Postgraduate Educational Activities for Degree Year 2007
UMass Boston Bachelor’s Degree Recipients
Subsequent Attendance
The Office of Institutional Research and Policy Studies is using the National Student
Clearinghouse (NSC) to track the postgraduate educational activities of some of our
Bachelor’s degree recipients. We have recently upgraded our level of participation with
the NSC, so we are now eligible to receive more detailed information in response to our
inquiries. It should be noted that NSC records are retrieved by name and date of birth, so
if there has been any change in a student’s name compared to our records, that student
will not be found in the NSC databases. Several schools in the area, including UMass
Medical do not report to the NSC. Given that, and the problem of identifying students by
name and date of birth alone, we know that the number of students found is less than the
real number. However, these are the best data available.
We recently reported on the AY 2006 Bachelor’s degree recipients. As a follow-up to
that, this report will address the post-graduate educational behavior of our AY 2007
Bachelor’s degree recipients. In the 2007 degree year, the degree granting dates for our
students were August and December 2006 and June 2007. We submitted a listing of
1,418 students to the NSC. They could not locate 69 anywhere in their files indicating a
problem with name or DOB as listed. Another 5 students were located but had their
information blocked from being distributed. Of the other 1,344 students, 588 or about
44% had enrolled in some form of higher education subsequent to their receipt of a
Bachelor’s degree from UMass Boston. The percentage of graduates continuing their
education was identical to what was previously reported for the AY 2006 graduates.
Our graduates attended a number of different types of schools. For 87 graduates, the
first school attended after receiving a degree at UMass Boston was a two-year school,
and 501 were located at four-year schools. About 40% of the students attended a private
four-year institution in Massachusetts or elsewhere, and more than a quarter attended
UMass Boston as their first postgraduate school. Overall, the students were located at 150
different institutions as their first entry into postgraduate education. The 2007 cohort was
more likely to attend a two-year school and less likely to attend a private four-year school
than the 2006 cohort. The numbers of students who attended postgraduate education at
UMass Boston, other Massachusetts four-year publics, in and out of state four-year
private institutions, and in and out of state two-year schools are presented in Figure 1 on
the following page.
While about 40% of the located students began postgraduate work by fall 2007, others
delayed entry. About 16% began their first postgraduate education as recently as fall
2010. About 221 were actively enrolled in fall 2011 or spring 2012, including 24 who are
currently enrolled at UMass Boston.
Table 1 on the following page lists the schools first attended by 10 or more of the
graduates. The complete listing of all of the first schools attended by the graduates
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broken down into four-year and two-year institution tables is presented in Appendix I
beginning on page 6. The four-year institution list begins on page 7 and the two-year list
is on page 10.
Figure 1: First Postgraduate School Attended by AY 2007 UMass Boston
Bachelor's Degree Recipients
200
160
67
51
47
43
18
2
Mass Private
4-Year
UMass
Boston
Mass Public Out of State Other Mass Out of State Out of State Mass Private
2-Year
Public 4-Year Public 4-Year Private 4- Public 2-Year
2-Year
Year
Table 1: First School Attended after UMass Boston Bachelor’s Degree (10 or more
Students)
Institution
University of Massachusetts Boston
Northeastern University
Harvard University - Continuing Education
Boston University
Cambridge College
Suffolk University
Quincy College
Bunker Hill Community College
Salem State University
Simmons College
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Number of Students
160
32
26
22
21
18
18
18
16
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Subsequent Degree Attainment
The details on all subsequent degree attainment are not fully available. A number of
institutions signal that a student has graduated but, unlike UMass Boston, do not specify a
degree title or the degree major.
Of the 206 students listed as graduated in postgraduate programs including those at
UMass Boston, five had received two credentials and two had received three.
Five students received certificates at unspecified levels. Four of those were in medical
fields at Massachusetts community colleges. Four received graduate certificates, all from
UMass Boston. A total of 4 students received Associate’s degrees, three of them in
medical fields. Six students attained a second Bachelor’s degree, with five of those in
Nursing, including three taken here at UMass Boston.
The Master of Education was the most popular degree with 38 students attaining it. After
unspecified credentials, it was followed closely by the Master of Science degree attained
by 28, the MBA by 27 graduates, and the Master of Arts by 26 graduates. All of these
were attained within roughly five years of attaining the UMass Boston Bachelor’s degree.
A full listing of degree titles by the number of students attaining the degree is presented
in Table 2.
Table 2: Numbers of Credential by Credential Title
Credential Title
Master of Education
Unspecified Credential
Master of Science
Master of Business Administration
Master of Arts
Master of Social Work
Certificate (Unspecified Level)
Graduate Certificate
Associate in Science
Bachelor of Science
Master of Arts in Teaching
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Doctor of Physical Therapy
M.A.
