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ADELPHI UNIVERSITY CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018

The Center for Career and Professional Development is collecting annual career outcomes via Graduate Outcomes survey to provide insight into the employment or continuing education status for Adelphi University undergraduates and graduates within an average of 6 months of their graduation date. Additionally, the data provides detailed employment information, salary statistics, and graduate school information. This reports examines career outcomes of 1,325 (770 undergraduates and 555 graduates) Adelphi University students who received their degree from December 2017 ̶ May 2018. Of those completed the survey, 95% of respondents reported either working (76%) or continuing education (19%) within six to nine months after graduation. The Class of 2018 career outcomes rate is 95%, almost 12% higher than the national average.

Career Outcomes Class of 2018

Career Outcomes Number Career Outcomes Rate

Working 1004 95% Continuing Education 254

Volunteering 12

5% Seeking Opportunities 55

TOTAL 1325 100% Career Outcomes ̶ the percentage of graduates who have landed in any of the employment categories plus continuing education divided by

the number of students for whom an outcome is known, minus those graduate identified as not seeking as an outcome.

Working and Continuing Education

95%

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018

Respondents and Response Rate

Colleges / Schools

Undergraduates

Graduates

N

Response Rate

College of Arts and Sciences

242/328 30/30 272/358 76%

Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology

44/63 50/51 94/114 83%

College of Education and Health Sciences

71/83 158/317 229/400 57%

Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

131/141 108/162 239/303 79%

College of Nursing and Public Health

225/365 70/106 295/417 71%

School of Social Work 30/34 136/181 166/215 77%

College of Prof. and Continuing Studies

27/43 3/3 30/46 65%

TOTAL 770/1057 555/850 1325/1907

In addition to 1325, 15 students who reported ‘not seeking’ as career outcomes; 2 undergraduates from College of Arts and Sciences, 1 undergraduate from Derner School of Psychology, 2 graduates from College of Education and Health Sciences, 3 graduates and 1 undergraduate from Willumstad School of Business, 4 undergraduates from College of Nursing and Public Health, and 2 graduates from School of Social Work, were excluded from Class of 2018.

Education Level Number of students Submitted

Response rate

Undergraduate Students 1057 770 73%

Graduate Students 850 555 65%

Total 1907 1325 70%

295272

239 229

166

94

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College ofNursing andPublic Health

College ofArts andSciences

Robert B.WillumstadSchool ofBusiness

College ofEducationand HealthSciences

School ofSocial Work

Gordon F.Derner

School ofPsychology

College ofProf. and

Cont.Studies

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018 Employment Information

Top Employers # Northwell Health 58

NYU Winthrop - NYU Langone Health

38

NYC Department of Education 21

St. Francis Hospital 10

Catholic Charities 8

South Nassau Communities Hospital 8

Mount Sinai Health System 7

IBM Global Business Services 6

New York-Presbyterian Hospital 6

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

5

Dutchess County Government 4

Hospital for Special Surgery 4

North Shore University Hospital 4

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 4

Valley Stream Central High School 3

Family Service League 3

Garden City OB/GYN 3

GEICO 3

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

3

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center 3

Lenox Hill Hospital 3

Marks Paneth 3

Mercy Medical Center 3

Merrill Lynch 3

New York Presbyterian 3

ProHEALTH 3

Samuel Field YM & YWHA 3

Stony Brook University Hospital 3

The Brooklyn Hospital Center 3

Employment by Top Industry 922 responses

2%

3%

3%

3%

3%

4%

5%

12%

19%

34%

Commercial & InvestmentBanking

Government & Defense

Advertising, Public Relations &Marketing

Computer Networking &Internet Software

Accounting

Other Industries

Management

Non-Profit & Social Assistance

Education

Healthcare

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018Employment Information

Top Job Function, 641 responses

Type of Employers, 998 responses

30%

13%

11%

10%

7%

6%

4%

4%

2%

2%

2%

Healthcare Services

Education/Training

Business Development

Counseling

Accounting

Other

Management

Sales

Consulting

Advertising

Research/Lab

Faculty Tenure / Non Tenure, 2%Fellowship, 1%

Entrepreneur, 2%

Freelancer, 3%

Temporary/Contract, 3%

Organization, 89%

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018

When They Accepted Their Job Offer, 419 response

When they accepted their job offer N %

Prior to September 2017 212 51%

Sep-17 18 4%

Oct-17 5 1%

Nov-17 15 4%

Dec-17 21 5%

Jan-18 19 4%

Feb-18 17 4%

Mar-18 19 5%

Apr-18 45 11%

May-18 14 3%

June or later 2018 34 8%

Total 419 100%

51%

4% 1% 4% 5% 4% 4%5%

11%

3%

8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Prior toSeptember

2017

Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 June orlater 2018

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018Salary Information

Two-Year Trend of Career Outcomes Graduating

Class Working Continuing

Education Average Salary and Range

*2017 68% 26% $64,807 $23,000 - $152,000

**2018 76% 19% $69,561 $20,800 - $750,000 Annual salary and excludes stipends under $20,000 *Salary information responses: 2017, N=62 undergraduates only **2018, N=195 undergraduate (56) and graduates (136).

