About the Survey: The Class of 2018 First Destination Survey, conducted by the St. Ambrose University Career Center and the St. Ambrose Office of Institutional Research, was completed in November 2018. The survey includes undergraduate students who graduated between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018 per the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) standards and protocols for graduate student outcomes. Graduating seniors were contacted 1 month prior to graduation, 3 months after graduation, and 6 months after graduation by email, with repeated follow-up phone calls into November 2018. Of the 540 students who make up this reporting class, we were able to obtain employment information on 486 (90%). WHERE IS THE CLASS OF 2017-2018 NOW? Countinuing Education, 22.84% Volunteering, 0.21% Employed/Mili tary Service, 68.93% 93% Employed, Serving, or Continuing Education within 6 months Employed/Military Service Countinuing Education Volunteering Responses by School/Division Employed Continuing Ed. Other College of Health and Human Services 72.53% 22.57% College of Business 84.37% 12.63% College of Arts & Sciences 58.44% 23.97%.65%.64% 3.86%
WHERE ARE THEY WORKING? Over 95% looked for employment near their hometown or alma mater. Near Hometown Near Alma Mater Limited to specific city/cities in U.S. Limited to specific stes/u.s Countrywide or limited to specific region of U.S. Outside U.S. No Answer 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% Employment by state Iowa 59.0% Illinois 33.9% Wisconsin 2.6% Other Midwestern States 1.6%
WHAT DOES THE AVERAGE GRADUATE EARN UPON GRADUATION? Respondents working full-time who reported annual salaries earn: 49% $30,000 to $50,000 22% more than $50,000 Employment Selected employing organizations and positions of the class of 2017-2018 Advocate Christ Medical Center, RN Aligned Modern Health Rehab, Rehab Specialist American Marketing & Publishing, Account Manager Amita Health, Staff Accountant Anderson, Lower & Whitlow, Auditor Ann and Robert Lurie Children s Hospital, RN Arconic, Process Improvement Specialist ARDEC, General Engineer Rock Island Arsenal, General Engineer Ascentra, HR Specialist ATI, Exercise Specialist BITCO, Claims Blair, Westfall & Co, Staff Accountant Blue Oak CPA, Accountant Center for Youth & Family Serv., Foster Care Case Worker CIGNA, Customer Service Manager Clinton Community Schools, Teacher Cordogan Clark & Assoc., Project Manager Davenport School Dist., Teacher Davenport Fire Dept, Fire Fighter Deloitte, Audit Specialist Families First Counseling, Care Coordinator Genesis Health Systems, RN Good Samaritan, RN HNI, IT Analyst IHMVCU, Fraud Specialist IL House, Republican Staff Member ITC, Mechanical Engineer John Deere, Product Engineer JP Morgan Chase, Documentation Specialist Kewanee School District, Teacher Mears Law Office, Legal Assistant Medical Associates, Lab Technician Menasha Packaging, Structural Designer Mercy Hospital, RN Merrill Lynch, Financial Advisor Modern Woodmen, IT Solutions OSF St. Francis, RN Rock Valley Physical Therapy, Physical Therapist RSM, Risk Advisory Services Security Saratoga School, PK-1 Autism Sentry, Staff Consultant Silvis School District, Teacher Swedish American Hospital, RN Trinidad Triggers, Professional Baseball Player University of Iowa, RN
GRADUATE SCHOOL AND ADVANCED COURSEWORK Over 29% of the Class of 2017-2018 continued their education directly after graduation from St. Ambrose University in graduate and professional programs. Of those continuing their studies, they did so in the following ways: Additional Education Enrollment OTHER DOCTORAL DEGREE MASTER OF ARTS MASTER OF SCIENCE OTHER MASTERS DEGREE BACHELOR OS SCIENCE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BACHELOR OF ARTS OTHER PROFESSIOANL DEGREE DOCTOR OF MEDICINE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Where are they studying? OTHER 3.70% 3.70% 1.80% 1.80% 0.90% 0.90% 0.90% 10.10% 16.50% 26.60% 29.40% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% The majority (61%) of respondents continued their studies at St. Ambrose University, while 37% of respondents are enrolled at other higher education institutions, the majority located in the Midwest. Two respondents are studying internationally. By State: 70.5% Iowa 14.7% Illinois 5% Wisconsin 2% Colorado 2% Texas 1% West Virginia 1% Indiana
SELECTED INSTITUTIONS/PROGRAMS OF STUDY American Military University (Master of Arts, American History) Benedictine University (Master of Arts, Psychology) Chicago School of Professional Psychology (Master of Arts, Forensic Psychology) Des Moines University (Doctoral Degree, Medicine) Eastern Illinois University (Master of Science, Psychology) Governor s State University (Doctor of Physical Therapy) (Doctor of Occupational Therapy) Iowa State (Doctor of Philosophy) Lakeland University (MOL) Loyola University (Clinical Mental Health Counseling) Midwestern University (Doctor of Physical Therapy) (Doctor of Occupational Therapy) Mount Mary University (Master of Science, Mental Health Counseling) Palmer College (Doctor of Chiropractic) St. Ambrose University (Doctor of Physical Therapy) (Doctor of Occupational Therapy) St. Ambrose University (Master of Science, Speech Language Pathology), (Master of Social Work) St. Louis University (Masters, Health Professions) University of Colorado (Masters of Arts) University of Illinois (Doctor of Medicine) University of Iowa (Doctor of Philosophy, Neuropsychology) Western University (Master of Arts, Museum Studies)
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Of those who responded to this question on the survey, 77% participated in an internship, clinical, field experience, student teaching, practicum, or study abroad with internship Of those who responded to this question on the survey, 82% participated in all of the above or service learning or academic volunteering High Impact Practices Internships Field Experiences/Practicums Clinical Experiences Service Learning or other Academic Volunteering Student Teaching Study Abroad Did not Complete Any of Above Rather Not Answer 3.80% 7.60% 10.70% NUMBER OF INTERNSHIPS COMPLETED 17.90% 23.30% 24.30% 34.30% 45.70% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00% 45.00% 50.00% Of those that responded to this question on the survey, 72.5% completed one internship, 16.9% completed at least two internships, and 7.9% completed at least three internships. Types of Internships For Experience Only (paid) 40.30% For Academic Credit and Experience (unpaid) 34.60% For Academic Credit and Experience (paid) 25.10% Experience Only (unpaid) 20.90% Other 1% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AS A RESULT OF INTERNSHIP Of those that responded to this question on the survey, 39% said that they were offered full-time employment as a result of their internship. Yes 39% No 53% Yes Rather Not Answer No Rather Not Answer 8% SELECT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SITES Amplified Digital; Graphic Designer Birdies Nest Child Care; Teacher Cat Scale Co.; Data Analyst Chick-Fil-A; Marketing Assistant CVS; Marketing Eagle Police Department, Intern HNI; Analyst Honkamp Krueger; Staff Accountant JBSS; Engineering Intern Jewel; Manager Trainee John Deere; Product Engineer JP Morgan Chase; Commercial Banking Analyst Kerfin Inspections; Head of Marketing River Bandits; Video Production RSM; RAS SPR Associate Santry; Accounting Intern SAP; Tech Op Scott County YMCA; School Program Coordinator Scribe America; Emergency Room Scribe Team MaxBat; Social Media Unity Point Health; Marketing Communications Asst. University of IA; Nurse