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First Employment After Graduation

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    93% Of Bachelor's Degree Respondents Employed Or Continuing Education Within 12 Months

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    Bachelor's Degree Respondents Employed Among 475+ Employers

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Our Recent Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Graduates

The data in the following accordions are a snapshot from the responses of our degree recipients for the Class of 2023 graduates (May, August, and December) within the first year after graduation.

Data collection is updated at both six and 12 months after each graduation ceremony.

Overview

Upon graduation, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University graduates (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, associate and certificate) join our worldwide alumni family, which is nearly 280,000 strong. Our diverse alumni network helps to provide resources, connections and insights into industries and careers for our graduates. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« graduates go on to accept professional career opportunities in Ohio, across the United States and around the world.

We learn about the endeavors of our graduates through our First Destination Survey and Graduated Student Survey, which we have combined into one survey instrument. For details about the guiding principles and protocol for our surveys visit the , and the .

Graduating students from our bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, professional doctorate, associate and certificate programs at all Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« campuses are surveyed. Data collection is a collaborative effort of Career Exploration and Development; Accreditation, Assessment and Learning; Institutional Research, and the faculty and staff at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«.

First Destination Survey

In 2014, the National Association of Colleges and Employers launched a national survey focused on new college graduates. This portion of the survey, launched in May 2018 at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« as the First Destination Survey, collects data about what our graduates are doing postgraduation, including working full/part time; continuing education; volunteering; serving in the military; seeking employment or continuing education; and/or not seeking employment or continuing education.

Associate, Master's and Doctoral Employment Outcomes
 % of Respondents Working Or Continuing EducationUnique Employers
Associate                                                                         97%                        23
Master's                                                                         89%                      275
Doctoral                                                                         92%                        32
Graduated Student Survey

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Graduated Student Survey provides feedback regarding the perceived quality of recent graduates’ undergraduate and graduate education, services and extra-curricular activities.
 
Class of 2023 graduates were asked to rate their satisfaction with the overall quality of their Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« education on a scale from 1 (Very Dissatisfied) to 5 (Very Satisfied). The average satisfaction scores, by degree level, are presented below: 

Associate (n=18): 4.28 
Bachelor's (n=387): 4.10 
Master's (n=137): 4.39 
Doctoral (n=30): 4.37 
 

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