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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 Table 1: Timing and Number of Responses, by Survey Mode. .......................................... 1

2. Post-Graduation Plans ................................................................................................................. 2 Table 2.1: Post-graduation Plans of Survey Respondents. ................................................. 2 Figure 2.1. Post-Graduation Activity, Summarized............................................................ 2

3. Employment ................................................................................................................................ 3 Salaries of Employed UAlbany Graduates.. ............................................................................... 3

Table 3.1. Salary, by Range. ............................................................................................... 3 Location of Employed UAlbany Graduates.. .............................................................................. 4

Table 3.2. Employment by Location ................................................................................... 4 Field of Employment for UAlbany Graduates.. .......................................................................... 5

Table 3.3. Employment by Field ......................................................................................... 5 4. Graduate Education ..................................................................................................................... 6

Type of Degree. .......................................................................................................................... 6 Table 4.1. Degrees Pursued by 2007 UAlbany Graduates .................................................. 6

Fields of Study. ........................................................................................................................... 7 Table 4.2. Fields of Study ................................................................................................... 7

Location of Graduate Study.. ...................................................................................................... 8 Table 4.3. Graduate Study by Location .............................................................................. 8

Institutions of Graduate Study.. .................................................................................................. 9 Table 4.4. Graduate Study by Name of Institution ........................................................... 10

Appendix A: Survey Methodology and Sample Report ............................................................... 11 Academic Characteristics.. ........................................................................................................ 11

Table 5.1. Response Rate by Graduation Date ................................................................. 11 Table 5.2. Response Rate by College ............................................................................... 11 Table 5.3. Response Rate by Department. ........................................................................ 12

Demographic Characteristics.. .................................................................................................. 13 Table 5.4. Gender Percentages, Sample vs. Population .................................................... 13 Table 5.5. Race/Ethnicity Percentages, Sample vs. Population ........................................ 13

Appendix B: Survey Results by College ...................................................................................... 14 College of Arts and Sciences ............................................................................................ 14 School of Business ............................................................................................................ 20 College of Computing and Information ............................................................................ 23 School of Criminal Justice ................................................................................................ 25 Rockefeller College .......................................................................................................... 27 School of Social Welfare .................................................................................................. 30

Reports Available in the Office of Institutional Research’s Assessment Series ...........................32

Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Effectiveness August, 2008 UAlbany Survey of 2007 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients Assessment Report No. 25, Page 1

Survey of May and August 2007 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients

The University at Albany, SUNY

1. Introduction As part of The University at Albany’s ongoing program of outcomes-based assessment, the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness, in cooperation with the Division for Student Success, has completed a multi-phase, multi-mode survey of Bachelor’s degree recipients. The survey gathered data on students’ post-graduation plans, both in terms of broad categories (largely graduate school and employment) and more specific areas such as degree and field of study for graduate students, and field of employment and salary for those in the job market. The survey effort was a combination of web-based and telephone surveys administered over an 11-month period, from March, 2007 through February, 2008. We began with a block of questions on the online 2007 Student Experience Survey (SES) on post-graduation plans. Because the SES was conducted during March and April, 2007, many students did not have their post-graduation plans finalized at that time. Nonetheless, this resulted in 190 students with complete post-graduation information. The next phase was a short web survey sent out in October and November, 2007. This produced an additional 424 responses. Next, with funding from the Division for Student Success, a telephone survey was conducted in February, 2008, resulting in an additional 325 responses. Finally, one more round of the web survey resulted in 37 more responses, and a return to the Student Experience Survey data turned up an additional 71 students who, while they did not give complete data at that time, at least were clear as to their broader categories of plans. The combination of all responses from all survey modes resulted in a total of 1,047 out of 2,025 Bachelor’s degree recipients in May and August, 2007, for a total response rate of 52%. The demographics of the survey respondents generally mirror those of the population of May and August, 2007 graduates. More details on the nature of the survey sample, and comparisons with the overall population, are included in section 5 of this report.

