This document reports survey data on differences in the responses by college to questions regarding career choices. Specifically, tables present respondents' plans to pursue further education or seek employment and the outcomes of such efforts. Survey results for all respondents are provided in Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni: All Respondents. For information about the survey and analysis methods see Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni and Employer Surveys: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile.
You can use the index below to link to web tables of college comparisons by topic.
Further Education Items
Employment Items
Pursuit of Further Education
|
Current Status of Study |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Have not applied |
% |
64.9 |
56.2 |
67.3 |
55.7 |
69.6 |
79.5 |
62.1 |
51.4 |
77.0 |
73.7 |
|
Have applied |
% |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
|
Been accepted |
% |
2.4 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
|
Curr enrolled |
% |
16.2 |
26.0 |
2.9 |
21.9 |
14.9 |
7.1 |
15.0 |
25.9 |
10.9 |
7.0 |
|
Already finished |
% |
12.5 |
13.0 |
25.0 |
14.6 |
10.1 |
7.9 |
14.6 |
11.8 |
5.5 |
14.9 |
|
Enrollment Status of Alumni Currently Attending Graduate/Professional School |
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|
Current Enrollment Status |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Full-time |
% |
67.8 |
88.5 |
100.0 |
45.8 |
54.7 |
25.0 |
61.6 |
89.3 |
60.0 |
57.1 |
|
Part-time |
% |
32.2 |
11.5 |
. |
54.2 |
45.3 |
75.0 |
38.4 |
10.7 |
40.0 |
42.9 |
|
Preparation Received at NC State for Graduate/Professional School (among those having attended) |
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|
How Well Prepared for Graduate/Professional Study |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
4.19 |
4.19 |
4.00 |
4.19 |
4.14 |
4.42 |
4.16 |
4.20 |
4.20 |
4.43 |
|
|
5: Excellent Prep. |
% |
39.0 |
38.0 |
28.0 |
38.5 |
36.4 |
52.6 |
38.5 |
44.6 |
30.0 |
49.3 |
|
4: Good Prep. |
% |
45.5 |
45.7 |
52.0 |
47.4 |
46.0 |
36.8 |
45.4 |
37.3 |
60.0 |
44.8 |
|
3: Average Prep. |
% |
12.2 |
14.7 |
16.0 |
10.3 |
13.6 |
10.5 |
10.9 |
13.3 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
|
2: Fair Prep. |
% |
2.1 |
0.5 |
. |
2.6 |
3.0 |
. |
3.4 |
3.6 |
. |
. |
|
1: Poor Prep. |
% |
1.2 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
. |
1.7 |
1.2 |
. |
. |
|
Interest in Pursuing Further Education (among those never having applied) |
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|
Level of Interest in Continuing Education |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
High interest |
% |
29.9 |
34.2 |
34.8 |
35.3 |
24.0 |
23.0 |
35.1 |
33.0 |
31.2 |
27.2 |
|
Mod interest |
% |
32.8 |
32.0 |
31.9 |
36.1 |
36.2 |
28.0 |
31.4 |
31.3 |
27.7 |
32.3 |
|
Low interest |
% |
23.1 |
19.5 |
21.7 |
16.8 |
25.1 |
26.0 |
22.4 |
19.6 |
29.1 |
24.1 |
|
Not interested |
% |
14.2 |
14.3 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
14.7 |
23.0 |
11.1 |
16.1 |
12.1 |
16.4 |
|
Current Employment Status |
|
Current Employment Status |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Full time |
% |
87.6 |
80.9 |
90.7 |
78.8 |
94.2 |
93.7 |
84.0 |
80.5 |
92.6 |
92.0 |
|
Part time |
% |
5.7 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
10.8 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
9.4 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
|
Unemployed & seeking |
% |
2.0 |
2.4 |
. |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
|
Unemployed but not seeking |
% |
4.7 |
8.8 |
1.9 |
8.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
|
Relationship of Position to Degree |
|
How Close is Position to Degree |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Directly related |
% |
54.7 |
51.1 |
73.5 |
46.5 |
67.0 |
60.7 |
35.0 |
51.1 |
62.5 |
59.3 |
|
Somewhat related |
% |
29.0 |
29.4 |
17.6 |
34.3 |
26.9 |
22.1 |
36.3 |
27.5 |
17.0 |
31.1 |
|
Not related |
% |
16.3 |
19.5 |
8.8 |
19.2 |
6.1 |
17.2 |
28.8 |
21.3 |
20.5 |
9.5 |
|
Chose to be Employed Outside Major |
|
