North Carolina State University
2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Further Education

This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic 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
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
Worked full-time
 %
72.4
70.6
74.0
77.5
72.3
67.6
Worked part-time
 %
10.4
11.7
9.3
12.8
10.2
11.7
Military service
 %
1.5
0.3
2.5
2.8
1.4
1.6
Homemaker
 %
1.4
2.7
0.3
3.2
1.2
2.1
Grad/prof sch FT
 %
18.8
19.4
18.3
12.4
19.1
21.8
Grad/prof sch PT
 %
2.4
3.2
1.8
4.1
2.2
3.7
Travel
 %
5.0
5.3
4.7
5.5
4.7
9.0
Other
 %
1.9
2.0
1.8
3.2
1.7
4.3
Total
 N
3230
1521
1709
218
2824
188
Note: Respondents could provide more than one response.
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Graduate/Professional School

Q Graduate/professional school status
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
   
19.6
19.6
19.7
18.0
19.5
23.8
Yes - currently enrolled
%
No - was enrolled; already completed degree
%
16.7
17.5
15.9
14.3
16.6
20.0
No - was enrolled; wthdrw before cmplt any degree
 %
3.0
3.7
2.4
4.1
2.9
3.8
No - have been accepted; not yet enrolled
%
1.5
1.7
1.2
0.9
1.5
1.6
No - have applied; not been accepted
%
4.2
4.7
3.7
7.8
3.9
4.3
No - have never applied
%
55.0
52.8
57.1
54.8
55.6
46.5
Total
 N
3199
1506
1693
217
2797
185
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Q Current enrollment status
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
   
68.5
69.0
68.1
76.9
68.9
56.8
Full-time
 %
Part-time
%
29.1
28.2
29.8
23.1
28.5
40.9
Do not know
 %
2.4
2.7
2.1
0.0
2.6
2.3
Total
 N
626
294
332
39
543
44
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Q Graduate/Professional Institution Location
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
   
61.1
61.7
60.5
61.7
62.0
49.5
North Carolina
%
Outside NC, Within US
 %
33.8
33.1
34.5
30.9
33.7
37.4
Outside United States
 %
0.6
0.3
0.9
0.0
0.2
6.6
Not reported
%
4.4
4.8
4.1
7.4
4.1
6.6
Total
 N
1304
640
664
81
1132
91
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Q Degree(s) completed and/or sought/seeking (among all alumni, N=3,230)
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
Master's degree
 %
27.8%
29.1%
26.7%
28.4%
27.6%
30.3%
Doctoral degree
 %
4.9%
4.0%
5.6%
2.8%
5.1%
3.7%
First Professional degree
 %
6.7%
6.6%
6.7%
3.7%
6.7%
10.1%
Total
 N
3230
1521
1709
218
2824
188
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)
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
Master's degree
 %
78.6%
77.6%
79.5%
86.1%
78.7%
70.0%
Doctoral degree
 %
1.4%
0.0%
2.7%
0.0%
1.3%
5.0%
First-Professional degree
 %
10.6%
11.0%
10.3%
5.6%
10.8%
12.5%
Degree not specified
 %
10.0%
11.4%
8.8%
8.3%
9.7%
15.0%
Total
 N
630
299
331
36
554
40

Degree(s) sought/seeking (among those currently enrolled, previously enrolled/no degree, or accepted/not yet enrolled, N=771)
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
Master's degree
 %
53.6%
56.8%
50.5%
62.0%
52.8%
55.6%
Doctoral degree
 %
19.3%
16.2%
22.3%
12.0%
20.7%
9.3%
First-Professional degree
 %
19.5%
18.0%
20.8%
12.0%
19.5%
25.9%
Degree not specified
 %
10.2%
11.9%
8.6%
16.0%
9.7%
11.1%
Total
 N
771
377
394
50
667
54
Note: Respondents could report more than one degree.
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Q Preparation for graduate/professional school
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean
4.11
4.14
4.09
3.95
4.14
3.90
   
