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First Destination results are overseen by the Executive Leadership Team and implementedby Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness and the Career Center.
This report is intended to provide an overview of the first destination plans of those graduating from Colorado State University (CSU). Complete results are published on the Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness web page. Masters and PhD individual program results are not published on the Institutional Research web page, and are intended for internal use only due to the unique nature and size of each graduate program.
Methodology:
All graduating students are encouraged to respond to the First Destination Survey as part of the Graduation Ready process. The current administration of the survey includes graduates from August 2018 through May 2019. Following best practices set by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), follow-up data were gathered through multiple sources including the CSU Follow-Up Graduation Survey, the National Student Clearinghouse, and LinkedIn. The overall knowledge rate (the percentage of graduates that CSU has knowledge of their post-graduation plans) was 81% (n=4165) for undergraduate students and 74% (n=1700) for graduate students.
Salient Undergraduate Student Findings:
• 86% of 2018-19 undergraduates had either a job offer or secured plans for employment/further education, and 80% had their plans secured by December 2019; this is a three percentage point and five percentage point decrease respectively from last year. A definitive cause of this drop is unclear. Potential factors influencing outcomes include a higher survey response rate, an earlier data collection timeline, and less information from LinkedIn.
• Generally, undergraduates with racially-minoritized identities, first generation, and Pell Grant recipients reported slightly lower rates for plans secured. Trans*, non-binary, and gender nonconforming undergraduate students also face greater challenges in the job search and have noticeably lower rates for plans secured than others.
• Internships continued to stand out as being associated with higher rates of securing plans, higher average salaries and higher rates of employment related to major/career plans. There was a 6 percentage point increase in the internship rate from last year.
• CSU undergraduates reported being hired by over 1,600 unique employers. 84% of those unique employers hired a single CSU undergraduate, 9% hired two, and the remaining 8% hired three or more. These rates are consistent with last year.
• Approximately 230 unique graduate schools admitted CSU students; this number is 60 schools higher than last year and indicates an impressive breadth of institutions.
• The average salary (full-time permanent) reported by undergraduates ($53,867) was approximately $2,400 higher than last year. Those with racially-minoritized identities reported salaries on par with the CSU average, with the exception of Asian American and Multi-Racial respondents who reported a higher average salary and Black respondents who reported a lower average salary. First generation respondents reported slightly lower average salaries while Pell Grant recipients reported salaries on par with the CSU average.
• 81% of those employed indicated their employment was related to their major and 86% indicated their employment was related to their career plans, on par with last year’s percentages. First generation, Pell Grant recipient, and trans*, non-binary and gender nonconforming students indicated lower rates of plans related to majors and first generation and Pell Grant recipient respondents also indicated lower rates of employment related to career plans.
• 76% of employed undergraduates secured employment in Colorado; students found employment in 47 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Of those that found employment in Colorado, 44% did so each in the Denver Metro Area and Northern Colorado Area respectively.
Salient Graduate Student Findings:
• 94% of graduate students had either a job offer or secured plans for employment/further education, one percentage point higher than last year. 92% secured their plans by December 2019.
• Respondents with racially-minoritized identities reported plans secured on par with the CSU average and trans*, non-binary and gender nonconforming students reported lower rates of plans secured.
• Approximately 860 unique employers hired CSU graduate students, just slightly above last year.
• 93% of students indicated that their employment was related to their graduate program, while 97% indicated their employment was related to their career plans. These results are generally similar across racial and gender identities with the exception of Black respondents reporting lower rates.
• 50% of employed graduate students secured employment in Colorado; graduate students found employment in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Of those that found employment in Colorado, 36% did so in the Denver Metro Area and 49% did so in the Northern Colorado Area.
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
Table 3 displays most common employers.Table 4 displays most common graduate schools. Table 5 displays most common industries.Table 6 displays most common locations.
Table 3Most Common Employers of Undergraduate Students
Employers
Charles Schwab
Colorado State University
Columbine Health Systems
Enterprise
HP, Inc.
Kiewit
KPMG
Larimer County
Lockheed Martin
Madwire
Peace Corps
UCHealth
US Air Force
USDA Forest Service
Woodward
Table 4Most Common Graduate Schools of Undergraduate Students
Schools
Arizona State University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Creighton University
Emory University
Johns Hopkins University
Oregon State University
Regis University
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Colorado - Denver
University of Denver
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan
University of Northern Colorado
University of Washington
University of Wyoming
Part II
Table 6Most Common Locations of Employment of Undergraduate Students
Locations Count %
CO 1832 76.49%
CA 97 4.05%
International 56 2.34%
TX 49 2.05%
IL 29 1.21%
WA 27 1.13%
UT 21 0.88%
NY 21 0.88%
AZ 19 0.79%
MN 18 0.75%
OR 15 0.63%
VA 15 0.63%
FL 14 0.58%
Industries Count %
Building, Energy, & Manufacturing 397 16.58%
Technology, Information, & Computing 287 11.98%
Financial Services 245 10.23%
Education & Social Impact 243 10.15%
Health & Recreation 198 8.27%
Sustainability & Environment 150 6.26%
Marketing, Advertising, & Media 134 5.59%
Animal & Agriculture 125 5.22%
Life Sciences & BioTech 118 4.93%
Hospitality & Tourism 112 4.68%
Retail Management & Merchandising 110 4.59%
Food, Beverages, & Brewing 87 3.63%
Law & Public Safety 85 3.55%
Creative Arts & Design 65 2.71%
Entrepreneurship & Innovation 39 1.63%
Table 5Most Common Industries of Employment of Undergraduate Students
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////P. 4Part III UNDERGRADUATE College Specific Results
Tables 7–22 display undergraduate student first destination results by college and then over time.