Table 1: Timing and Number of Responses, by Survey Mode. Survey Phase/Mode Timing Number Percent SES, Complete Data Mar.-Apr. 2007 190 18.1SES, Partial Data Mar.-Apr. 2007 71 6.8Web (both phases) Oct.-Nov. 2007; Mar. 2008 461 44.0Phone Feb. 2008 325 31.0Total 1047 100.0


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Salaries of Employed UAlbany Graduates. Of the combined 408 survey respondents who had either started their job or received an offer at the time that they took the survey, 370 were willing to tell us their salary range. As shown in Table 3.1, below, around 17% of graduates were earning less than $25,000 a year; 30% were earning between $25,000 and $35,000; 25% between $35,000 and $45,000 (the median category), 19% between $45,000 and $55,000, and 9% were earning over $55,000 a year.

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Location of Employed UAlbany Graduates. The large majority of UAlbany graduates who entered the work force put the knowledge, skills and experiences they acquired here to work in the state of New York. As Table 3.2, below, shows, 86% of UAlbany graduates who go directly into the work force stay in New York State. The next largest groupings are New Jersey at 10 graduates or 3%, and Connecticut and California with 5 graduates each, or 1.4%. Three graduates (1%) joined the armed services.1 Finally, UAlbany graduates went to work in other countries, including Germany, Japan, China, Canada and the United Kingdom. All in all, UAlbany 2007 graduates are working in at least 19 states and five foreign countries.

Table 3.2. Employment by Location Location Frequency Percent Valid Percent

Valid NY 298 73.0 85.6NJ 10 2.5 2.9CA 5 1.2 1.4CT 5 1.2 1.4FL 3 .7 .9VA 3 .7 .9MA 2 .5 .6MD 2 .5 .6NC 2 .5 .6AZ 1 .2 .3CO 1 .2 .3GA 1 .2 .3MO 1 .2 .3NM 1 .2 .3PA 1 .2 .3RI 1 .2 .3SC 1 .2 .3TX 1 .2 .3WY 1 .2 .3US Armed Services 3 .7 .9Canada 1 .2 .3China 1 .2 .3Germany 1 .2 .3Japan 1 .2 .3United Kingdom 1 .2 .3Total 348 85.3 100.0

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Total 408 100.0

1 This figure is nearly certainly a low estimate, as military personnel are prohibited from participating in surveys.


Field of Employment for UAlbany Graduates. Table 3.3 shows field of employment for May and August 2007 UAlbany graduates. One of the most striking features of this table is the wide variety of fields in which UAlbany graduates are already working, less than one year after their graduation. The ten most popular fields include Finance (14%), Accounting (12%), Communication, Advertising and Public Relations (9%), Retail Sales (8%), Education (8%), Information Technology (5%), Insurance (4%), Social Services (4%), Administration (3%) and Government (3%).2 The Class of 2007 also included two professional athletes, several artists and three members of the U.S. armed services. Table 3.3. Employment by Field

Field of Employment Frequency Percent Valid Valid Finance 54 13.2 13.8

Accounting 47 11.5 12.0 Communication, Advertising, PR 34 8.4 8.6 Retail 31 7.6 7.9 Education 30 7.4 7.7 Information Technology 19 4.7 4.9 Insurance 16 3.9 4.1 Social Services 16 3.9 4.1 Administration 13 3.2 3.3 Government 12 2.9 3.1 Human Resources 12 2.9 3.1 Law 11 2.7 2.8 Restaurant 11 2.7 2.8 Medical 10 2.5 2.6 Arts & Entertainment 9 2.2 2.3 Media 9 2.2 2.3 Law Enforcement 8 2.0 2.0 Customer Relations 7 1.7 1.8 Science 7 1.7 1.8 Contracting 5 1.2 1.3 Quality Control 4 1.0 1.0 Armed Services 3 .7 .8 Child Care 3 .7 .8 Consulting 3 .7 .8 Event Planning 3 .7 .8 Manufacturing 3 .7 .8 Real Estate 3 .7 .8 Athletics 2 .5 .5 Religion 2 .5 .5 Research 2 .5 .5 Firefighter 1 .2 .3 Transportation 1 .2 .3 Total 391 95.8 100.0

Missing No Response 17 4.2Total 408 100.0

2 Fields were hand recoded and categorized by the author from respondents’ open-ended survey responses.


4. Graduate Education As shown in Table 2.1, above, 432 out of 1047 survey respondents (41%) were either enrolled in graduate school (or alternatively some other post-baccalaureate program) or were getting ready to begin one. Of those, 382 indicated that they had either already started, or had received an offer of admission by the time they took the survey. Only graduates who had already begun their graduate education or had accepted an offer of admission at the time that they took the survey are included in the figures in this section. This section details the post-baccalaureate education of 2007 UAlbany graduates, looking at the degrees towards which they are working, their fields of study, their location, and the institutions they attend.