35.3
37.2
33.5
32.1
36.1
28.1
5: Excellent preparation
 %
4: Good preparation
%
46.1
44.6
47.4
39.7
47.0
40.4
3: Average preparation
%
14.6
14.1
15.1
21.8
13.2
25.8
2: Fair preparation
%
2.8
3.1
2.5
3.8
2.5
4.5
1: Poor preparation
%
1.3
1.0
1.5
2.6
1.2
1.1
Total
 N
1266
616
650
78
1099
89
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Q Scholarships, honors, awards, or assistantships received in graduate/professional school
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
Scholarship
 %
27.5%
28.9%
26.1%
35.8%
27.3%
22.0%
Honor/Award
 %
20.9%
21.3%
20.5%
27.2%
20.3%
22.0%
Teaching Assistantship
 %
19.7%
17.7%
21.7%
14.8%
20.6%
13.2%
Research Assistantship
 %
21.5%
18.4%
24.5%
13.6%
22.3%
19.8%
Other Assistantship
 %
8.8%
11.4%
6.3%
13.6%
8.0%
14.3%
Total
 N
1304
640
664
81
1132
91
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 Women Men AfAm White Other
   
28.2
28.1
28.4
45.2
26.5
37.6
4: High interest
%
3: Moderate interest
%
35.9
37.8
34.4
31.3
36.2
37.6
2: Low interest
%
25.6
24.3
26.7
18.3
26.5
18.8
1: Not interested at all
 %
10.2
9.8
10.5
5.2
10.8
5.9
Total
 N
1756
794
962
115
1556
85
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Continuing Education, Professional Development, and Lifelong Education

Q Enrollment in Classes, Workshops, or Seminars
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
   
11.0
12.9
9.3
14.0
10.8
10.9
Yes-both noncredit & credit
 %
Yes-credit enrollment only
%
12.2
14.3
10.4
13.5
11.9
15.8
Yes-noncredit enrollment only
 %
19.2
19.2
19.2
17.7
19.3
20.1
No
%
57.6
53.6
61.1
54.9
58.1
53.3
Total
 N
3172
1497
1675
215
2773
184
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Q Impact of Continuing Education
Impact on professional career NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean
3.06
3.12
3.00
3.31
3.04
3.12
   
37.1
40.0
34.0
50.0
35.4
45.2
4: Very significant impact
%
3: Somewhat significant impact
 %
37.9
38.3
37.5
37.5
38.7
27.4
2: Limited impact
%
19.3
15.7
23.0
6.3
20.2
21.4
1: No impact at all
%
5.8
6.0
5.6
6.3
5.7
6.0
Total
 N
1335
687
648
96
1155
84

Impact on personal goals/life enrichment NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean
3.04
3.11
2.96
3.30
3.02
3.04
   
35.2
38.8
31.3
50.0
33.7
38.8
4: Very significant impact
%
3: Somewhat significant impact
 %
38.3
37.4
39.3
37.5
38.9
30.6
2: Limited impact
%
21.7
19.5
24.0
5.2
22.8
25.9
1: No impact at all
%
4.9
4.4
5.4
7.3
4.7
4.7
Total
 N
1337
688
649
96
1156
85
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Q Enrollment through McKimmon Center
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
   
20.2
19.8
20.7
18.9
20.3
20.2
Yes
%
No
%
77.1
77.3
76.9
78.9
77.0
77.4
Don't know
 %
2.6
2.9
2.3
2.1
2.7
2.4
Total
 N
1334
688
646
95
1155
84
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Q Likelihood of taking continuing education course within next 5 years (Among all respondents)
  NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean
2.73
2.78
2.69
2.95
2.72
2.70
   
23.8
26.8
21.2
36.1
22.9
23.9
4: Very likely
%
3: Somewhat likely
 %
37.3
36.5
38.1
31.9
37.9
35.6
2: Not very likely
%
27.0
24.6
29.2
23.1
27.3
27.2
1: Not at all likely
 %
11.8
12.1
11.5
8.8
11.9
13.3
Total
 N
3176
1496
1680
216
2780
180
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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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