Table 7Agricultural Sciences First Destination Results
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Table 9Business First Destination Results
UNDERGRADUATE College Specific Results (continued)
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////UNDERGRADUATE College Specific Results (continued)
Table 13Health & Human Sciences First Destination Results
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
(See next page for Liberal Arts First Destination Trends)
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment and continuing employment.3 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.4 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan
UNDERGRADUATE College Specific Results (continued)
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment and continuing employment.3 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.4 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////P. 13UNDERGRADUATE College Specific Results (continued)
Table 19Natural Sciences First Destination Results
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
2016/17 81% 64% 18% $47,373 81% 81% 64% 86% 75%1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Internship rate includes a variety of experiential learning activities including, but not limited to internships, field experiences, research/lab experiences, student teaching, and significant volunteer experiences.4 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.5 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
T/NB/GNC represents Transgender/Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming individuals. Knowledge rates by gender are unavailable because gender is binary in university records.
Table 29 displays CSU undergraduate student satisfaction results over time.Table 30 displays undergraduate student satisfaction results by college over time.Tables 31 – 33 display undergraduate student satisfaction results by population over time
Table 34 displays CSU graduate student results over time. Tables 35-36 display graduate student results by college and then over time.Tables 37-38 display graduate student results by degree and then over time.
Table 34Graduate Student First Destination Trends
2018/19 2017/18 2016/17
Plans Secured 92% 91% 95%
Employed 74% 78% 81%
Continuing Education1 18% 13% 14%
Average Salary2 $77,667 $77,688 $74,705
Employment Related to Career Plans 97% 94% 95%
Employment Related to Program 93% 95% 93%
Offer Rate3 94% 93% 96%
Knowledge Rate4 74% 70% 67%
Table 35Graduate Student First Destination Results by College
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment and continuing employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.4 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
Table 36Graduate Student First Destination Trends by College
Plans Secured
EmployedContinuing Education1
Average Salary2
Related toCareer Plans
Related to Program
Offer Rate3
Knowledge Rate4
AG 2018/19 91% 72% 19% $66,158 96% 78% 97% 78%
2017/18 92% 83% 9% $55,520 96% 98% 95% 71%
2016/17 95% 83% 13% $56,147 91% 90% 97% 74%
BU 2018/19 95% 83% 11% $95,456 95% 91% 96% 89%
2017/18 94% 90% 5% $94,216 92% 90% 96% 83%
2016/17 97% 93% 4% $94,111 95% 92% 97% 82%
EG 2018/19 90% 70% 20% $93,089 96% 97% 93% 78%
2017/18 89% 73% 16% $86,671 98% 100% 91% 70%
2016/17 92% 75% 17% $76,177 96% 95% 93% 72%
HS 2018/19 92% 77% 14% $61,640 97% 96% 93% 65%
2017/18 89% 78% 10% $59,860 97% 95% 91% 62%
2016/17 94% 86% 8% $58,873 94% 96% 95% 57%
IU 2018/19 93% 80% 12% $70,213 100% 88% 95% 73%
2017/18 93% 67% 27% -- 100% 100% 93% 77%
2016/17 97% 81% 16% -- 100% 100% 97% 70%
LA 2018/19 89% 71% 18% $57,795 98% 92% 93% 76%
2017/18 87% 70% 17% $55,235 94% 93% 91% 69%
2016/17 96% 72% 24% $46,107 87% 86% 98% 73%
NR 2018/19 89% 76% 13% $54,690 98% 88% 90% 68%
2017/18 87% 81% 6% $58,124 92% 90% 91% 62%
2016/17 92% 78% 14% $54,328 96% 89% 93% 58%
NS 2018/19 96% 68% 29% $82,608 98% 98% 97% 78%
2017/18 94% 70% 25% $89,016 100% 98% 96% 73%
2016/17 96% 76% 20% $67,198 97% 95% 96% 67%
VM 2018/19 89% 61% 28% $86,468 100% 98% 93% 63%
2017/18 92% 72% 19% $60,051 94% 96% 93% 58%
2016/17 94% 62% 32% $67,390 100% 92% 96% 50%
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment and continuing employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.4 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment and continuing employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.4 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