Types of Degree Pursued by UAlbany Graduates. As shown in Table 4.1, below, the most common type of degree sought is the MA, with 102 or 27% of UAlbany graduates pursuing graduate degrees. That is closely followed by the MS degree, with 79 students, or 21% overall. The MS is closely followed by a variety of professional master’s degrees (including MBA, MSW, MPA, MPP, MRP, and others) with 77 students or 20%. Forty one students or 11% are pursuing a law degree; 33 (9%) are pursuing a variety of degrees in the health care field; and 29 (8%) are pursuing a Ph.D. or another non-medical doctorate. Finally, one respondent is pursuing a Master’s in Fine Arts. Table 4.1. Degrees Pursued by 2007 UAlbany Graduates

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PercentValid Certificate or other non-degree post-baccalaureate 15 3.9 4.0

MA 102 26.7 27.1MS 79 20.7 21.0Health Care Master’s or Certification 14 3.7 3.7MFA 1 .3 .3JD/Law Degree 41 10.7 10.9Professional Master's Degree (MBA, MSW, MPA, MPP, MRP, etc.) 77 20.2 20.4

MD, DDS, Veterinary/ Other Medical Doctorate 19 5.0 5.0Ph.D./ Non-Medical Doctorate 29 7.6 7.7Total 377 98.7 100.0

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Fields of Study. Table 4.2 shows the fields of study chosen by 2007 UAlbany graduates.3 Of the 367 respondents who provided information on their field of study, the most popular field was education, with 67 students, or 18% of valid responses. Forty two graduates (12%) are studying toward a law degree, a figure which includes four studying another degree at the same time in a joint program. Forty graduates (11%) were studying toward some type of health care-related field, all the way from physical or occupational therapy to MD and DDS degrees. The next most popular category, Public Affairs (34 graduates, or 9%), includes fields such as public policy, social welfare, urban planning, and others. (Additional fields that could have been included in this category were large enough to merit separate consideration. These included Criminal Justice (14 graduates or 4%) and Public Health (10 graduates or 3%).) Other popular fields are the sciences (32/9%), the humanities (26/7%), business (25/7%), psychology (18/5%) and educational psychology (14/4%). Table 4.2. Fields of Study

Field of Study Frequency Percent Valid Percent Valid Education 67 17.5 18.3

Law 42 10.9 11.5Health Care 40 10.5 10.9Public Affairs 34 8.9 9.3Science 32 8.4 8.7Humanities 26 6.8 7.1Business 25 6.5 6.8Psychology 18 4.7 4.9Criminal Justice 14 3.7 3.8Educational Psych 14 3.7 3.8Social Science 13 3.4 3.5Public Health 10 2.6 2.7Communication 9 2.4 2.5Social Work 8 2.1 2.2Counseling 7 1.8 1.9Computer Science 4 1.0 1.1Art 2 .5 .5Library Science 2 .5 .5Total 367 96.1 100.0


3 As with the fields of employment, these were hand recoded and categorized by the author.


Location of Graduate Study. As with employment, the large majority of 2007 UAlbany graduates who provided information on the location of their graduate studies are continuing their education right here in New York State. Of the 346 respondents who provided information on their location, 291 (84%) are studying in New York. The next most popular states are Massachusetts (11 students, or 3%); Pennsylvania (7/2%), and North Carolina and New Hampshire with three students (1%) each. Altogether, 2007 UAlbany graduates are placed in graduate programs in 25 states and five foreign countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom with two each, as well as Japan, The Netherlands and Spain. Table 4.3. Graduate Study by Location