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
||
|
If not related was this by choice: Yes |
% |
78.2 |
73.7 |
75.0 |
88.6 |
95.7 |
80.0 |
73.3 |
70.3 |
77.1 |
86.2 |
|
Time to First Job |
|
How Long to get First Job |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Already had job |
% |
18.0 |
13.9 |
13.1 |
12.8 |
21.8 |
20.0 |
17.0 |
12.2 |
28.0 |
17.1 |
|
Upon graduation |
% |
28.6 |
23.7 |
25.3 |
21.9 |
38.3 |
33.3 |
16.4 |
24.9 |
41.7 |
29.9 |
|
1-6 Months |
% |
35.9 |
39.6 |
45.5 |
49.7 |
28.6 |
28.3 |
40.1 |
38.7 |
21.1 |
40.6 |
|
7-12 Months |
% |
7.3 |
8.7 |
11.1 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
10.8 |
8.3 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
|
Over 1 year |
% |
7.6 |
10.3 |
2.0 |
7.5 |
5.1 |
10.0 |
11.9 |
11.0 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
|
Not yet Full-time |
% |
2.5 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
|
Preparedness for First Job |
|
How Well Prepared for First Job |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Mean |
3.87 |
3.89 |
3.31 |
3.97 |
3.89 |
3.95 |
3.80 |
3.78 |
4.06 |
3.97 |
|
|
5: Excellent Prep. |
% |
25.4 |
28.3 |
21.3 |
29.7 |
22.6 |
31.9 |
22.8 |
22.2 |
31.3 |
27.9 |
|
4: Good Prep. |
% |
47.5 |
45.3 |
27.7 |
46.7 |
52.1 |
42.9 |
45.8 |
46.5 |
48.6 |
49.7 |
|
3: Average Prep. |
% |
18.9 |
17.5 |
24.5 |
16.4 |
18.2 |
17.6 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
15.6 |
15.9 |
|
2: Fair Prep. |
% |
5.2 |
4.4 |
13.8 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
|
1: Poor Prep. |
% |
3.0 |
4.4 |
12.8 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
|
Salary of Alumni Employed Full-Time |
|
Income Per Year |
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
|
|
Under $20,000 |
% |
4.1 |
9.7 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
|
$20,000-$24,999 |
% |
8.4 |
14.1 |
9.9 |
22.1 |
0.4 |
7.0 |
15.4 |
10.2 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
|
$25,000-$29,999 |
% |
15.0 |
22.4 |
20.9 |
39.0 |
1.5 |
18.4 |
24.8 |
19.7 |
9.6 |
6.9 |
|
$30,000-$34,999 |
% |
15.5 |
21.3 |
19.8 |
13.4 |
6.9 |
16.7 |
19.8 |
18.5 |
16.2 |
20.3 |
|
$35,000-$39,999 |
% |
13.8 |
13.5 |
25.3 |
7.6 |
13.8 |
13.2 |
10.8 |
14.0 |
17.4 |
17.6 |
|
$40,000-$44,999 |
% |
12.5 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
6.4 |
19.9 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
8.3 |
19.8 |
16.6 |
|
$45,000-$49,999 |
% |
9.3 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
16.1 |
11.4 |
3.4 |
6.4 |
14.4 |
10.0 |
|
$50,000-$54,999 |
% |
7.5 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
14.1 |
10.5 |
3.6 |
5.7 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
|
$55,000-$59,999 |
% |
4.7 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
8.9 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
|
$60,000-$64,999 |
% |
3.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
6.8 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
|
$65,000-$69,999 |
% |
1.8 |
0.6 |
. |
0.6 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
|
$70,000-$74,999 |
% |
1.3 |
0.3 |
. |
. |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
. |
1.2 |
1.0 |
|
$75,000 or over |
% |
2.5 |
0.6 |
. |
. |
4.2 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
|
Work Experience while at NC State |
|
NCSU |
CALS |
Design |
CEP |
COE |
CFR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
COT |
COM |
||
|
Participated in Summer Job |
% |
37.5 |
47.3 |
42.2 |
23.7 |
42.4 |
68.5 |
20.8 |
38.2 |
47.4 |
31.7 |
|
Participated in Research |
% |
16.7 |
35.7 |
5.5 |
21.9 |
11.9 |
18.1 |
7.9 |
31.6 |
17.2 |
6.1 |
|
Participated in Internship |
% |
25.6 |
22.9 |
18.3 |
32.0 |
14.7 |
60.6 |
38.9 |
24.0 |
34.4 |
11.9 |
|
Participated in Co-op Education Program |
% |
14.2 |
5.1 |
17.4 |
6.1 |
32.0 |
16.5 |
3.9 |
15.1 |
3.6 |
11.9 |
|
Did Not Participate |
% |
34.4 |
29.6 |
43.1 |
37.3 |
26.6 |
7.1 |
45.9 |
34.2 |
26.6 |
49.7 |
For more information on the Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni 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: September, 2000
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