2015-16 UMD Graduate Follow-up Report
Writing Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
Annual Comparison
July 1 to June 30 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Students Granted Baccalaureate Degrees 17 15 18 24 12
Baccalaureate Degree Respondents 17 100%
14 93%
17 94%
21 88%
12 100%
Respondents Employed 17 100%
13 93%
17 100%
19 90%
12 100%
Respondents Continuing Education 0 na
0 na
0 na
1 5%
0 na
Internship Participation Respondents 14 82%
8 53%
16 89%
19 79%
9 75%
Respondents completing an internship or co-op experience (not student teaching) 10 71%
5 63%
12 75%
10 53%
5 56%
Respondents receiving academic credit for their internship or co-op experience 9/10 90%
4/5 80%
9/11 82%
7/10 70%
3/5 60%
Respondents receiving an offer of employment from the internship or co-op site 2/10 20%
1/5 20%
4/11 36%
3/10 30%
1/5 20%
Respondents accepting the employment offer 0/2 0%
1/1 100%
2/4 50%
1/3 33%
0/1 0%
Study Abroad Participation Respondents 14 82%
8 53%
16 89%
19 79%
9 75%
Respondents participating in a study abroad program 3 21%
0 0%
4 25%
4 21%
1 11%
2015-16 UMD Graduate Follow-up Report
Writing Studies (Bachelor of Arts) Baccalaureate Statistics
Awarded Majors1
Survey Respondents2 Employed
Cont Ed Undergrad
Cont Ed Grad/Prof
Not Seeking
Actively Seeking
No Info
Employed w/State
Given
Employed in
Minnesota
% Employed
in Minnesota
% Employed
% Placed3
12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 92% 100% 100%
Reported Annual Salaries4
# Respondents Low High Mean Median 6 26500 45000 35750 37500
Job Relevance to Major
Related Somewhat
Related Not Related No Response Respondents 7 1 4 0 % of Total Respondents 58% 8% 33%
Internships
Completed an internship5 Received academic credit for it Was paid Received an offer of employment Accepted the offer
Respondents6 Yes % Yes Respondents Yes % Yes Respondents Yes % Yes Respondents Yes % Yes Respondents Yes % Yes
9 5 56% 5 3 60% 5 3 60% 5 1 20% 1 0 0%
Study Abroad Studied Abroad Did not study abroad No response
# Respondents Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 9 1 11% 8 89% 3 25%
1 "Awarded Majors" includes all majors completed by an individual 2 "Survey Respondents" includes all majors completed by an individual and does not include "No Info" 3 "% Placed" includes "Survey Respondents" who are "Employed," "Continuing Ed" and "Not Seeking" 4 Salary data is available when 3 or more full-time employed respondents provided salary information and includes all majors completed by an individual 5 “Internship” includes internship or co-op, but not student teaching 6 “Respondents” includes all majors completed by an individual
Follow-up of Writing Studies – Bachelor of Arts
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