First Employment After Graduation

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First Employment After Graduation

�� Our Recent �� Graduates

The data in the following accordions are a snapshot from the responses of our degree recipients for the Class of 2024 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, �� graduates (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, associate and certificate) join our worldwide alumni family, which is 285,000+ strong. Our diverse alumni network helps to provide resources, connections and insights into industries and careers for our graduates. �� 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 �� 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 ��.

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 �� 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 Education	Unique Employers
Associate	99%	43
Master's	90%	360
Doctoral	90%	26

Graduated Student Survey

��'s Graduated Student Survey provides feedback regarding the perceived quality of recent graduates’ undergraduate and graduate education, services and extra-curricular activities.

Class of 2024 graduates were asked to rate their satisfaction with the overall quality of their �� education on a scale from 1 (Very Dissatisfied) to 5 (Very Satisfied). The average satisfaction scores of those who responded, by degree level, are presented below:

Associate (n=20): 4.55
Bachelor's (n=442): 4.12
Master's (n=164): 4.38
Doctoral (n=26): 4.27

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