2021 »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· FDS Data

Below is an overview of 2021 First Destination Survey (FDS) data specific to »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·. This provides a snapshot of what 2021 graduates are doing now.

FDS 2021 Results

 

Knowledge Rate - Number in Cohort (Count: 871), Survey Response Rate (Count: 359, Percent: 41.2%), LinkedIn Scrape Rate (Count: 164, Percent: 18.8%), »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· FDS 2021 (Count: 38, Percent: 4.4%), Total Knowledge Rate (Count: 561, Percent: 64.4%)

 

Overall Outcome - 82.3% positive career outcomes. Career outcomes are broken down into positive career outcomes and unplaced. Positive career outcomes include: employed full/part time, serving in the military, volunteer, and continuing education. Unplaced is defined as: seeking employment, seeking education but not yet enrolled, and not seeking at this time

 

Graduate Pathways

 

Primary Pathways: Employed full-time (Count: 245, Percent: 44.1%), Continuting education (Count: 182, Percent: 32.7%), Employed part-time (Count: 28, Percent: 5.0%), Seeking employment (Count: 60, Percent: 10.8%), Volunteer service (Count: 3, Percent: 0.5%), Seeking continuing education (Count: 37, Percent: 6.7%), Not seeking (Count: 1, Percent: 0.2%), Grand Total (Count: 556)

 

Categories of Employment: All other work categories (Count: 198, Percent: 81.1%), Temporary or contract work assignment (Count: 25, Percent: 10.2%), Postgraduate internship or fellowship (Count: 11, Percent: 4.5%), Entrepreneur (Count: 6, Percent: 2.5%), Freelance (Count: 4, Percent: 1.6%), Total Count: 244

 

Top Employers: KPMG, PWC, University of Rochester Medical Center, Citi, The Bonadio Group: CPAs, Consultants & More

 

Salary Summary: Median Salary: $45,000, Mean Salary: $46,605, Range of Salaries: $10,000 - $130,000 - Total Annual Gross Income - $10,000 - $19,999: 6.2%, $20,000 - $29,999: 4.1%, $30,000 - $39,999: 27.8%, $40,000 - $49,999: 18.6%, $50,000 - $59,999: 13.4% , $60,000 - $69,999: 20.6%, $70,000 - $79,999: 4.1%, $80,000 - $89,999: 2.1%, $100,000 or more: 3.1%

 

Continuing Education: Degrees Pursued: Master's degree (Count: 118, Percent: 67.8%), Medical degree (Count: 24, Percent: 13.8%), Law degree (Count: 18, Percent: 10.3%), Doctoral degree (Count: 11, Percent: 6.3%), Additional Bachelors (Count: 3, Percent: 1.7%), Total Count: 174

 

Top Institutions: University at Buffalo, Syracuse University, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·, Binghamton University

 

NACM Career Mobility Core

 

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· helped me to understand career opportunities: 60.9% Strongly Agree & Agree, 24.7% Neutral, 14.3% Strongly Disagree & Disagree
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· helped me to network with employers: 35.8% Strongly Agree & Agree, 31.2% Neutral, 33.0% Strongly Disagree & Disagree

 

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· helped me create a plan for my career: 38.2% Strongly Agree & Agree, 34.3% Neutral, 27.5% Strongly Disagree & Disagree

 

»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· helped me envision my career options: 63.4% Strongly Agree & Agree, 23.2% Neutral, 13.3% Strongly Disagree & Disagree

 

My bachelor's degree helped prepare me for my career: 75.3% Strongly Agree & Agree, 17.1% Neutral, 7.5% Strongly Disagree & Disagree
Institution Custom Questions

 

How satisfied are you with your primary post-graduation status? 80.0% Very Satisfied & Somewhat Satisfied, 11.7% Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied, 8.3% Very Dissatisfied & Somewhat Dissatisfied

 

Which of these best describes your primary reason for being unemployed or not seeking employment? Other - briefly describe (25.0%), Unable to find employment related to career goal or area of study (25.0%), Unable to find employment where I live or want to live (15.0%), Family or personal reasons (10.0%), Unable to find any employment (8.3%), Unable to find employment at a sufficient level or pay (6.7%), Enrolled/enrolling in a degree or certificate program (5.0%), I'd rather not answer (5.0%)

 

End of FDS 2021 results