Master of Criminal Justice
Master of Fine Arts
Master of Management
Master of Science in Nursing
Associate of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Doctor of Medicine
Ed.M.
Number of Recipients
38
36
28
27
26
7
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Table 2: Numbers of Credential by Credential Title, continued
Credential Title
M.A. in Teaching
M.S. in Accounting
M.S. in Education
Master in Public Administration
Master of Community Planning & Development
Master of Fine Arts in English
Master of Music
Master of Public Administration
Master of Public Policy
Master of Science and B.S.N.
Master of Science in Administration
Master of Science in Finance
Master of Science in Political Science
Master of Software Engineering
MS in Crime & Justice Studies
MS Nursing: Pediatric NP
MSW w/ Certificate in Urban Leadership
Total
Number of Recipients
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
215
Of more interest than the simple numbers of graduate credentials attained by UMass
Boston graduates is the relationship between postgraduate field of study and the
undergraduate major. The NSC provides major data for only those who attain a degree,
and as has been stated earlier, is incomplete. However, the combinations of
undergraduate degrees and postgraduate fields are important. For instance, we see many
English majors going on to receive Master’s in Education, but also others receiving
Master’s degrees in fields as different as Criminal Justice, Nursing, and Mental Health
Counseling. Similarly, we find Psychology graduates attaining graduate degrees in field
as diverse as Nursing, Clinical Social Work, and Physical Therapy.
A listing of the various postgraduate credentials attained by our students with granting
institution, credential title, and credential major listed by first undergraduate major for
every major with six or more graduates who received postgraduate credentials is
presented in Appendix II, which begins on page 11.
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Postgraduate Education at UMass Boston
More than a quarter of the 588 graduates we located in postgraduate education first
enrolled at UMass Boston (160). The percentage attending UMass Boston is virtually
identical to that of the AY 2006 graduates. Many of them enrolled here immediately after
receiving their Bachelor’s degrees. An additional 27 students attended another institution
first after graduation, but then enrolled at UMass Boston for at least one additional
semester. One measure of satisfaction is to ask students whether, if they had to do it over
again, they would enroll at the same university. Of all the Bachelor’s degree recipients in
AY 2007, about 14% did do it over again by enrolling at UMass Boston for postgraduate
course work. Of those who were located in any form of postgraduate education, about
32% chose UMass Boston.
Of the 187 alumni who have enrolled at UMass Boston at some time since receiving the
initial Bachelor’s degree, 77 individuals had received another credential here by
December 2011. Four received graduate certificates, four received additional Bachelor’s
degrees, and 70 received Master’s degrees, with one of those attaining two Master’s
degrees here. Table 3 has the details of the credential titles and majors attained at UMass
Boston.
Table 3: Graduate Credentials Attained at UMass Boston
Credential Granted
Master of Business Administration
Master of Education
Master of Science
Master of Arts
Master of Science
Master of Arts
Master of Education
Graduate Certificate
Master of Science
Master of Science
Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Master of Science
Master of Science
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Arts
Graduate Certificate
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
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Major
Business Administration
Education
Accounting
Applied Sociology
Human Services
English
School Counseling
Women In Politics
Mental Health Counseling
Public Affairs
Accelerated Nursing
Chemistry
Finance
Nursing
Instructional Design
School Psychology
Special Education
History
Dispute Resolution
Nursing
Mathematics
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Number Granted
17
16
7
7
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Conclusion
The data provided by the National Student Clearinghouse while less than perfect, has
improved immensely over the years. The decision to participate in their “Degree Verify”
program has given us the opportunity to find many of the degrees attained by our
Bachelor’s degree recipients after their time at UMass Boston. The Registrar’s Office did
a tremendous amount of work to comply with the needs of the NSC’s “Degree Verify”
program. Without that work, NSC would not have provided us with the degrees and
major information in their files.
The NSC data is difficult to work with because of many duplicate records, missing data
within the records, etc. However, OIRP is in the process of submitting the 2008, 2009,
and 2010 Bachelor’s degree cohorts to the NSC and will produce additional reports on
those cohorts in preparation for our NEASC review and with new reporting requirements
for the U.S. Department of Education in mind.
