North
Carolina State University
2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
College Comparisons of Employment
This Web document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' overall assessment of employment. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web or by clicking on the "Q" in the section heading of the tables.
Employment:
Work-Related
Experiences
First Job
Time to first job
Job relationship to degree
Choose to be employed outside field
Preparation for first job
Starting salary
Current
Position
Current employment status
Same position as first
Job relationship to degree
Choose to be employed outside field
Preparation for current position
Current salary
Q Participated in work related experience
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Participated in Coop Educ Program (%) | 13.9 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 38.0 | 18.9 | 2.9 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 9.6 | |
| Participated in Research (%) | 17.6 | 31.7 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 14.4 | 31.5 | 20.3 | 2.0 | |
| Participated in Internship (%) | 31.1 | 30.4 | 25.2 | 44.9 | 23.8 | 58.7 | 42.3 | 17.5 | 45.1 | 19.7 | |
| Participated in summer empl/PT job (%) | 39.4 | 47.0 | 42.0 | 14.5 | 43.4 | 60.1 | 24.0 | 40.6 | 47.7 | 37.3 | |
| Did not participate in work-rel. exp. (%) | 31.2 | 28.3 | 37.8 | 43.5 | 18.7 | 9.1 | 39.9 | 35.0 | 23.5 | 45.0 | |
Q Experience helped secure employment
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Work-rel exp. helped secure employment (%) | 80.8 | 76.5 | 79.0 | 82.9 | 86.0 | 83.8 | 74.9 | 88.3 | 78.1 | 80.0 | |
Q Time to first full-time permanent job
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Already had job | % | 17.2 | 12.6 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 17.0 |
| Upon graduation | % | 35.8 | 29.3 | 19.0 | 37.3 | 54.4 | 28.1 | 21.9 | 31.0 | 38.2 | 40.7 |
| 1-6 Months | % | 31.1 | 34.4 | 33.6 | 37.3 | 16.6 | 33.8 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 32.4 |
| 7-12 Months | % | 5.9 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Over 1 year | % | 6.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 3.9 |
| No FT job yet | % | 3.8 | 8.5 | 5.2 | . | 1.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Q First job relationship to degree
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Not related | % | 16.0 | 17.2 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 15.0 | 32.7 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 11.6 |
| Somewhat related | % | 31.6 | 34.0 | 21.6 | 16.4 | 27.8 | 27.1 | 33.7 | 34.7 | 21.1 | 39.8 |
| Directly related | % | 52.4 | 48.7 | 71.2 | 71.6 | 66.6 | 57.9 | 33.7 | 47.1 | 59.9 | 48.7 |
Q Choose to be employed outside field
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Yes | % | 64.0 | 57.3 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 78.9 | 62.3 | 78.3 | 66.7 | 62.5 |
| No | % | 36.0 | 42.7 | 71.4 | . | 30.6 | 21.1 | 37.7 | 21.7 | 33.3 | 37.5 |
Q Preparation for first job
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Mean | 3.94 | 3.91 | 3.45 | 4.15 | 4.00 | 4.11 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 3.99 | 4.01 | |
| 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 1: Poor Prep. | % | ||||||||||
| 2: Fair Prep. | % | 4.6 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 4.0 |
| 3: Average Prep. | % | 17.0 | 19.0 | 27.3 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 4: Good Prep. | % | 48.8 | 48.0 | 39.1 | 41.5 | 48.9 | 37.9 | 48.8 | 50.0 | 45.3 | 56.3 |
| 5: Excellent Prep. | % | 27.3 | 26.4 | 15.5 | 41.5 | 29.7 | 39.4 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 30.9 | 25.5 |
Q Starting salary at first job
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Under $20,000 | % | 7.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| $20,000-$24,999 | % | 18.2 | 23.7 | 20.7 | 47.8 | 1.3 | 31.6 | 32.2 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 15.1 |
| $25,000-$29,999 | % | 21.5 | 33.7 | 26.1 | 34.3 | 2.8 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 22.5 | 10.6 | 25.8 |
| $30,000-$34,999 | % | 15.5 | 15.1 | 19.8 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 22.2 |
| $35,000-$39,999 | % | 11.4 | 7.9 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 14.2 | 31.0 | 13.2 |
| $40,000-$44,999 | % | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 15.5 | 10.1 |
| $45,000-$49,999 | % | 8.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | . | 24.9 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 4.4 |
