2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey Data Tables:
College Comparisons
in Employment

This document reports survey data on college/school differences in the respondents' work experience while at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see " 2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."


Number of Hours Worked Per Week | Job Relationship to Academic Major | Co-op/Internship Experience

Q Number of Hours Worked Per Week This Academic Year (Among Employed Respondents)

NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    7.9 5.1 11.1 5.5 10.7 8.0 6.8 6.9 10.0 7.3
Less than 5 hrs/wk %
5-9 hrs/wk % 11.9 11.7 8.3 9.4 13.2 15.0 8.3 20.8 20.0 9.5
10-14 hrs/wk % 20.8 21.8 41.7 17.3 20.5 11.0 17.6 41.7 18.0 20.3
15-19 hrs/wk % 19.2 25.3 25.0 17.3 19.2 19.0 17.6 5.6 22.0 18.4
20-24 hrs/wk % 19.7 19.1 8.3 22.0 18.8 25.0 21.5 12.5 10.0 22.2
25-29 hrs/wk % 8.9 6.6 . 9.4 7.5 8.0 11.7 5.6 16.0 12.0
30-34 hrs/wk % 4.5 5.8 2.8 7.1 3.8 3.0 6.8 2.8 2.0 3.5
35 or more hrs/wk % 7.0 4.7 2.8 11.8 6.4 11.0 9.8 4.2 2.0 7.0
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Q Job Related to Academic Major?

NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    31.8 28.7 22.2 48.8 24.2 25.5 40.6 40.3 28.0 34.5
Not related %
Somewhat related % 31.7 37.4 22.2 29.9 26.2 32.7 33.2 16.7 42.0 37.7
Directly related % 36.5 33.9 55.6 21.3 49.6 41.8 26.2 43.1 30.0 27.8

Q If "Not Related" Was This By Choice?

Job not related by choice? NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    67.9 73.1 77.8 66.2 68.2 73.1 60.7 67.9 71.4 68.1
Yes %
No % 32.1 26.9 22.2 33.8 31.8 26.9 39.3 32.1 28.6 31.9
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Q Co-op/Internship Experience

NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    52.9 51.3 39.1 55.3 64.0 84.2 47.1 45.5 65.4 29.9
Yes %
No % 47.1 48.7 60.9 44.7 36.0 15.8 52.9 54.5 34.6 70.1
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Q Job Contribution to Personal/Professional Growth

NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.46 3.49 3.48 3.30 3.47 3.57 3.43 3.44 3.59 3.39
    1.3 0.7 . 2.3 1.4 . 0.9 2.6 . 2.5
1: Poor %
2: Fair % 8.3 7.9 9.5 9.2 7.7 7.9 8.5 7.7 10.8 9.1
3: Good % 33.6 32.9 33.3 44.8 32.8 26.7 37.6 33.3 18.9 35.5
4: Excellent % 56.9 58.6 57.1 43.7 58.1 65.3 53.0 56.4 70.3 52.9
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Q Received Job Offer From Field Experience

NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CFR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    44.1 45.8 42.9 41.0 49.6 49.5 33.6 21.1 47.2 37.4
Yes %
No % 55.9 54.2 57.1 59.0 50.4 50.5 66.4 78.9 52.8 62.6
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For more information on the 2000-2001 Graduating Senior 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: October, 2001

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