic, 3 in Ecuador, 3 in South Africa, 3 in Thailand, 2 in Greece, 2 in Japan, 1 in Panama, 1 in Romania, and 1 in South Korea.

TCNJ Career Preparation & Graduate Expectations

500 contributors rated how well they felt TCNJ prepared them for their careers. 95.0% (475/500) rated their preparedness between Average and Excellent and, of this group, 78.9% (375/475) rated their preparedness between Above Average and Excellent.

Top Employers ? We obtained information on 779 graduates (49.8% of the Class of 2018) as to the name of their employer. The Top Employers were:

1. Penn Medicine Princeton Health (11) 2. PwC (10) 3. Capital Health (9) 4. Johnson & Johnson (9) 5. JP Morgan Chase & Co. (8) 6. Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (8) 7. Hamilton Township School District (7) 8. West Windsor Plainsboro School District (7) 9. Bloomberg (6) 10. AT&T (5)

11. Lockheed Martin (5) 12. The College of New Jersey (5) 13. Bristol-Myers Squibb (4) 14. Celgene Corporation (4) 15. CIT Group (4) 16. EY (4) 17. Grant Thornton LLP (4) 18. KPMG (4) 19. NAVAIR (4) 20. Prudential Financial (4)

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Salary Information

? The average salary for graduates of the Class of 2018 was $57,500. This was a 2.3% increase from 2017. There was a statistically significance difference in overall salary between males ($60,700) and females ($55,150). Average salaries by school:

Schools Average Salary

2018 Average Salary

2017

A&C $48,300 $47,350

Business $60,500 $60,050

Education $54,049* $54,702

Engineering $65,650 $65,100

HSS $49,049 $48,949

N&HES $65,149 $62,350

Science $58,249 $57,799

* This number includes the 103 Education graduates from 2018 who are subsumed under different schools (i.e., Physics Educations graduates who are

housed under Science are displayed under both Science and Education).

The following academic majors (with salary information available for more than one graduate) had the highest reported average salaries:

1. Computer Engineering (8), $81,250 2. Engineering Science (5), $72,500 3. Computer Science (20), $71,750 4. Nursing (57), $69,749 5. Civil Engineering (18), $66,950 6. Economics (10), $66,000 7. Electrical Engineering (5), $66,000 8. Mathematics (12), $65,400 9. Biomedical Engineering (14), $62,500 10. Finance (79), $62,849 11. Accounting (39), $61,650 12. Mechanical Engineering (21), $61,650

Graduate School Summary

273/1,073 (25.4%) attended graduate school within the first year. 66.4% (712/1,073) were not attending graduate/professional school and 8.2% (88/1,073) were undecided regarding attending. Based on the data available for 263 graduates, the Top Graduate/Professional Schools were:

1. TCNJ (68)* 2. Rutgers University (43) 3. New York University (11) 4. Rowan University (10) 5. Columbia University (7) 6. Bryn Mawr College (5) 7. University of Pennsylvania (5) 8. Drexel University (4)

9. Seton Hall University (4) 10. George Washington University (3) 11. Johns Hopkins University (3) 12. Monmouth University (3) 13. Stony Brook University (3) 14. Temple University (3) 15. Villanova University (3)

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