POSTGRADUATE ACTIVITIES OF WINTHROP ALUMNI
FIRST FULL-TIME ACTIVITY AFTER GRADUATION*
ACTIVITY
Full-time Job
Continued Education
Doctoral
Masters
Other
Other
Unemployed
No Response
90-91
68%
7%
7%
60%
33%
21%
2%
1%
91-92
72%
11%
3%
60%
37%
16%
1%
0%
92-93
74%
9%
1%
58%
41%
13%
3%
1%
94-95
79%
9%
5%
47%
48%
11%
1%
1%
95-96
81%
11%
0%
75%
25%
5%
2%
1%
98-99
60%
32%
4%
69%
27%
4%
3%
0%
00-01
62%
28%
2%
20%
6%
8%
2%
0%
95-96
39%
14%
23%
9%
3%
3%
8%
98-99
38%
14%
18%
8%
4%
4%
13%
00-01
33%
15%
24%
7%
5%
0%
13%
TIME BEFORE HAVING A FULL-TIME JOB**
LENGTH OF TIME
Had current job before graduation
Less than 1 month
1-3 months
4-6 months
7-12 months
Over a year
Did not seek job
88-89
33%
13%
22%
12%
6%
8%
6%
89-90
28%
14%
19%
10%
11%
9%
8%
91-92
29%
15%
24%
12%
9%
9%
2%
93-94
28%
13%
20%
10%
10%
6%
11%
PERCENT CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION WITHIN THREE YEARS**
EDUCATION
Continued Education
Doctoral
Masters
Specialist
Other
87-88
36%
10%
44%
8%
38%
88-89
47%
5%
61%
7%
27%
89-90
42%
7%
58%
6%
29%
91-92
45%
5%
65%
8%
22%
93-94
43%
6%
62%
32%
95-96
30%
0%
75%
1%
24%
98-99
20%
25%
33%
3%
5%
3%
13%
00-01
27%
12%
27%
2%
0%
3%
30%
POSTGRADUATE FIELDS OF STUDY
FIELD
Arts & Sciences
Business
Education
Law
Medicine
Visual/Performing Arts
Other
89-90**
21%
18%
44%
3%
4%
3%
8%
91-92**
16%
18%
53%
0%
3%
3%
8%
94-95*
26%
14%
42%
1%
4%
2%
12%
95-96***
20%
25%
33%
3%
5%
3%
13%
* From data based on a telephone interview or mail survey with 1989-90 (N=360), 1990-91(N=313),
1991-92 (N=456), 1992-93 (N=407), 1994-95 (N=382), 1998-99 (N=233), and 2001-02 (N=210)
alumni conducted approximately one year after graduation.
** From data based on a mail survey of 1987-88 (N=216), 1988-89 (N=301),
1989-90(N=282), 1991-92(N=221) and 1993-94 (N=152) alumni conducted three years after
graduation.
*** From data based on a mail survey of 1998-99 (N=173) alumni conducted three years after graduation.
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SOURCE: OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT CAREER SERVICES