Widener Post Graduate Information   

Post Graduation Survey Class of 2007

•  83% (402 out of 483) of the graduates in the Class of 2007 provided information on their post-graduation plans.
• 80% indicated they are employed and 4% are still seeking employment.
• 16% are pursuing graduate studies on a full or part-time basis.  Travel and other plans, including non-graduate school professional training, account for the remaining 4% of the graduates
• Graduates are employed by a diverse group of over 200 local, regional and national employers. 
• Those selecting graduate study enrolled at 21 graduate and professional schools located throughout the United States. (See Appendix 1 for listing.)
• 71% of the employed respondents provided salary information. 91% of the salaries reported are $30,000 and above annually.  31% indicated a salary of $50,000 or above. 
• 47% cited a campus-related contact or referral as the Method Used to Locate Position, including on-campus recruiting, job fair, CAPS referral,
  co-op/internship, or faculty contact.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

College of Arts and Sciences*

• 77% of the 181 graduates responded.
• 65% are employed by over 70 diverse employers.  5% are still seeking employment.
• 28% are enrolled in graduate study full-time or part-time at a total of 15 graduate and professional schools.
• In the Humanities Division, 65% are employed and 12% are pursuing graduate study.
• Among the Science Division graduates, 67% are employed and 21% are attending graduate or professional schools.
• 64% of the Social Science Division graduates are employed and 35% are in graduate or professional school.
• The average of all the salaries reported is $38,006.  57% of these salaries are $35,000 and above.
• The average of the reported salaries in the Humanities Division is $35,006; $44,313 in the Science Division; and $34,328 in the Social Science Division.

School of Engineering*

• 89% of the 44 graduates responded.  
• 90% are employed by 29 diverse organizations.  13% are enrolled in graduate study, full or part-time. Only I graduate (3%) is seeking employment.
• 67% of the Chemical Engineering graduates are employed with 33% in graduate school full-time. For Civil Engineering graduates, the breakdown is 100% employed and 17% in graduate school part-time.  88% of the Electrical Engineering graduates are employed.  92% of the Mechanical Engineering graduates are employed with 8% (1 student) pursuing full -time graduate study.  
• The average of the reported salaries is $50,129.  42% of the salaries are $50,000 and above.
• 63% reported utilizing a campus-related source as the Method Used to Locate Position, including 24% who listed on-campus recruiting, job fair, or CAPS referral and 36% who cited co-op or internship as the contact source.

School of Hospitality Management*

• 78% of the 32 graduates responded.
• 88% are employed by over 20 organizations representing various segments of the hospitality industry.  8% are in graduate school and 8% are pursuing other plans, including non-graduate school professional training.
• The average of the reported salaries is $35,406.  50% of the reported salaries are $35,000 and above.
• 54% reported a campus-related contact or referral as the Method Used to Locate Position.  36% specifically listed co-op or internship as the contact source.

School of Nursing*

• 84% of the 95 graduates responded.
• 93% are employed full-time by 25 different healthcare-related organizations.  4% are in graduate school full or part-time. 4% are seeking employment.
• The average of the salaries reported is $52,771 and 68% are $50,000 and above.
• 52% reported a campus-related contact or referral as the Method Used to Locate Position.  33% specifically listed an internship or practicum as the contact source.

School of Human Service Professions*

• 92% of the 36 graduates responded.
• 82% are employed by over 20 different educational and social service organizations.  21% are pursuing graduate study on a full or part-time basis. 
• The average of the reported salaries is $32,500.  55% of the reported salaries are $30,000 and above.

School of Business Administration*

• 91% of the 95 graduates responded.
• 85% are employed and 9% are enrolled in graduate study on a full or part-time basis.  The various employers number over 50 different organizations.  5% of the graduates are seeking employment.
• Of the Accounting graduates, 94% are employed and 11% are in graduate school.  80% of the Management graduates (including all concentrations) are employed and 9% are pursuing graduate study.  
• 65% of the annual salaries reported for all business disciplines are $40,000 and above.  The average of all the salaries reported is $42,551.
• The average salary for Accounting majors is $44,184 and $39,862 for Management majors (all concentrations combined).
• 50% cited a campus contact or referral as the Method Used to Locate Position, including 39% who listed on-campus recruiting, job fair, or CAPS referral and 8% who cited co-op or internship as the contact source. The percentage for total campus contact or referral increases to 70% for Accounting majors.

*All percentages are based on the number of graduates who responded to the survey.
*Those not responding included a percentage of International Students who returned to their home country and did not respond to the survey.
*Total percentages may exceed 100% because some students are working full or part-time and attending graduate school full or part-time.
*Not all respondents provided complete information for all questions.
*Graduates with double majors are counted with each discipline.
*Increases or decreases in the percentages reported as compared to previous years may be due to several factors including the economy, number of respondents in certain majors, and individual graduates' employment histories.

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