Where do the Graduates Go? *OFFICIAL THREAD*

College Search & Selection
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<p>This is the official thread where you can post graduate surveys for future reference. I'm talking about the places where you can find average starting salary, broken down by major, the jobs taken by each graduating class, grad schools attended, etc.</p>

<p>GEORGETOWN:
Senior</a> Survey Results</p>

<p>PRINCETON:
Senior</a> Survey Report - Office of Career Services</p>

<p>NORTHWESTERN:
Survey</a> Results, University Career Services, Northwestern University</p>

<p>CORNELL:
Cornell</a> Survey - Senior</p>

<p>More later. Add on, fellas.</p>

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<p>I wish Michigan had such detailed data for its college of LSA. Luckily, Michigan's colleges of Engineering and Business have a great deal of information:</p>

<p>UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BUSINESS SCHOOL (ROSS) out of a class of 350</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bus.umich.edu/pdf/EmploymentProfile2007.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bus.umich.edu/pdf/EmploymentProfile2007.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Employment</a> Profile - University of Michigan Business School</p>

<p>Employment</a> Profile - University of Michigan Business School</p>

<p>Employment</a> Profile - University of Michigan Business School</p>

<p>Employment</a> Profile - University of Michigan Business School</p>

<p>Employment</a> Profile - University of Michigan Business School</p>

<p>Employment</a> Profile - University of Michigan Business School</p>

<p>Employment</a> Profile - University of Michigan Business School</p>

<p>Employment</a> Profile - University of Michigan Business School</p>

<p>UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - Out of a class of 1,000</p>

<p><a href="http://career.engin.umich.edu/Annual_Report06-07.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://career.engin.umich.edu/Annual_Report06-07.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>This links to all the schools at Carnegie Mellon:</p>

<p>Post-Graduation</a> Survey Results - Information for Students and Alumni - Career Center - Student Affairs</p>

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<p>Cal Poly</p>

<p>Graduate</a> Status Report index</p>

<p>UC Berkeley</p>

<p>Career</a> Center - Employer Services - Career Destinations Survey</p>

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<p>what about smaller schools such as amherst, swathmore, or williams</p>

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<p>Chicago
<a href="https://caps.uchicago.edu/employers/outcomes.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://caps.uchicago.edu/employers/outcomes.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Pomona College: <a href="http://www.pomona.edu/cdo/2007wheregradsgo.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.pomona.edu/cdo/2007wheregradsgo.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Pretty diverse list considering there are only about 350 graduates.</p>

<p>And from this Pomona Profile: <a href="http://www.pomona.edu/ADWR/Admissions/Forms/fullprofile.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.pomona.edu/ADWR/Admissions/Forms/fullprofile.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>80 percent of all Pomona College graduates go on to professional or graduate schools within five years of graduation.</p>

<p>Present Occupation of Pomona College Graduates as of May 2007:</p>

<p>Business Professions 24%
Educational Areas 13%
Medical & Health Areas 15%
Governmental Areas 3%
Arts & Media 10%
Science & Technology 10%
Other Professions 19%</p>

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<p>Penn organizes its graduate surveys by school:</p>

<p>College: <a href="http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/college/2007cpsurvey.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/college/2007cpsurvey.pdf&lt;/a>
Wharton: <a href="http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/wharton/surveys/Wharton2007Report.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/wharton/surveys/Wharton2007Report.pdf&lt;/a>
SEAS: <a href="http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/seas/survey2007.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/seas/survey2007.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>keep them coming...these lists are awesome.</p>

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<p>At a couple I have looked at, the average income is only around mid-30k. I really dread the thought of paying 40K+ a year for tuition, then coming out of school with a job that only pays mid-30k. My step-father doesn't even have a high school diploma and makes around 40k a year. Maybe I should drop out too? ;)</p>

<p>Just kidding, of course!</p>

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<p>MIT: [url=<a href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/graduation07.pdf%5D2007"&gt;http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/graduation07.pdf]2007&lt;/a> graduating student survey<a href="PDF">/url</a></p>

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<p>both of my parents don't have college degrees yet my father makes over $80,000 and my mom close to $60,000 yet the averages of these prestigious schools seems so low to me? maybe im wrong?</p>

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<p>lots of people do like non-profit work when they first get out and get paid like 20k a year..that's what brings down the averages...</p>

<p>that's a pure guess BTW, so don't bash me if im wrong...</p>

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<p>Making more than $60,000 is already quite a bit higher than the national average salary for FRESH graduates whereas your parents have been in the working world for perhaps around 20 years? You see, some of these fresh graduates (not saying all of them) will go on to make $150,000 to $200,000 in that same timespan (even $1,000,000 annually for the lucky few, no joke). </p>

<p>Yes, of course there are those people who managed to become millionaires without going to college but these kind of people are even rarer. You should feel blessed that your parents are drawing that much income without college degrees. There are tons of other people without college degrees that are much much worse off.</p>

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<p>You guys need to adjust your expectations. 21-22 year olds with no work experience don't generally command $60,000/year salaries. Hell, many can't even find full time jobs and those that do generally get paid well under $40,000/year. </p>

<p>Some of your parents may not have college degrees and earn $60,000-$80,000 today, but how long and hard have they had to work to get to that level? Spending 4 years smashing beer cans on one's forehead does not entitle one to that kind of salary.</p>

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<p>Rice's survey is taken just before graduation. I think a better survey would take place 5 years after graduation!</p>

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<p>I understand that about parents having to work a lot longer even though my parents arent <em>old</em> but I just think that a lot of people have high expectations of seeing kids graduate from these types of schools with mega salaries.</p>

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<p>anxiousmom, a survey taken 5 years after graduation would be great, but it would not reveal a university's placement success.</p>

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<p>Eyebeg2differ, I know what you mean. Afterall, parents pay a huge chunk of their net worth to send their kids to elite universities. Unfortunately, somewhere along we way, we have lost sight of the primary purpose of college; education!</p>

<p>Expectation of mega-salaries are misplaced. Over 60,000 students graduate from top 25 universities and top 25 LACs each year. </p>

<p>That's not including students who graduate from other major, albeit more regional universities, like Boston College, Boston University, Florida, Maryland, NYU, Tufts, Tulane, UCSD, UNC-Chapel Hill, USC, UIUC, UT-Austin, Washington, Wisconsin-Madison</p>

<p>That's not including students who graduate from top Engineering programs such as Georgia Tech, Purdue, UIUC, UT-Austin, Washington-Seattle, Wisconsin-Madison</p>

<p>That's not including students who graduate from top B-Schools like Boston College (Carroll), Indiana (Kelley), NYU (Stern), USC (Marshall) to name a few.</p>

<p>Altogether, we are talking about another 60,000 fresh graduates annually...EASILY!</p>

<p>Do you honestly think there are 120,000 high-paying jobs for 21/22 year old fresh-out-of-college students?</p>

<p>Like I said, people should re-adjust their expectations. A good college education can help a student land a good job upon graduation, but there aren't (and shouldn't be) any guarantees.</p>

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<p>These threads once again illustrating why people should do engineering.</p>