Office of Career Development Epidemiology Graduate Report 2016
Epidemiology Graduate Report Class of 2016 The Epidemiology (EPI) Class of 2016, with 138 graduates, includes those who graduated in August 2015, December 2015 and May 2016. The graduation information is collected at graduation and the unemployed receive follow-ups at 3, 6 and 11 months post-graduation until employment or continuing education is secured. The information in this report is self-reported survey data provided by the graduate. Department Total Total Response EPI 138 138 100% Data collection for this report was completed in April 2017, at the 11th month after the May 2016 graduation. Information collected includes employment sector, salary range, amount of time spent job searching and number of resumes sent. Graduate Degree Status Department MPH MSPH Grand Total EPI 126 12 138 Survey Respondents Post-Graduation Employment Status All 138 graduates from the Epidemiology Department provided their post-graduation employment status through the completion of the Graduate Information Survey within the 11-month data collection period.* Department # of in Continuing Education # of Not Seeking Work/ Continuing Education # of Seeking Work # of Employed Full-time/ Part-time Did Not Respond to Survey (Unknown) Total Total 9 1 13 115 0 138 Rate 7% 1% 9% 83% 0% 100% *The data captured in the table above is required by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). Page 1 of 9
International Student Status (N = 138) This chart indicates the percentage of international student graduates from the EPI department with a MPH/MSPH degree. Years of Prior Work Experience (N = 138) Upon enrolling in the MPH/MSPH program at the RSPH, 33% of EPI graduates reported having 0 years of prior work (public health and non-public health) experience. Page 2 of 9
Employment Status (N = 138) This chart indicates the employment status of the graduated class of 138 within 11-months post-graduation from the EPI department. The remainder of this report contains data from graduates reporting securing full-time/part-time employment. There were 115 graduates in the EPI department reporting securing full-time/part-time employment. Information on employer, sector, title, location and annual starting salary range was provided by 102-104 of the 115. Employment by Sector (N = 104) Of the 104 reporting graduates that secured employment within 11-months post-graduation, 39% reported being employed with the government (state, local, federal) agency. Page 3 of 9
Job Search Period (N = 104) Within the first 4 months of starting the job search, 84% secured employment.* *Many graduates begin seeking employment in the months prior to graduation. Number of Resumes Sent Out (N = 104) During the job search period, 69% of graduates sent out no more than 25 resumes (average job search period is shown in the graph above). Page 4 of 9
Salary Range of Employed (N = 104) The median starting annual salary range reported by EPI graduates securing full-time/part-time employment is $50,000 $59,999. Median Salary Range by Employment Sector (N = 104) Employment Sector % of Employed Median Salary Range University or Research Institute (Academic) 19% $40,000 $49,999 Government (State, Local, Federal) 39% $50,000 $59,999 Hospital or Health Care Delivery Facility 9% $50,000 $59,999 Nonprofit/NGO 13% $50,000 $59,999 Proprietary Organization 16% $60,000 $69,999 Private Practice/Self-Employed 2% Not Available* Other 2% Not Available* *There were not enough respondents to determine a median without compromising confidentiality. Page 5 of 9
Region of Employed (N = 102) The region where the 102 graduates reported being employed in within 11-months post-graduation, along with percentage of employed graduates in the regions are represented below. West 13% Midwest 6% Northeast 14% Southwest Southeast 4% 60% International 4% Region # of Employed % of Employed Median Salary Range International 4 4% $50,000 $59,999 Midwest 6 6% $50,000 $59,999 Northeast 14 14% $50,000 $59,999 Southeast 61 60% $50,000 $59,999 Southwest 4 4% $40,000 $49,999 West 13 13% $60,000 $69,999 Page 6 of 9