State or Country Frequency Percent Valid PercentValid NY 291 76.2 84.1

MA 11 2.9 3.2PA 7 1.8 2.0NC 3 .8 .9NH 3 .8 .9CA 2 .5 .6FL 2 .5 .6MO 2 .5 .6NJ 2 .5 .6AL 1 .3 .3AZ 1 .3 .3CT 1 .3 .3DC 1 .3 .3DE 1 .3 .3GA 1 .3 .3IL 1 .3 .3MI 1 .3 .3MN 1 .3 .3MT 1 .3 .3OH 1 .3 .3RI 1 .3 .3SC 1 .3 .3TN 1 .3 .3TX 1 .3 .3WV 1 .3 .3Australia 2 .5 .6United Kingdom 2 .5 .6Japan 1 .3 .3Netherlands 1 .3 .3Spain 1 .3 .3Total 346 90.6 100.0


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Institutions of Graduate Study. As shown in Table 4.4, below, by far the most popular choice for graduate study among University at Albany graduates is the University at Albany itself. Nearly half (170, or 49%) of survey respondents who named the graduate school they are attending are staying right here at UAlbany. Other Albany-area schools are among the most popular choices, including the College of St. Rose (11 students), Albany Law School (9 students), the Sage Graduate School (7), and the Albany College of Pharmacy (4). Also in the top 10 are Long Island University (6), Columbia University (5), Binghamton University (4), New York University (4 at the law school and 2 more at other parts of the university), and St. John’s University (4 at the law school and 1 more at another part of the university). In addition to the 170 students returning to UAlbany, another 25 are pursuing their graduate education at other SUNY institutions. Overall, University at Albany graduates from the class of 2007 are attending over 100 graduate schools around the country and around the world.


Table 4.4. Graduate Study by Name of Institution School Name Frequency School Name FrequencyUniversity at Albany 170 Fordham 1St. Rose 11 Fordham Law 1Albany Law 9 Franklin Pierce Law 1Sage Graduate School 7 Geneva College 1Long Island University 6 George Washington University 1Columbia University 5 La Universidad Complutense de Madrid 1Albany College of Pharmacy 4 Lake Erie Coll. Osteopathic 1Binghamton University 4 Leiden University 1New York University 4 Manhattan College 1St. John's Law School 4 Montana State 1Stony Brook University 4 Northeastern University 1HVCC 3 NYIT 1Mercy College 3 Osaka University 1New School 3 Pace 1Queens College 3 Parson's School of Design 1SUNY Plattsburgh 3 Phil. Coll. Osteopathic 1University at Buffalo 3 Philadelphia University 1Boston University 2 Plymouth State 1College of Staten Island 2 Roger Williams Law 1CUNY 2 RPI 1CUNY Law 2 Seton Hall 1Hofstra Law 2 Sotheby's Institute of Art 1Hunter College 2 St. John's 1Iona College 2 Suffolk University 1John Jay College 2 SUNY Cortland 1Macquerie University 2 SUNY Downstate Medical Center 1NC State 2 SUNY New Paltz 1New England Law 2 SUNY Oneonta 1New York University Law 2 SUNY Optometry 1Touro Law School 2 Syracuse University 1Upstate Medical University 2 Temple 1W New England College Law 2 Tennessee 1Adelphi 1 Texas 1Albany Medical College 1 Touro 1Argosy University 1 Tufts Dentistry 1Arizona 1 U Medicine & Dentistry NJ 1Auburn 1 UMass Boston 1Barry University 1 UNC Charlotte 1Brandeis 1 Union College 1Brooklyn Law 1 University at Buffalo Law 1Cal State Long Beach 1 University Illiniois Chicago 1Capella University 1 University of London 1Charleston School of Law 1 University of Pennsylvania 1Cornell 1 University of Pittsburgh Law 1Dartmouth 1 University of San Francisco 1Delaware 1 Washington U 1Drexel 1 Webster 1Eastern Michigan 1 West Virginia U 1Emory 1 Wheelock College 1Empire State College 1 Yeshiva 1Exeter 1Florida State 1


