UCSC Computer Engineering BS Graduates Academic Plans

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1 Academic Plans No plans to apply pursue in the next 5 years Undecided Not applied, but intend to within the next 5 years Have applied, unknown acceptance Accepted, plan to defer Accepted and will start within the year SocSci Division (excluding ) 44% of Computer Engineering BS degree graduates had plans to pursue graduate education.

2 Types of Academic Degrees SocSci Division (excluding ) The majority (86%) of graduates with a plan to obtain either a masters degree or PhD.

3 Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study SocSci Division (excluding ) Computer Engineering BS graduates were interested in a few advanced degree fields, the most popular being related to Engineering (71%).

4 Employment Plans 23% of graduates with a BS degree in Computer Engineering reported being employed full-time within 6 months of graduation. SocSci Division (excluding )

5 Employed vs Seeking Employment SocSci Division (excluding )

6 Sectors where students were employed SocSci Division (excluding ) Business Industry/Manufacturing Education Government Non-profit Of those employed, BS Computer Engineering graduates reported working in the Industry/Manufacturing (50%) or Government (50%) sectors within 6 months of graduation.

7 UCSC Computer Engineering BS Graduates Employers & Job Titles

8 Median Annual Salary $90,000 $80,000 $79,500 $70,000 $66,816 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $31,320 $20,000 $10,000 $0 Overall UCSC Graduates SOE Division (excluding Computer Engineering BS) Computer Engineering BS Fifty percent of graduates with a BS degree in Computer Engineering reported earning $79,500 annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.

9 Geographic Destinations Computer Engineering BS graduates reported that they plan to work in the Los Angeles area (50%) or out of state in the Eastern US (50%)/ SocSci Division (excluding )

10 When did they start looking for a job? (employed & seeking employment) Over half (58%) of Computer Engineering BS graduates began looking for a job at least 3 or more months before graduation. Start the search early! Of those graduates who were employed full-time, all started searching for a job at least 3 or more months before graduation.

11 How many job offers did they receive? SocSci Division (excluding ) Graduates with a BS degree in Computer Engineering received at least one job offer.

12 Internships Half of graduates reported that they found their internship by networking with personal contacts. SlugQuest On-campus interviews Networking through UCSC contacts Networking through personal contacts Direct contact Previous employer/internship UCSC Career Center Fair Other (non-ucsc) job site Other 72% of graduates with a had at least 1 or more internships during their studies at UCSC.