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Appendix I: Schools First Attended Post-Bachelor’s Degree
Table 4: Four-Year Institutions First Attended
Four-Year College Attended
University of Massachusetts Boston
Northeastern University
Harvard University - Continuing Education
Boston University
Cambridge College
Suffolk University
Salem State University
Simmons College
Lesley University
Boston College
Tufts University
Fitchburg State University
Framingham State University
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Brandeis University
Caritas Laboure College
MGH Institute of Health Professions
New England School of Law
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
University of New England
Bridgewater State University
Curry College
Eastern Nazarene College
Florida Atlantic University
Regis College
University of Cincinnati
University of Phoenix
Wheelock College
Brenau University
CUNY Brooklyn College
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Johnson & Wales University
Lasell College
Massachusetts College of Art
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Portland State University
San Francisco State University
Springfield College
Temple University
University of California-Irvine
University of Iowa
Number Attending
160
32
26
22
21
18
16
13
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Table 4: Four Years Institutions First Attended, continued
Four-Year College Attended
University of Kentucky
University of Michigan-Central Campus
University of Rhode Island
Vanderbilt University
Worcester State University
Alliant International University
American International College
Andover Newton Theological
Andrews University
Antioch University - Los Angeles
Argosy University - Honolulu
Becker College
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Brown University
Bryant University
California State University - Fullerton
California State University - Northridge
Chadron State College
Charleston School of Law
Clark University
Columbus State University
CUNY Hunter College
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
Emerson College
Emmanuel College
George Mason University
Golden Gate University
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Howard University
Jacksonville University
Keller Graduate School of Management
Liberty University
Montana State University - Bozeman
New York University
Newbury College
North Georgia College & State University
Norwich University
Palm Beach State College
Pratt Institute
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Roger Williams University
Roosevelt University
Rutgers - The State University of NJ - Camden
Number Attending
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Table 4: Four Years Institutions First Attended, continued
Four-Year College Attended
Rutgers - The State University of NJ - New Brunswick
Rutgers -The State University of NJ -Newark
San Jose State University
Southern New Hampshire
SUNY Albany
Teachers College Columbia University
Texas A&M University - Commerce
The New School
The Ohio State University
Touro College
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Indianapolis
University of Maryland
University of New Haven
University of New Orleans
University of San Francisco
University of Utah
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Virginia Commonwealth University
Walden University
Weber State University
Western Michigan University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
Yale University
Total
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Number Attending
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Table 5: Two-Year Institutions First Attended
Two-Year College Attended
Bunker Hill Community College
Quincy College
Middlesex Community College
North Shore Community College
Massasoit Community College
Bristol Community College
Northern Essex Community College
Roxbury Community College
Cape Cod Community College
Delaware County Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College
Atlanta Technical College
Austin Community College
City College of San Francisco
Colorado Mountain College
Community College of Baltimore County
Cuyamaca College
Delgado Community College
Fisher College-Continuing Studies
Holyoke Community College
Ivy Tech Community College
Lawrence Memorial Hospital, School of Nursing
Manchester Community College
Montgomery College
North Lake College-Dallas CC District
North Seattle Community College
Northern Virginia Community College
Ocean County College
Quinsigamond Community College
San Diego Miramar College
Springfield Technical Community College
Valencia College
Total
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Number Attending
18
18
6
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Appendix II: Postgraduate Credential Granting Institution, Credential Title, and
Credential Major for Those Acquiring a Postgraduate Credential, by UMass Boston
First Major
Table 6: Postgraduate Credential Information by UMass Boston First
Undergraduate Major
Biology Majors
Institution Attended
Benjamin Franklin Institute of
Technology
Boston University
Temple University
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
Tufts University
Ross University School of
Veterinary Med
Northeastern University Law/SPCS
Criminal Justice Majors
Institution Attended
Boston University
Bunker Hill Community College
Cambridge College
Curry College
Suffolk University
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
Delaware County Community
College
Wheelock College
Suffolk University - Law
Roger Williams University
English Majors
Institution Attended
Columbus State University
Eastern Nazarene College
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy
St Joseph’s University
Degree Title
Degree Major
Associate In Science
Master of Arts
Doctor of Medicine
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Unspecified
Opticianry
Medical Science
Medicine
Education
Education
Education
Instructional Design
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Degree Title
Master of Criminal
Justice
Certificate
Master of Education
Master of Criminal
Justice
Master of Science
Graduate Certificate
Master of Arts
Degree Major
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Degree Title
Master of Arts in
Teaching
Master of Education
Master of Education
Bachelor of Science In
Nursing
Master of Science
Degree Major
Criminal Justice
Phlebotomy Tech
School Guidance Counselor
Criminal Justice
MSPS/ International Relations
Dispute Resolution
Applied Sociology
Secondary Ed - English
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Ed
Nursing
Criminal Justice
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Table 6: Postgraduate Credential Information by UMass Boston First Undergraduate
Major, continued
English Majors cont.