Appendix A: Survey Methodology and Sample Report The sample of May and August 2007 University at Albany bachelor’s degree recipients who took the survey at one time or another comprises 52% of the population of graduates. In most regards, the sample is reasonably close to the population according to key characteristics. Some differences are present, however, which should be taken into consideration when interpreting the results reported above. Academic Characteristics. As shown in Table 5.1., below, while 53% of May graduates responded to the survey, only 44% of August graduates did. As Table 5.2 shows, the response rate also varied somewhat among UAlbany’s undergraduate colleges: response rate ranged from a low of 49% at the College of Computing & Information to a high of 64% at the School of Social Welfare. Most colleges, however, were right around the average of 52%.

Table 5.3 (next page) shows the number of responses, along with the total number of graduates and response rate, by department. (Departments are listed in order from largest to smallest number of survey responses.) The number of responses ranges from a low of zero or 1 for the smallest departments, all the way to a high of 149 for Psychology. Rounding out the top ten are Business (94), English (90), Biology (78), Communication (77), Accounting (71), Sociology (67), Political Science (66), History (54) and Mathematics (29).

Table 5.3 also shows substantial differences in response rate by department. For example, looking at departments with at least 30 graduating majors, we can see a range from a low of 36% (Economics) to a high of 66% (Earth and Atmospheric Science). In general, the lower the response rate, the more careful one has to be in assuming that the data are representative of the department’s graduates as a whole.

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Arts & Sciences 698 727 1425 51.0% Business School 151 165 316 52.2% Computing & Information 28 30 58 51.7% Criminal Justice 29 28 57 49.1% Rockefeller College 57 74 131 56.5% Social Welfare 13 23 36 63.9% Interdisciplinary 2 0 2 0.0% Total 978 1047 2025 51.7%


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Psychology 129 149 278 53.6% Business 97 94 191 49.2% English 93 90 183 49.2% Biology 75 78 153 51.0% Communication 78 77 155 49.7% Accounting 54 71 125 56.8% Sociology 86 67 153 43.8% Political Science 51 66 117 56.4% History 56 54 110 49.1% Mathematics 21 29 50 58.0% Economics 50 28 78 35.9% Criminal Justice 29 28 57 49.1% Interdisciplinary 17 27 44 61.4% Earth & Atmospheric Science 13 25 38 65.8% Social Welfare 13 23 36 63.9% Anthropology 8 19 27 70.4% Computer Science 10 15 25 60.0% Information Studies & Informatics 18 15 33 45.5% Art 12 14 26 53.8% Physics 5 12 17 70.6% Languages, Literature & Culture 15 11 26 42.3% Chemistry 5 11 16 68.8% Geography & Planning 5 11 16 68.8% East Asian Studies 5 10 15 66.7% Public Administration & Policy 6 8 14 57.1% Theater 6 5 11 45.5% Music 4 3 7 42.9% Classics 0 2 2 100.0% Philosophy 6 2 8 25.0% Judaic Studies 2 1 3 33.3% Africana Studies 3 1 4 25.0% Women's Studies 5 1 6 16.7% Russian & Eastern European Studies 1 0 1 .0% Total 978 1047 2025 51.7%


Demographic Characteristics. For demographic characteristic, rather than looking at the sample in terms of response rate, we compare categories with regard to their percentages in the sample and the population. As Table. 5.4, below, shows, while the population is 53% female, the sample is 57% female. Similarly, Table 5.5 shows that while the sample closely matches the population with regard to Blacks and Asian Americans, White graduates are somewhat over-represented and both Hispanics and International students are under-represented. None of the observed differences – either by academic or demographic characteristics – is large enough to skew the results of the survey substantially overall, although two or three individual departments with the lowest response rates may want to consider how representative their own samples are of their graduating majors. Table 5.4. Gender Percentages, Sample vs. Population

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Female 483 592 1075 53.1% 56.5% Male 495 455 950 46.9% 43.5% Total 978 1047 2025 100.0% 100.0%

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Degrees Pursued by 2007 UAlbany Graduates (College of Arts & Sciences)