| $50,000-$54,999 | % | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | . | 11.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| $55,000-$59,999 | % | 1.1 | 0.6 | . | . | 3.1 | . | 0.2 | . | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| $60,000-$64,999 | % | 0.9 | 0.2 | . | . | 2.4 | . | 0.4 | . | . | 1.0 |
| $65,000-$69,999 | % | 0.3 | . | 0.9 | . | 1.1 | . | . | . | . | 0.2 |
| $70,000-$74,999 | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | . | . | 0.8 | . | . | . | . | 0.2 |
| $75,000 or over | % | 0.6 | 0.2 | . | 1.5 | 0.3 | . | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
Q Current employment status
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Full time | % | 87.6 | 85.8 | 82.9 | 86.6 | 92.4 | 87.2 | 82.4 | 88.4 | 85.9 | 90.7 |
| Part time | % | 4.6 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemp & seeking | % | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 3.9 |
| Unemp not seeking | % | 3.7 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Q Current position same as first position (among currently employed)
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Same pos. and employer | % | 32.5 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 50.8 | 42.3 | 32.5 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 28.9 | 29.1 |
| Diff. pos. and employer | % | 67.5 | 70.5 | 72.3 | 49.2 | 57.7 | 67.5 | 73.0 | 71.7 | 71.1 | 70.9 |
Q Current job relationship to degree (among currently employed)
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Not related | % | 18.0 | 19.1 | 10.1 | 22.0 | 7.2 | 16.7 | 33.4 | 22.1 | 31.0 | 11.6 |
| Somewhat related | % | 32.7 | 36.6 | 15.2 | 22.0 | 28.4 | 26.7 | 36.4 | 35.4 | 29.4 | 37.8 |
| Directly related | % | 49.3 | 44.3 | 74.7 | 55.9 | 64.3 | 56.7 | 30.2 | 42.5 | 39.7 | 50.6 |
Q Choose to be employed outside field (among currently employed)
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Yes | % | 80.4 | 80.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 69.0 | 90.0 | 80.9 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 80.8 |
| No | % | 19.6 | 19.5 | 50.0 | . | 31.0 | 10.0 | 19.1 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 19.2 |
Q Preparation for current position (among currently employed)
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Mean | 3.92 | 3.89 | 3.61 | 4.16 | 3.96 | 4.06 | 3.90 | 3.88 | 3.84 | 3.97 | |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 5.2 | . | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1: Poor Prep. | % | ||||||||||
| 2: Fair Prep. | % | 4.9 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 4.4 |
| 3: Average Prep. | % | 18.7 | 22.3 | 26.0 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 21.4 | 27.0 | 14.8 |
| 4: Good Prep. | % | 47.7 | 47.7 | 40.6 | 37.5 | 48.2 | 36.8 | 49.7 | 51.8 | 38.5 | 52.4 |
| 5: Excellent Prep. | % | 26.8 | 24.2 | 19.8 | 41.1 | 28.6 | 38.5 | 24.8 | 21.4 | 27.0 | 26.6 |
Q Current salary (among currently employed)
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | |||
| Under $20,000 | % | 4.6 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| $20,000-$24,999 | % | 4.8 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| $25,000-$29,999 | % | 8.7 | 13.5 | 9.9 | 24.6 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| $30,000-$34,999 | % | 13.0 | 19.3 | 11.9 | 31.6 | 1.2 | 18.5 | 20.3 | 12.6 | 7.1 | 12.1 |
| $35,000-$39,999 | % | 12.0 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 3.9 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 13.0 |
| $40,000-$44,999 | % | 11.3 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 16.8 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| $45,000-$49,999 | % | 9.8 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 1.8 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 19.7 | 11.8 |
| $50,000-$54,999 | % | 10.0 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 17.8 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 8.8 |
| $55,000-$59,999 | % | 7.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 7.9 |
| $60,000-$64,999 | % | 5.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 3.5 |
| $65,000-$69,999 | % | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | . | 7.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| $70,000-$74,999 | % | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | . | 5.1 | . | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| $75,000 or over | % | 6.7 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 11.1 |
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