Institution Attended
University of California-Irvine
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
University of Michigan-Central
Campus
Exercise Science & P.E. Majors
Institution Attended
Cambridge College
Endicott College
MGH Institute of Health
Professions
Middlesex Community College
UMass Boston
Ponce School of Medicine
University of Rhode Island
Quinnipiac University
Management Majors
Institution Attended
Boston University
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Bryant University
Cambridge College
Curry College
Liberty University
Degree Title
Master of Fine Arts in
English
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Science
Master of Science
Degree Major
Master of Fine Arts
Creative Writing
Degree Title
Master of Management
Master of Education
Doctor of Physical
Therapy
Certificate
Bachelor of Science
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Degree Major
Management
Athletic Administration
Degree Title
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Science
Master of Science In
Finance
Master of Software
Engineering
Master of Business
Admin.
Master of Management
Master of Business
Admin
Master of Arts
Degree Major
Creative Writing
English
English
English
English
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
Education
Accounting
Mental Health Counseling
Physical Therapy
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Accelerated Nursing
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Health Sector Management
Administrative Studies
Finance
Software Engineering
Business Administration
Management
Master of Business Admin
Management and Leadership
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Table 6: Postgraduate Credential Information by UMass Boston First Undergraduate
Major, continued
Management Majors, cont.
Institution Attended
Salem State University
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
Degree Title
Master of Education
Master in Business
Administration
Master in Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Education
Master of Science
Master of Science
Master of Science
Master of Science
Master of Science
Master of Science
Master of Science
University of Phoenix
Brenau University
MBA
Unspecified
Suffolk University
Suffolk University
The Ohio State University
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
Degree Major
School Counseling
Finance Concentration
International Business
Concentration
MBA For Working Professionals
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Business Administration
Special Education
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
Finance
Master of Business
Administration
Unspecified
Continued
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Table 6: Postgraduate Credential Information by UMass Boston First Undergraduate
Major, continued
Management Majors, cont.
Institution Attended
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Emmanuel College
Degree Title
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Degree Major
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Nursing Majors
Institution Attended
Andrews University
Degree Title
Master of Science
Cambridge College
Central Connecticut State
University
Drexel University
Simmons College
University of California-Los
Angeles
UMass Boston
Master of Education
Degree Major
Church Administration
Teacher of Students
W/Moderate Disabilities
Master of Science
Master of Science
Master of Science
Biological Science: Anesthesia
Nursing
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science
Master of Science
University of Phoenix
Regis College
University of New England
Northeastern University
MBA
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Nursing
Nursing
Master of Business
Administration
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Psychology Majors
Institution Attended
Boston College
Boston College
Boston University
Bunker Hill Community College
Cambridge College
Eastern Nazarene College
Florida Atlantic University
Massachusetts Bay Community
College
MGH Institute of Health
Professions
Salem State University
Salem State University
San Jose State University
Simmons College
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
Degree Title
Master of Science
Master of Social Work
Doctor of Physical
Therapy
Certificate
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Social Work
Degree Major
Nursing
Clinical Social Work
Certificate
Master of Science and
B.S.N.
Master of Social Work
Master of Social Work
Master of Social Work
M.S. In Education
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Phlebotomy
Physical Therapy
Medical Assistant
Mental Health Counseling
Education Reading Specialist
Social Work
Nursing
Social Work
Social Work
Social Work
Education
Accelerated Nursing
Nursing
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Table 6: Postgraduate Credential Information by UMass Boston First Undergraduate
Major, continued
Psychology Majors, cont.
Institution Attended
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass-Dartmouth
University of Southern California
University of Southern Maine
Vanderbilt University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital,
School of Nursing
Regis College
Teachers College Columbia
University
Bay Path College
Caritas Laboure College
Caritas Laboure College
Northeastern University
Degree Title
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Science
Master of Arts
Master of Education
Master of Science
Master of Science
Degree Major
Education
Education
School Counseling
School Counseling
School Psychology
Mental Health Counseling
Psychology - Clinical
School Counseling
Community Planning & Dev.
Psychology
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Unspecified
Degree Major
Sociology
Radiologic Technology
Early Childhood Education
Teaching History
Special Education
Mathematics
Applied Sociology
Applied Sociology
Applied Sociology
Applied Sociology
Applied Sociology
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
Degree Title
Master of Arts
Associate In Science
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Education
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Education
Master of Education
Master of Science
University of New Haven
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Northeastern University - Law
Becker College
M.A.
Master of Social Work
Unspecified
Unspecified
Sociology &
Psychology/Sociology Majors
Institution Attended
Boston College
Middlesex Community College
New York University
Salem State University
Salem State University
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
UMass Boston
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Business Administration
Education
School Counseling
Human Services
Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
Social Work
Unspecified
Unspecified
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