North Carolina State University
2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Academic Year Comparisons of Further Education

This document reports survey data on academic year differences in respondents' reports of further education in both graduate or professional school and continuing education, professional development, or lifelong education courses. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."


Post-Graduation Activities | Graduate/Professional School | Continuing Education/Professional Development/Lifelong Education

Post-Graduation Activities

Q Primary activity during year after graduation
    Academic Year
NCSU AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
Worked full-time
 %
72.4
75.3
70.6
71.4
Worked part-time
 %
10.4
9.3
11.5
10.5
Military service
 %
1.5
2.2
1.5
0.7
Homemaker
 %
1.4
1.3
1.0
1.9
Grad/prof sch FT
 %
18.8
16.8
19.6
20.1
Grad/prof sch PT
 %
2.4
2.7
2.1
2.6
Travel
 %
5.0
3.8
5.0
6.1
Other
 %
1.9
1.6
2.2
2.0
Total
 N
3230
1071
1062
1097
Note: Respondents could provide more than one response.
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Further Education

Q Graduate/professional school status
Graduate/professional school status NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
   
19.6
16.5
19.9
22.5
Yes - currently enrolled
%
No - was enrolled; already completed degree
%
16.7
19.4
17.6
13.1
No - was enrolled; wthdrw before cmplt any degree
 %
3.0
2.9
3.5
2.6
No - have been accepted; not yet enrolled
%
1.5
1.3
1.0
2.1
No - have applied; not been accepted
%
4.2
3.5
4.1
5.0
No - have never applied
%
55.0
56.4
53.9
54.8
Total
 N
3199
1063
1050
1086
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Q Current enrollment status
  NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
   
68.5
64.4
65.6
74.1
Full-time
 %
Part-time
%
29.1
31.6
32.5
24.3
Do not know
 %
2.4
4.0
1.9
1.6
Total
 N
626
174
209
243
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Q Graduate/Professional Institution Location
  NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
   
61.1
58.7
63.9
60.6
North Carolina
%
Outside NC, Within US
 %
33.8
35.9
32.7
33.0
Outside United States
 %
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.7
Not reported
%
4.4
4.7
2.9
5.7
Total
 N
1304
426
441
437
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Q Degree(s) completed and/or sought/seeking (among all alumni, N=3,230)
    Academic Year
NCSU AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
Master's degree
 %
27.8
26.1
29.9
27.3
Doctoral degree
 %
4.9
5.5
4.6
4.5
First Professional degree
 %
6.7
7.0
6.3
6.7
Total
 N
3230
1071
1062
1097
Note: Respondents could list more than one degree type, but figures within degree type are based on non-duplicated headcount.

Degree(s) completed (among alumni who have completed a degree N=630)
    Academic Year
NCSU AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
Master's degree
 %
78.6
72.4
81.0
84.5
Doctoral degree
 %
1.4
3.3
0.0
0.6
First-Professional degree
 %
10.6
15.4
10.6
3.6
Degree not specified
 %
10.0
9.8
8.8
11.9
Total
 N
630
246
216
168
Note: Respondents could report more than one degree.

Degree(s) sought/seeking (among those currently enrolled, previously enrolled/no degree, accepted/not yet enrolled, N=771)
    Academic Year
NCSU AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
Master's degree
 %
53.6
48.2
57.0
54.6
Doctoral degree
 %
19.3
23.2
19.1
16.6
First-Professional degree
 %
19.5
17.7
17.2
22.7
Degree not specified
 %
10.2
12.7
8.6
9.8
Total
 N
771
220
256
295
Note: Respondents could report more than one degree.
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Q Preparation for graduate/professional school
  NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
  Mean
4.11
4.11
4.13
4.11
   
35.3
33.3
37.6
35.0
5: Excellent preparation
 %
4: Good preparation
%
46.1
48.4
43.5
46.3
3: Average preparation
%
14.6
15.2
14.7
13.9
2: Fair preparation
%
2.8
1.9
2.6
3.8
1: Poor preparation
%
1.3
1.2
1.6
0.9
Total
 N
1266
415
428
423
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Q Scholarships, honors, awards, or assistantships received in graduate/professional school
    Academic Year
NCSU AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
Grad/prof sch scholarship
 %
27.5
29.6
24.7
28.1
Grad/prof sch honor/award
 %
20.9
23.0
21.1
18.5
Grad/prof sch teaching asst
 %
19.7
19.7
22.0
17.4
Grad/prof sch research asst
 %
21.5
22.3
20.0
22.4
Grad/prof sch other asst
 %
8.8
7.7
9.5
9.2
Total
 N
1304
426
441
437
Note: Respondents could provide more than one response.
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Q Interest in graduate/professional school (among alumni who have never applied)
  NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
   
28.2
28.3
27.9
28.6
4: High interest
%
3: Moderate interest
%
35.9
36.6
37.1
34.1
2: Low interest
%
25.6
25.8
24.5
26.6
1: Not interested at all
 %
10.2
9.4
10.5
10.7
Total
 N
1756
598
560
598
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Continuing Education, Professional Development, and Lifelong Education

Q Enrollment in Classes, Workshops, or Seminars
  NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
   
11.0
13.1
11.2
8.8
Yes-both noncredit & credit
 %
Yes-credit enrollment only
%
12.2
12.2
12.0
12.4
Yes-noncredit enrollment only
 %
19.2
20.9
21.4
15.5
No
%
57.6
53.8
55.4
63.3
Total
 N
3172
1054
1039
1079
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Q Impact of Continuing Education
Impact on professional career NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
  Mean
3.06
3.06
3.08
3.05
   
37.1
36.9
37.6
36.7
4: Very significant impact
%
3: Somewhat significant impact
 %
37.9
37.3
39.1
37.2
2: Limited impact
%
19.3
20.4
17.0
20.4
1: No impact at all
%
5.8
5.4
6.3
5.6
Total
 N
1335
485
458
392

Impact on personal goals/life enrichment NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
  Mean
3.04
3.05
3.05
3.02
   
35.2
35.8
35.2
34.4
4: Very significant impact
%
3: Somewhat significant impact
 %
38.3
38.1
38.6
38.2
2: Limited impact
%
21.7
21.0
22.1
22.1
1: No impact at all
%
4.9
5.1
4.1
5.3
Total
 N
1337
486
458
393
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Q Enrollment through McKimmon Center
  NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
   
20.2
19.6
20.8
20.4
Yes
%
No
%
77.1
77.9
75.9
77.6
Don't know
 %
2.6
2.5
3.3
2.0
Total
 N
1334
484
457
393
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Q Likelihood of taking continuing education course within 5 years (Among all respondents)
  NCSU Academic Year
AY00-01 AY01-02 AY02-03
  Mean
2.73
2.72
2.77
2.71
   
23.8
23.1
24.5
23.9
4: Very likely
%
3: Somewhat likely
 %
37.3
38.5
38.7
35.0
2: Not very likely
%
27.0
26.1
26.0
28.9
1: Not at all likely
 %
11.8
12.3
10.9
12.2
Total
 N
3176
1053
1040
1083
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For more information on the 2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: May, 2006

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