TOREROS IN THE REAL WORLD UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO • CLASS OF 2018 • CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER

The USD Career Development Center compiles data on students completing their undergraduate degrees each year. This data, gathered from multiple sources, reflects the initial career destinations for 77.5% of the 1,387 students who graduated between August 2017 and May 2018. For more information, please contact us at (619) 260-4654.

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91.7% are employed, in graduate school, in the military, or participating in full-time volunteer service.

• Employed Full-Time 63.1 %

• Enrolled in Graduate School 16.0%

• Employed Part-nme 8.1%

• Seeking Employment 5.6%

• Volunteer Service Full-Time 1.8%

• Military Service 1.4%

• Self-Employed 1.3%

• Other 2.8%

TIMING OF FIRST JOB OFFER GRADUATES EMPLOYED FULL-TIME

94.4% of respondents who are employed full-time reported that they received their first job offer within three months of graduating .

••••••••••••• • Before graduating 75.2% • Four to six months 3.7%

• Within 3 months 19.2% • More than six months 1.9%

IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF A CAREER ALL 2018 GRADUATES

Students were asked to select the top items that they felt were most important in their own career.

e PASSIONATE Want to feel passionate about the ir work e POSITIVE

Focus on careers w ithin a positive environment

e QUALIFIED (9s13~ CHANGEMAKER Choose jobs that showcase • % Look for opportuni ties skills and competencies to make a difference

9 ~ TREASURE Prioritize careers by financial rewards

HIGH-TECH Search for careers w ith up-to-date technolog ies

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• California 72.9% • Midwest 2.5% • Southwest 6.8% • Northeast 2.2% • Mid-Atlantic 5.5% • Northwest and Mountain 3.3%

• Southeast 2.2% • Noncontiguous U.S. 0.1%

e lnternational 4.5%

SAMPLE OF EMPLOYERS

Aerojet Rocketdyne

Amazon

Boeing

CBRE

Clarity Design, Inc.

Deloitte

E. & J. Gallo Winery

EV

General Atomics

NBC Universal

Northrop Grumman

ALL 2018 GRADUATES

PwC

Rady Children's Hospital

Rescue Agency

San Diego Padres

Scripps Mercy Hospital

Sempra Energy

Tesla

The Walt Disney Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Qualcomm

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

ALIGNMENT WITH CAREER GOALS GRADUATES EMPLOYED FULL-TIME

93.2% of respondents who are employed full-time reported that their current position at least somewhat aligns with their career goals.

CLOSELY ALIGNED 61.5%

SOMEWHAT ALIGNED 31.7%

MINIMALLY NOT ALIGNED ALIGNED

4.5% 2.4%

TOREROS IN THE REAL WORLD UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO • CLASS OF 2018 • CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER

GRADUATE FIELD OF STUDY THOSE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN GRADUATE SCHOOL

• Business 21.7% • Social Science 12.5%

• Engineering and Science 16.4% • Law 10.5%

• Health 16.4% • Humanities 5.9%

• Education 14.5% • Professional Studies 2.0%

SAMPLE GRADUATE SCHOOLS THOSE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN GRADUATE SCHOOL

Boston College

Columbia University

Cornell University

Duke University

George Washington University

Imperial College London

Johns Hopkins University

New York University

Northwestern University

Stanford University

Syracuse University

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of North Carolina

University of San Diego

University of Southern California

Vanderbilt University

Washington University in St. Louis

Yale University

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY GRADUATES EMPLOYED FULL-TIME

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Marketing, Sales and Consumer Products 13.7%

Finance and Banking 12.1 %

Accounting and Auditing 11.0%

Technology 9.3%

Health and Medical 9.0%

Engineering and Design 7.2%

Real Estate 5.2%

Public Service, Government and Nonprofit 5.1 %

Science and Research 5.1 %

Arts, Media and Entertainment 3.8%

Manufacturing and Product Development 3.1%

Education and Child Development 2.8%

Energy Utilities 2.0%

Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation 1.3%

Law 1.3%

Transportation 1.3%

Other 6.7%

• AVERAGE SALARY

SALARY AND BONUSES GRADUATES EMPLOYED FULL-TIME

• BONUSES

AND COMMISSION

MEDIAN SALARY

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ALL 2018 GRADUATES

79.1 % of respondents reported that they participated in at least one experiential learning activity such as an internship, research opportunity, community service, or mentorship. The graphic represents a detailed breakdown of those respondents .

ONE EXPERIENCE TWO EXPERIENCES

•••••••• THREE EXPERIENCES •• • ••••••••••

50.9%

29.6%

13.6%

FOUR OR MORE • ••••••••••••• ~%

•~(l)M :] j ill] #Ill :1 I]~~ j if I GRADUATES EMPLOYED FULL-TIME

50.5% of respondents who are employed full-time reported that they received more than one job offer before accepting a position . The graphic represents a detailed breakdown of those respondents .

• One Offer 49.5%

• Two Offers 31.6%

• Three Offers 10.4%

• Four Offers 8.6%

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