MA 86 29.7 29.9MS 64 22.1 22.2Health Care Master’s or Certification 14 4.8 4.9MFA 1 .3 .3JD/Law Degree 20 6.9 6.9Professional Master's Degree (MBA, MSW, MPA, MPP, MRP, etc.) 42 14.5 14.6

MD, DDS, Veterinary/ Other Medical Doctorate 19 6.6 6.6Ph.D./ Non-Medical Doctorate 29 10.0 10.1Total 288 99.3 100.0

Missing No Response 2 .7 Total 290 100.0

Fields of Study (College of Arts & Sciences)

Field of Study Frequency Percent Valid Percent Valid Education 64 22.1 22.7

Health Care 40 13.8 14.2Science 32 11.0 11.3Humanities 26 9.0 9.2Law 20 6.9 7.1Psychology 18 6.2 6.4Public Affairs 15 5.2 5.3Educational Psych 14 4.8 5.0Social Science 10 3.4 3.5Communication 9 3.1 3.2Public Health 9 3.1 3.2Business 8 2.8 2.8Counseling 7 2.4 2.5Criminal Justice 4 1.4 1.4Arts & Entertainment 2 .7 .7Social Work 2 .7 .7Computer Science 1 .3 .4Law/Joint 1 .3 .4Total 282 97.2 100.0



Graduate Study by Location (College of Arts & Sciences) State or Country Frequency Percent Valid Percent

Valid NY 216 74.5 82.4MA 9 3.1 3.4PA 7 2.4 2.7CA 2 .7 .8FL 2 .7 .8NC 2 .7 .8NH 2 .7 .8NJ 2 .7 .8AL 1 .3 .4AZ 1 .3 .4CT 1 .3 .4DC 1 .3 .4IL 1 .3 .4MI 1 .3 .4MN 1 .3 .4MO 1 .3 .4MT 1 .3 .4OH 1 .3 .4SC 1 .3 .4TN 1 .3 .4WV 1 .3 .4Australia 2 .7 .8United Kingdom 2 .7 .8Denmark 1 .3 .4Japan 1 .3 .4Spain 1 .3 .4Total 262 90.3 100.0


Total 290 100.0


Graduate Study by Name of Institution (College of Arts & Sciences) School Name Frequency School Name FrequencyUniversity at Albany 117 Geneva College 1St. Rose 9 George Washington University 1Long Island University 6 Hofstra Law 1Sage Graduate School 7 Hunter 1Albany College of Pharmacy 4 La Universidad Complutense de Madrid 1Albany Law 4 Lake Erie Coll. Osteopathic 1Columbia 4 Manhattan College 1Stony Brook University 4 Montana State 1HVCC 3 New England Law 1Mercy College 3 Northeastern University 1New School 3 NYIT 1New York University 3 Osaka University 1Queens College 3 Pace 1SUNY Plattsburgh 3 Parson's School of Design 1Binghamton 2 Phil. Coll. Osteopathic 1Boston University 2 Philadelphia University 1College of Staten Island 2 Plymouth State 1CUNY 2 Seton Hall 1Iona College 2 Sotheby's Institute of Art 1John Jay College 2 St. John’s University 1Macquerie University 2 St. John's Law School 1NC State 2 Suffolk University 1New York University Law 2 SUNY Cortland 1Upstate Medical University 2 SUNY Downstate Medical Center 1University at Buffalo 2 SUNY New Paltz 1Albany Medical College 1 SUNY Oneonta 1Argosy University 1 SUNY Optometry 1Arizona 1 Syracuse University 1Auburn 1 Temple University 1Barry University 1 Tennessee 1Brandeis 1 Touro 1Brooklyn Law 1 Touro Law School 1Cal State Long Beach 1 Tufts Dentistry 1Capella University 1 U Medicine & Dentistry NJ 1Charleston School of Law 1 UMass Boston 1Cornell 1 Union College 1CUNY 1 University at Buffalo Law 1CUNY Law 1 University Illiniois Chicago 1Dartmouth 1 University of London 1Delaware 1 University of Pennsylvania 1Drexel 1 University of Pittsburgh Law 1Eastern Michigan 1 University of San Francisco 1Empire State College 1 W New England College Law 1Exeter 1 Washington U 1Florida State 1 West Virginia U 1Fordham 1 Wheelock College 1Fordham 1 Yeshiva 1Franklin Pierce Law 1 Total 262


