Graduate Student Survey - 2016 - Columbia University

OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES

GRADUATE STUDENT SURVEY: 2016


Summary of MethodologyMethodology: Students who earned degrees from Teachers College in February and May of 2016

were required to complete a short survey about their post graduation plans prior to receiving their tickets to the May graduation ceremony.

Response Rate: 1,731 students earned graduate degrees in Feb and May of 2016. 1,469 of them completed the survey, resulting in a response rate of 84.9%.


Career Preparedness and Overall SatisfactionHow satisfied are you with your experiences at TC? How well did TC prepare you for your career?

87% 13% 98.0% 2.0%

If you could start your program over again, would you?

(N=1431)

(N=1404)

(N=1454)


Student Employment Status by Degree

• Only 6.9% of Ed.D. students and 14.3% of Ph.D. students are not employed at the time of graduation. • Over 40% of Masters students are unemployed at the time of graduation.

56

58 470

74

11

18

19164

13

31

12 17 241

1925

629

19913

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Ed.D. Ph.D. Ed.M. M.A. M.S.

Yes, at the same job I had before Icame to TC.

Yes, at a job I began during my timeat TC.

I recently accepted a new job.

No.

(N=1430)


Employment Fields (among those that recently accepted jobs and those continuing jobs)

• Over one‐third of respondents who graduated with jobs are employed by PreK‐12 schools.• About 13% of employed graduates reported employment in higher education.

15%

4%

3%

7%

35%

2%

2%

1%

2%

4%

13%

1%

1%

2%

5%

2%

1%

Other

Special Education

Research and Evaluation

Psychology (Counseling, Clinical, School)

PreK‐12

Nursing

Not‐for‐Profit

Media

International Educational Development

Human Resources (Training, Org Dev)

Higher Education

Education Technology (Programming, Design)

Development & Fundraising

Curriculum Development

Consulting (Business, Education)

Arts/Cultural

Allied Path (Speech Path, OT, PT, Nutrition)

(N=817)


5%2%

7%

67%

2%

3%

14%

California

Connecticut

New Jersey

New York

Texas

International

Other

Job Location(Among those that recently accepted a job and those continuing jobs)

• 76% of graduates with jobs are employed in the tri‐state (NY, NJ, CT)• 3% of graduates will be employed internationally

(*other includes fewer than 10 respondents (< 2%) employed in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington, Vermont, Utah)

(n=581)


• There is a wide salary range for graduates, with nearly 45% report earning more than $55,000 a year.

Basic Compensation(Among those that recently accepted a job and those continuing jobs)

Under $25,000 9%

$25,000‐$39,999 11%

$40,000‐$54,999 21%

$55,000‐$69,999 17%

$70,000‐$84,999 11%

$85,000‐$99,999 5%

$100,000 and above 9%

Prefer not to share 16%

(n=581)


RESULTS BY DEPARTMENT


Current Status by Department

• Most respondents entered the job market following graduation, with approximately half of all graduating respondents indicating that they were looking for a new job.

• Approximately 15% of respondents reported that they were pursuing additional education.

* Note that these percentage totals are calculated from the total number of responses, not respondents, since respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

A&H(289)

BBS(105)

C&T(195)

CCP(251)

EDP(64)

HBS(140)

HUD(82)

IND(4)

ITS(109)

MST(86)

ORL(311)

Unsure of future plans

Pursuing additional education

Continuing current job

Looking for a new job


• The greatest proportion of respondents report salaries between $40,000‐$54,999 (21%) and $55,000‐$69,999 (17%) across departments

• Just under 20% of graduates reported earning less than $39,999 annually.

Basic Compensation by Department(Among those that recently accepted a job and those continuing jobs)

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

A&H (114)

BBS (36)

C&T (71)

CCP (66)

EDP (30)

HBS (70)

HUD (35)

ITS (43)

MST (31)

ORL (187)

Under $25,000

$25,000‐$39,999

$40,000‐$54,999

$55,000‐$69,999

$70,000‐$84,999

$85,000‐$99,999

$100,000 and above

Prefer not to share


Arts & Humanities

* Note that respondents were allowed to select multiple answers.


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



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: A&H


Bio‐Behavioral Studies



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: BBS



Counseling & Clinical Psychology Programs



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: CCP



Curriculum & Teaching Programs



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: C&T



Education Policy & Social Analysis



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: EPSA



Health & Behavior Studies



Health & Behavior Studies (continued)



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: HBS



Human Development



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: HUD



Interdisciplinary Studies

Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program



International & Transcultural Studies



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: ITS



Math, Science, & Technology



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: MST



Organization & Leadership



Sample of Employers and Positions* by Department and Program: ORL


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