UCSC Technology & Info Management 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 Over half (56%) of TIM BS degree graduates had plans to pursue graduate education.

2 Types of Academic Degrees Graduates with a plan to obtain a masters degree.

3 Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study TIM BS graduates were interested in pursuing a few advanced degree fields, the most popular being related to Computer & Information Services (60%).

4 Employment Plans Over half (55%) of graduates with a BS degree in TIM reported being employed within 6 months of graduation.

5 Employed vs Seeking Employment More graduates with a BS degree in TIM reported being employed than seeking employment within 6 months of graduation.

6 Sectors where students were employed Business Industry/Manufacturing Education Government Non-profit Of those employed, 75% of BS TIM graduates reported working in the Business sector within 6 months of graduation.

7 Employers & Job Titles

8 Median Annual Salary $80,000 $70,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $49,792 $40,000 $30,000 $31,320 $20,000 $10,000 $0 Overall UCSC Graduates SOE Division (excluding TIM BS) TIM BS Fifty percent of graduates with a BS degree in TIM reported earning $49,792 annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.

9 Geographic Destinations TIM BS graduates reported that they plan to work in California, mostly in the San Francisco Bay area (50%).

10 When did they start looking for a job? (employed & seeking employment) Half of TIM 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, 66% started searching for a job at least 3 or more months before graduation.

11 How many job offers did they receive? Of those employed, graduates with a BS degree in TIM received multiple job offers.

12 Internships Graduates reported that they found their internship by using SlugQuest (50%) or networking with UCSC contacts (50%). 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 58% of graduates with a TIM Major had at least 1 or more internships during their studies at UCSC.