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Total 111 100.0 Employment by Field (School of Business)

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Finance 30 27.0 28.3 Insurance 5 4.5 4.7 Marketing 5 4.5 4.7 Administration 4 3.6 3.8 Advertising 3 2.7 2.8 Human Resources 3 2.7 2.8 Retail 3 2.7 2.8 IT 2 1.8 1.9 Arts & Entertainment 1 .9 .9 Consulting 1 .9 .9 Event Planning 1 .9 .9 Firefighter 1 .9 .9 Law Enforcement 1 .9 .9 Manufacturing 1 .9 .9 Media 1 .9 .9 Real Estate 1 .9 .9 Total 106 95.5 100.0



Degrees Pursued by 2007 UAlbany Graduates (School of Business)



MA 2 9.5 9.5MS 9 42.9 42.9JD/Law Degree 2 9.5 9.5Professional Master's Degree (MBA, MSW, MPA, MPP, MRP, etc.) 7 33.3 33.3

Total 21 100.0 100.0Missing No Response 0 0.0 Total 21 100.0

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Field of Study Frequency Percent Valid Percent Valid Business 16 76.2 88.9

Law 2 9.5 11.1Total 18 85.7 100.0


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State or Country Frequency Percent Valid PercentValid NY 17 81.0 94.4

NC 1 4.8 9.6Total 18 85.7 100.0

Missing No Information 3 24.3Total 21 100.0

Graduate Study by Name of Institution (School of Business) School Name FrequencyUniversity at Albany 14St. John’s Law School 2Binghamton University 1UNC Charlotte 1Total 18No Information 3Total 21


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Employment by Field (College of Computing and Information) Field of Employment Frequency PercentIT 12 67Accounting 1 6Contracting 1 6Finance 1 6Insurance 1 6Media 1 6Retail 1 6Total 18 100

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Type of Degree Frequency PercentValid MA 1 17

MS 4 67JD/Law Degree 1 17

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Degrees Pursued by 2007 UAlbany Graduates (School of Criminal Justice)

Type of Degree Frequency PercentValid MA 10 83

JD/Law Degree 1 8Professional Master's Degree (MBA, MSW, MPA, MPP, MRP, etc.) 1 8

Total 12 100 Fields of Study (School of Criminal Justice)

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Education 1 8Law 1 8Social Science 1 8

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State or Country Frequency PercentValid NY 12 100Total 12 100

Graduate Study by Name of Institution (School of Criminal Justice) School Name FrequencyUniversity at Albany 9Adelphi 1Albany Law 1St. Rose 1Total 12


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Valid NY 13 72 87FL 1 6 7China 1 6 7Total 15 83 100

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Total 18 100 Employment by Field (Rockefeller College)

Field of Employment Frequency Percent Valid Valid Government 3 17 18

Education 2 11 12 Restaurant 2 11 12 Accounting 1 6 6 Contracting 1 6 6 Event Planning 1 6 6 Law 1 6 6 Law Enforcement 1 6 6 Marketing 1 6 6 Quality Control 1 6 6 Real Estate 1 6 6 Research 1 6 6 Retail 1 6 6 Total 17 94 100

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Degrees Pursued by 2007 UAlbany Graduates (Rockefeller College)


PercentValid Certificate or other non-degree post-baccalaureate 1 3 3

MA 3 8 9MS 2 6 6JD/Law Degree 17 47 489Professional Master's Degree (MBA, MSW, MPA, MPP, MRP, etc.) 12 33 34

Total 35 97 100Missing No Response 1 3Total 36 100


Fields of Study (Rockefeller College) Field of Study Frequency Percent Valid Percent

Valid Law 14 39 41Public Affairs 11 31 32Law/Joint 3 8 9Education 2 6 6Social Science 2 6 6Business 1 3 3Criminal Justice 1 3 3Total 34 94 100

Missing No Response 2 6Total 36 100

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State or Country Frequency Percent Valid PercentValid NY 27 75 82