Table 39 displays most common employers of graduate students.Table 40 displays most popular locations of graduate students.Table 41 displays most common industries of graduate students. Table 39Most Common Employers of Graduate Students
Employers
Colorado State University
Deloitte
Intel Corporation
Lockheed Martin
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Poudre School District
Texas A&M University
UCHealth
University of Colorado - Boulder
US Air Force
US Army
US Department of Agriculture
US National Park Service
US National Renewable Energy Laboratory
USDA Forest Service
VCA Animal Hospitals
Woodward
Table 40Most Common Locations of Employment of Graduate Students
Locations Count %
CO 598 50.21%
CA 72 6.05%
International 68 5.71%
TX 40 3.36%
WA 30 2.52%
NM 24 2.02%
FL 22 1.85%
AZ 22 1.85%
UT 17 1.43%
PA 16 1.34%
MA 16 1.34%
NC 15 1.26%
OH 15 1.26%
IL 15 1.26%
OR 14 1.18%
IN 13 1.09%
DC 12 1.01%
VA 12 1.01%
Part VII
Industries Count %
Education & Social Impact 258 23.78%
Technology, Information, & Computing 136 12.53%
Animal & Agriculture 131 12.07%
Building, Energy, & Manufacturing 108 9.95%
Sustainability & Environment 105 9.68%
Life Sciences & BioTech 87 8.02%
Health & Recreation 76 7.00%
Financial Services 57 5.25%
Law & Public Safety 30 2.76%
Hospitality & Tourism 27 2.49%
Creative Arts & Design 18 1.66%
Food, Beverages, & Brewing 15 1.38%
Marketing, Advertising, & Media 15 1.38%
Entrepreneurship & Innovation 13 1.20%
Retail Management & Merchandising 9 0.83%
Table 41Most Common Industries of Employmentof Graduate Students
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////P. 22GRADUATE Population Specific Results
Tables 42 – 45 display graduate student first destination results by population and then over time. Table 42Graduate Student Ethnicity/Race First Destination Results
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment and continuing employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.4 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Table 44Graduate Student Gender First Destination Results
Prefer Not to Answer 13 87% 12 80% 1 7% -- 10 100% 9 82% 14 88% 17 --
Table 45Graduate Student Gender First Destination Trends
Plans Secured
EmployedContinuing Education1
Average Salary2
Related to Career Plans
Related to Program
Offer Rate3
Knowledge Rate4
Women 2018/19 92% 75% 18% $68,914 99% 95% 94% --
2017/18 90% 77% 13% $64,866 95% 94% 93% --
2016/17 95% 80% 15% $60,191 94% 93% 96% 64%
Men 2018/19 92% 72% 20% $87,950 95% 92% 94% --
2017/18 93% 80% 13% $90,998 93% 95% 95% --
2016/17 96% 82% 14% $88,043 96% 92% 96% 70%
T/NB/GNC 2018/19 75% 50% 25% -- 100% 100% 75% --
2017/18 75% 75% 0% -- 100% 100% 100% --
Prefer Not to Answer 2018/19 87% 80% 7% -- 100% 82% 88% --
2017/18 58% 58% 0% -- 100% 100% 67% --
1 Continuing Education includes graduate, veterinary, medical, and professional school and continuing education that is not graduate school.2 Average salary is based on full-time permanent employment and continuing employment. Salary is only reported if n>4. 3 Offer rate is the percentage of graduates who are actively seeking employment or education that secured plans or indicated at least one job offer.4 Knowledge rate is the percent of graduates for which CSU has reasonable and verifiable information regarding post-graduation plan.
GRADUATE Population Specific Results (continued)
T/NB/GNC represents Transgender/Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming individuals. Knowledge rates by gender are unavailable because gender is binary in university records.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////P. 24GRADUATE Satisfaction Summary Part IX
Table 46 displays CSU graduate student satisfaction results over time.Table 47 displays graduate student satisfaction results by college over time.Table 48 displays graduate student satisfaction results by degree over time.Tables 49–50 display graduate student satisfaction results by population over time.
Table 46 Graduate Student Satisfaction Trends
2018/19 2017/18 2016/17
Entire Educational Experience at CSU – Excellent/Good 92% 92% 93%
Educational Experience in Program – Excellent/Good 89% 91% 90%
Choose CSU Again – Definitely/Probably Yes 90% 90% 91%
Choose Program Again – Definitely/Probably Yes 87% 87% 88%
Advising Satisfaction – Excellent/Better than Average 84% 83% 85%
Professional Development – Excellent/Better than Average 78% 76% 79%
Faculty/Staff Member Positive Influence – Yes 82% 81% 76%
Table 47Graduate Student Satisfaction Trends by College