1. Graduate Exit Survey: 2018

2. Background and Methods
Students who graduated from TC in 2018 were required to complete a short survey about their post-graduation plans prior to receiving tickets to the May graduation ceremony. Although the majority of survey respondents were May graduates, students who were conferred degrees in October 2017 and February 2018 were also eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony, and thus were given an opportunity to complete this survey.
Response Rate
A total of 1323 graduates responded to the 2018 survey
Out of the 1,310 students who graduated in the Spring 2018 term, 1046 responded to the survey, resulting in a spring response rate of 80% .

3. Perspectives of Graduating Students
Would you recommend TC to a prospective student?
n=1,319
Respondents were generally positive about their time at TC, with over 80% indicating their overall experience was “Good” or “Excellent”.
Approximately 90% of survey participants said they would recommend TC to prospective students.

4. Graduation Plans by Degree Level
Pursuing additional education is 1187 responses
Among Master’s students, just over half of respondents (54%) indicated that they were looking for a new job. 24% reported that they intended to pursue further education. (please note respondents were able to select multiple post graduate plans.
The majority of Doctoral survey participants reported that they would be continuing their current job (56%).

5. Student Employment Status by Degree
Q: Do you have a job lined up after graduation?
n=1,322
Just over half of respondents (51%) reported that they had a job lined up after graduation.
Approximately 70% of doctoral students were employed at the time of graduation.

6. Post-Graduation Employment Industries
*Note: Industries indicated by fewer than 5% of respondents are not included on this chart
The industry employing the greatest percentage of graduating respondents was PreK-12 education (43%.)
13% of employed participants reported working in higher education.

7. Job Location (among employed graduates)
Working in the US
(n=595)
State
Count
Percent
New York
389
65.4%
New Jersey 30
5.0%
California 29
4.9%
Massachusetts 14
2.4%
Virginia 11
1.8%
Texas 10
1.7%
D.C. 8
1.3%
Connecticut 7
1.2%
Florida 6
1.0%
Louisiana
Other States 50
8.4%
Blank/No response 35
5.9%
Working abroad
(n=74)
Country
Count
Percent
Africa 6
8.1%
Asia 44
59.5%
China 29
39.2%
Europe 4
5.4%
North America
South America 8
10.8%
Oceania 1
1.4%
Blank/No response 7
9.5%
88% of respondents with post-graduation jobs planned on working in the United States.
Of those who stayed in the US, 72% reported working in the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT).
The majority of respondents who planned to work internationally planned to work in Asia (60%), particularly China (39%)

8. Basic Compensation (among employed graduates)
There is a wide salary range for graduates with post-graduation jobs, with approximately 48% reporting annual earnings of $55,000 or greater.
Just under 10% of survey participants reported earning more than $100,000 each year.

9. Student Internship Experiences
551 (42%) of respondents indicated having held an internship as a TC student.
Among survey participants who had held an internship, most held either one (53%) or two (28%).
209 respondents (38%) indicated that at least one of their internships had been paid either through stipend or hourly wage.

10. Student Internship Experiences by Department
Per department, upwards of a quarter of responding students held at least one internship during their time at TC
Proportionally, BBS, CCP, and HBS had the most interns, with more than half of respondents per department indicating at least one internship
Excluding IND, the percentage of responding interns reporting that at least one of their experiences had been paid (by stipend or hourly wage) ranged from 9% (BBS) to 73% (EDP).
Dept.
N Respondents
N Had Internship
Pct. Had Internship
N Interns Paid
Pct. Interns Paid
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0.0%
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A&H
217 58
26.7% 27
46.6%
BBS 79 47
59.5% 4
8.5%
C&T
123 30
24.4% 6
20.0%
CCP
214
127
59.3% 15
11.8%
EDP 70 22
31.4% 16
72.7%
HBS 98 52
53.1% 25
48.1%
HUD 82
36.6% 18
60.0%
IND 1
25.0%
100.0%
ITS 96 45
46.9% 26
57.8%
MST
100 39
39.0%
56.4%
ORL
238
42.0% 49
49.0%
Total
1323
551
41.6%
209
37.9%

11. Department Results

12. Arts & Humanities
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

13. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: A&H
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

14. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: A&H
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

15. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: A&H
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

16. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: A&H
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

17. Bio-Behavioral Studies
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

18. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: BBS
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

19. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: BBS
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

20. Counseling & Clinical Psychology Programs
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

21. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: CCP
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

22. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: CCP
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

23. Curriculum & Teaching Programs
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

24. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: C&T
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

25. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: C&T
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

26. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: C&T
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

27. Education Policy & Social Analysis
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

28. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: EPSA
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

29. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: EPSA
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

30. Health & Behavior Studies
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

31. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: HBS
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

32. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: HBS
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

33. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: HBS
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

34. Human Development
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

35. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: HUD
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

36. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: HUD
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

37. Interdisciplinary Studies
Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

38. International & Transcultural Studies
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

39. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: ITS
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

40. Math, Science, & Technology
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

41. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: MST
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

42. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: MST
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

43. Organization & Leadership
* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

44. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: ORL
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

45. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: ORL
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

46. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: ORL
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary

47. Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: ORL
*In order to protect the anonymity of respondents and provide robust examples of employers and positions, employment data from the previous year’s survey are included when necessary