MA 2 6 6GA 1 3 3MO 1 3 3RI 1 3 3Netherlands 1 3 3Total 33 92 100

Missing Insufficient Data 1 3No Information 2 6Total 3 8

Total 36 100 Graduate Study by Name of Institution (Rockefeller College) School Name FrequencyUniversity at Albany 16Albany Law 4Binghamton 2CUNY Law 1Emory 1Fordham Law 1Hofstra Law 1Leiden University 1New England Law 1Roger Williams Law 1St. John's Law School 1St. Rose 1Touro Law School 1W New England College Law 1Webster 1Total 33Insufficient Data 1No Information 2Total 36



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Social Work 6 35 40Public Health 1 6 7Total 15 88 100


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State or Country Frequency Percent Valid PercentValid NY 14 82 93

TX 1 6 7Total 15 88 100

Missing No Information 2 12Total 17 100

Graduate Study by Name of Institution (School of Social Welfare) School Name FrequencyUniversity at Albany 10Columbia 1Hunter 1New York University 1Texas 1University at Buffalo 1Total 15No Information 2Total 17


Research Report No. 25. Survey of May and August 2007 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients. (August 2008) Research Report No. 24. An Outcomes-Driven Program of Academic Advisement. (July 2002) Research Report No. 23. Report on the Spring 2001 Presidential Scholars Web-based Survey. (July 2001) Research Report No. 22: Pre-College Characteristics and Freshmen Year Experiences as Predictors of 8-year Albany Outcomes. (November 1999) Research Report No. 21: 1990s Survey Results: Outcomes Assessment at Albany. (March 1998) Research Report No. 20: Retention, Academic Outcomes, and Educational Experiences Reported by Project Renaissance and Other Albany Freshmen. (February 1998) Research Report No. 19: Characteristics of Extenders: Full-time Students Who Take Light Credit Loads and Graduate in More than Four Year. (January 1996) Research Report No. 17: 1994 Survey Results: Outcomes Assessment at Albany. (March 1995) Research Report No. 16: Assessing Student Attainment in the Academic Major: What's the Question? (May 1994) Research Report No. 15: The Impact of Departmental Research and Teaching Climates on Undergraduate Growth and Satisfaction. (April 1994) Research Report No. 14: The Undergraduate Experiences Most Strongly Associated with Ten Educational Outcomes at Albany. (July 1993) Research Report No. 13: General Education Skill Attainment Reported by Five Groups of Albany Seniors. (February 1993) Research Report No. 12: Outcomes Assessment at Albany: A Summary of What We Have Learned Since 1978. (June 1992)

Research Report No. 11: A Study of Albany Alumni Who Graduated From Sixteen of the Largest Undergraduate Majors. (April 1992 ) Research Report No. 10: Alumni Assess the Undergraduate Experience. (March 1992) Research Report No. 9: A Multi Year Analysis of Albany Student Responses to Opinion Surveys. (August 1990) Research Report No. 8: Albany Graduates from Five Fields of Study: A 1987 Description and Assessment of the Graduate and Undergraduate Alumni in Business, Chemistry, English, History & Social Welfare. (February 1989) Research Report No. 7: Retention and Graduation Rates of SUNY-Albany Undergraduates. (April 1989) Research Report No. 6: Assessing the Impact of the Undergraduate General Education Program. (January 1988) Research Report No. 5: A Study of Graduating Seniors at Albany Comparing Those Who Entered the University as Freshmen with Those who Entered as Transfer Students. (November 1987) Research Report No. 4: An Assessment of the Impact of General Education Requirements on Freshmen. (March 1985) Research Report No. 3: SUNY-Albany Undergraduates: Who Are They? What Happens to Them Here? Where Do They Go? (September 1984) Research Report No. 2: Changes in Students' Perceptions of the Importance of Three Major Goals of College. (January 1984). Research Report No. 1: The Frequency and Nature of Informal Student Contact with Faculty. (January 1983).

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Survey of May and August 2007 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients...Survey of May and August 2007 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients The University at Albany, SUNY Joel D. Bloom, Ph.D. Institutional