2016 Graduate Employers and Job Titles (N = 103) The organization name and job title for the 103 graduates that reported this information appears in the table below. ORGANIZATION NAME Acumen LLC American Cancer Society (ACS) American Dental Association Athenahealth Atlanta VA Medical Center Baylor College of Medicine Cafe Lucia Carter Consulting Inc. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Colorado School of Public Health Cook County Department of Public Health Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Fellowship CRO DeKalb County Board of Health Deloitte DF/Net Research, Inc. Dong Hua Duke Global Health Institute Emory Healthcare Emory University JOB TITLE Research Analyst Graduate Research Assistant Research Assistant Project Associate Research Associate Resident Barista Public Health Advisor Evaluation and Epidemiology Fellow (2) ORISE Fellow (9) Epidemiology Fellow ORISE Fellow/Surveillance Epidemiologist Epidemiologist/ORISE Fellow ORISE fellow with Zika Task Force Epidemiology Fellow Epidemiologist (3) Public Health Analyst Data Manager Statistical Analysis Fellow Research Fellow Professional Research Assistant Epidemiology Fellow CSTE Applied Epi Fellow Applied Epidemiology Fellow CSTE Epidemiology Fellow Clinical Data Manager Epidemiologist I Consultant (2) Federal Strategy and Operations Consultant Statistical Programmer Engineer Postdoctoral Associate Public Health Program Associate Clinical Research Coordinator II Research Coordinator II Page 7 of 9
*Som EPI Graduate Report 2016 ORGANIZATION NAME Emory University Emory University, Department of Surgery Emory University, Laney Graduate School Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health JOB TITLE Clinical Research Coordinator MPH Program Associate Doctoral Student Research Coordinator Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, PRISM Project Coordinator Health Emory University, School of Medicine Research Specialist Epic Systems Corporation Project Manager Epidemiology Assistant Editor G2S Corporation Junior Epidemiologist Georgetown University Post-Doctoral Fellow Georgia Department of Public Health Professional Health Care Worker Georgia Emerging Infections Program Surveillance Officer Grant Thornton Health Care Advisory Associate Health Research and Analysis Research Analyst Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Clinical Research Coordinator B Ibis Reproductive Health Project Manager Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Researcher, Species Distribution Modeling Integrity Management Services, Inc International Medical Corps Program Coordinator Johns Hopkins University Institutional Research Analyst Analytic Consultant Kaiser Permanente Analyst (3) Consulting KDDI Total Research Institute Senior Researcher Leavitt Medical Clinical Trials Coordinator MDOutlook Global Medical Analyst Moffitt Cancer Center Cancer Epidemiology Research Coordinator Montana Department of Labor and Industry Occupational Epidemiologist National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) Research Associate National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiologic Research Analyst New Jersey Department of Health Epidemiologist Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement New York Presbyterian Analyst Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Research NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City Research Scientist-1 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellowship ORISE Fellow (2) Piedmont Healthcare Improvement Specialist Performance Improvement Analyst Public Health Informatics Institute Informatics Analyst TEKsystems Tennessee Department of Health Epidemiologist 1 The Advisory Board Company Senior Page 8 of 9
ORGANIZATION NAME The Carter Center, Trachoma Control Program TM Trauma Research, LLC United Hospital Fund of New York United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) University of California San Francisco University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine JOB TITLE Data Manager ESS Clinical Research Epidemiologist Research Analyst Product and Digital Humanitarian support Emergency Medicine Resident Research Clinical Trials Research Specialist Location of Employed (N = 103) Alexandria, VA Atlanta, GA* Aurora, CO Baltimore, MD Beijing, China Bethesda, MD California Central African Republic Chamblee, GA* Chicago, IL* Decatur, GA* Denver, CO *Location reported by more than 1 graduate Durham, NC Geneva, Switzerland Helena, MT Hollywood Houston, TX Japan Long Island City, NY Madison, WI Nashville, TN New York City, NY* New York, NY Oakland, CA* Orem, UT Philadelphia, PA San Antonio, TX San Francisco, CA* Seattle, WA* Tampa, FL Trenton, NJ Verona, WI Washington, DC* Watertown, MA* Page 9 of 9