Career Services

2002 - 2003 PLACEMENT REPORT

TOTAL GRADUATES

ADD'L COLLEGE

UNABLE TO CONTACT

ENTERING JOB

MARKET

ACCEPTED RELATED

EMPLOYMENT (%)

ACCEPTED UNRELATED

EMPLOYMENT (%)

ACTIVE IN JOB SEARCH

(%)

NUMBER EMPLOYED

(%)

GRADS EMPLOYED

IN-STATE

(%)

GRADS EMPLOYED

OUT-OF-STATE (%)

2002 - 2003 TOTALS 563 63 25 475 354 (75) 96 (20) 25 (5) 450 (95) 339 (75) 111 (25)COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Art 9 0 0 9 5 (56) 4 (44) 0 (0) 9 (100) 5 (56) 4 (44)Biology 6 3 0 3 0 (0) 3 (100) 0 (0) 3 (100) 2 (67) 1 (33)Biology Education 1 0 0 1 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1 (100) 0 (0)Broadcasting 3 0 0 3 2 (67) 1 (33) 0 (0) 3 (100) 3 (100) 0 (0)Clinical Laboratory Science 3 0 0 3 3 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 1 (33) 2 (67)Communication Arts 1 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)Computer Science 9 0 1 8 3 (37.5) 5 (62.5) 0 (0) 8 (100) 7 (87.5) 1 (12.5)Computer Science Basic Programming Certificate 1 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)Criminal Justice 39 3 7 29 12 (41.5) 14 (48.25) 3(10.25) 26 (90) 23 (88) 3 (12)Earth Science Education 1 0 0 1 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (100)Economics 2 1 1 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)English 2 1 0 1 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (100)English Education 3 0 0 3 3 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 3 (100) 0 (0)Foreign Language/German 2 1 0 1 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1 (100) 0 (0)Geology 1 0 0 1 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (100)History 3 1 1 1 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (100)History Education 2 0 0 2 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 (0)Mathematics 1 0 0 1 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)Mathematics Education 3 0 0 3 3 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 3 (100) 0 (0)Music 2 0 0 2 0 (0) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (100) 0 (0)

Music Education 7 0 0 7 7 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (100) 4 (57) 3 (43)Physical Science 3 0 0 3 3 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 2 (67) 1 (33)Radiologic Technology 8 3 1 4 3 (75) 0 (0) 1 (25) 3 (75) 0 (0) 3 (100)Social Science 3 0 0 3 0 (0) 2 (67) 1 (33) 2 (67) 1 (50) 1 (50)Social Science Education 3 0 0 3 2 (67) 1 (33) 0 (0) 3 (100) 2 (67) 1 (33)Sociology 4 2 0 2 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (100) 1 (50) 1 (50)COLLEGE TOTALS 122 17 11 94 55 (59) 32 (34) 7 (7) 87 (93) 62 (71) 25 (29) COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Accounting 14 0 0 14 11 (79) 1 (7) 2 (14) 12 (86) 10 (83) 2 (17)Application Software Specialist Certificate 3 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)Applied Management 3 0 0 3 3 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 3 (100) 0 (0)Business Education 9 0 0 9 9 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 9 (100) 8 (89) 1 (11)Desktop / Web Publishing Certificate 2 0 1 1 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1 (100) 0 (0)Finance 17 0 0 17 12 (70.5) 4 (23.5) 1 (6) 16 (94) 13 (81) 3 (19)International Business 3 0 0 3 2 (67) 0 (0) 1 (33) 2 (67) 1 (50) 1 (50)Management 40 6 2 32 17 (53) 12 (38) 3 (9) 29 (91) 26 (90) 3 (10)Management Information Systems 20 1 0 19 12 (63) 5 (26) 2 (11) 17 (89) 11 (65) 6 (35)Marketing 12 1 0 11 6 (55) 5 (45) 0 (0) 11 (100) 7 (64) 4 (36)COLLEGE TOTALS 123 11 3 109 73 (67) 27 (25) 9 (8) 100 (92) 80 (80) 20 (20) COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCESAddiction Studies 3 1 0 2 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 (0)Communication Disorders 13 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)Corporate Fitness 8 1 1 6 6 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (100) 4 (67) 2 (33)Developmental Disabilities (AA) 1 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)Developmental Disabilities (BS) 1 0 0 1 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1 (100) 0 (0)Education of the Deaf 3 0 0 3 3 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 0 (0) 3 (100)Education of the Mentally Retarded 8 0 0 8 7 (87.5) 1 (12.5) 0 (0) 8 (100) 4 (50) 4 (50)Elementary Education 55 2 0 53 41 (77.5) 7 (13) 5 (9.5) 48 (91) 44 (92) 4 (8)Nursing 51 0 2 49 48 (98) 1 (2) 0 (0) 49 (100) 42 (86) 7 (14)Physical Education 10 0 0 10 6 (60) 4 (40) 0 (0) 10 (100) 7 (70) 3 (30)Psychology 21 13 3 5 5 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (100) 4 (80) 1 (20)Social Work 26 1 2 23 18 (78.25) 4 (17.5) 1 (4.25) 22 (96) 20 (91) 2 (9)COLLEGE TOTALS 200 32 8 160 137 (85.5) 17 (10.5) 6 (4) 154 (96) 128 (83) 26 (17) BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIESGeneral Studies 17 3 0 14 7 (50) 5 (36) 2 (14) 12 (86) 8 (67) 4 (33)

TOTAL 17 3 0 14 7 (50) 5 (36) 2 (14) 12 (86) 8 (67) 4 (33) GRADUATE SCHOOLCommunication Disorders / Audiology 6 0 0 6 6 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (100) 1 (17) 5 (83)Communication Disorders / Speech Pathology 18 0 0 18 18 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 18 (100) 4 (22) 14 (78)Criminal Justice 2 0 0 2 1 (50) 1 (50) 0 (0) 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 (0)Elementary Education 4 0 0 4 4 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 4 (100) 0 (0)Management 51 0 3 48 34 (71) 13 (27) 1 (2) 47 (98) 36 (77) 11 (23)Mathematics Education 7 0 0 7 7 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (100) 5 (71) 2 (29)Music Education 2 0 0 2 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 (0)School Psychology 7 0 0 7 6 (86) 1 (14) 0 (0) 7 (100) 4 (57) 3 (43)Special Education 4 0 0 4 4 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 3 (75) 1 (25)TOTALS 101 0 3 98 82 (84) 15 (15) 1 (1) 97 (99) 61 (63) 36 (37)

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

The information for this report was collected through mail surveys, follow-up telephone calls, and inquiries to academic departments. The office of Career Services surveyed students who received degrees from MSU for the terms ending in December 2002, May 2003, and August 2003. This report is based on responses from 538 graduates (96% of the reported 563 degrees granted).

Of the 538 respondents:

--475 (88%) reported entering the job market.

--63 (12%) reported "Additional College."

Of the 475 respondents entering the job market:

--354 (75%) reported "Employed in Major" or "Employed Related to Major."

--29 (5%) reported still "Active in Job Search."

--Graduates reported accepting employment in 22 states and 4 foreign countries.

--339 respondents reported accepting employment in North Dakota.

For questions or comments about the Placement Report email Tammy Wolf at wolf@minotstateu.edu