Average Base Salary by School

Schools/Colleges Average

Base

Median Base Salary

Range

#

College of Arts and Sciences $57,000 $31,200 $20,800 - $750,000 39

Derner School of Psychology $38,864 $40,000 $20,800 - $70,500 17

College of Education and Health Sciences

$54,167 $50,000 $20,800 - $117,000 49

Willumstad School of Business $71,113

$57,000 $24,960 - $500,000 73

College of Nursing and Public Health $61,097 $53,666 $20,800 - $145,000 84

School of Social Work $45,000 $44,000 $22,000 - $70,000 64

College of Prof. and Continuing Studies $81,025 $47,500 $31,200 - $200,000 8

$64,807 $69,561

*2017 **2018

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018Salary Information

Salary by Industries

Job Industry % Working

Average Base

Median Base Salary Range

Healthcare 34% $69,000 $52,000 $21,320 - $500,000

Education 19% $50000 $48,000 $20,800 - $108,160

Non-profit and Social Assistance

12% $45,000 $45,000 $22,880 - $80,000

Management 5% $131,240 $27,040 $25,000 - $750,000

Other Industries 4% $47,000 $33,300 $20,800 - $131,500

Accounting 3% $57,100 $60,000 $35,400 - $62,400

Computer / Software 3% $54,000 $60,000 $27,040 - $76,000

Advertising and Marketing 3% $40,000 $40,000 $25,000 - $60,000

Government & Defense 3% $53,000 $44,000 $23,000 - $136,000

Commercial /Investment 3% $51,000 $50,000 $38,000 - $65,000

Sports and Tourism 1% $55,400 $38,000 $25,000 - $117,000

Insurance 1% $48,000 $50,000 $29,200 -$60,000

Pharmaceutical 1% $73,420 $55,000 $43,700 - $140,000

Legal & Law Enforcement 1% $40,000 $38,000 $30,000 - $52,000

Automotive 1% $48,000 $45,000 $38,000 - $60,000

Journalism and Publishing 1% $58,000 $58,000 $35,400 - $80,000

Manufacturing 1% $50,800 $50,800 $41,600 - $60,000

Movies, TV, and Music 1% $32,900 $32,900 $20,800 - $45,000

Performing and Fine Arts 1% $22,800 $22,880 $25,000 - $20,800

Engineering / Construction 1% $47,000 $47,000 $41,600 - $52,000

TOTAL 100% Includes annual full-time and part-time salary and hourly wage, N=320, exclude stipend <$20,000

Bonus Compensation Data

Graduating Class Average Signing Bonus Range #

2018 $9,200 $1,000 - $43,000 13

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018Employment Location

United States of America

State Number %

New York 591 91%

New Jersey 12 2%

Florida 10 2%

Connecticut 6 1%

California 5 1%

Texas 5 1%

Virginia 4 1%

Massachusetts 3 0.5%

Pennsylvania 3 0.5%

Minnesota 2 0.3%

Alabama 1 0.2%

Georgia 1 0.2%

Illinois 1 0.2%

New Hampshire 1 0.2%

Ohio 1 0.2%

Washington 1 0.2%

TOTAL 647 100%

U.S Territory/International

Country/U.S Territory

Tbilisi, Georgia

Beijing and Sichuan, China

Doha, Qatar

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mecca,Saudi Arabia

England, United Kingdom

Vest-Agder, Norway

Rome, Italy

New York, 91%

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018 Continuing Education

Top Graduate Schools, 198 responses

School Attending

Adelphi University 131

State University of New York System 13

New York University 11

Hofstra University 8

Columbia University 7

Long Island University 5

New York Institute of Technology 5

Fordham University 4

Lake Erie College 3

Saint John's University 3

Hunter College 2

New York Medical College 2

Wake Forest University 2

Drexel University 2

Level of Continuing Education, 248 responses

Advanced Certificate

2%

Masters69%

Doctorate23%

Certificate1%

Bachelors3%

Postdoc1%

Associates1%

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CAREER OUTCOMES SURVEY CLASS OF 2018 Continuing Education

Degree Programs by Top Field, 240 responses

Another 20% data consist of other fields, including Physician Assistant, Finance, Mental Health Counseling, Nursing, Computer Science, Management, Optometry, Sports Management, Audiology, and Engineering. All of these fields have <3% students.

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

5%

5%

6%

6%

15%

23%

Accounting

Dentistry

Law

Medicine

Pschology

Biology

Speech Pathology

Business Administration

Physical Therapy

Social Work

Education

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Summary and Conclusion: Results of this survey inform the University’s progress in achieving Momentum’s

goal “to be relentlessly dedicated to student success” and more specifically, its key

initiative “to prepare students for careers and lives of purpose”.

1,325 graduating Class of 2018 completed the career outcomes survey, an

increase of 56% from Class of 2017, generates 70% response rate.

Within six months of graduation, 95% percent of respondents reported working,

continuing their education, or volunteering approximately 6 months after

graduation.

The Class of 2018 career outcomes rate is 95%, almost 12% higher than the

national average.

Mean average annual salary for full-time employment for Class of 2018 increased

from $64,807 to $69,561 compared to last year.

Salary Comparisons:

o $62,895 – average annual base salary of 2018 baccalaureate

graduates

o $72,247 – average annual base salary of 2018 grad students,

compared to the national average graduate student salary of

$65,725

Northwell Health, NYU Winthrop, NYC Department of Education, St. Francis

Hospital and Catholic Charities were the top five employers.

Healthcare, Education, and Non-Profit/Social Assistance were identified as top

three job industries for Class of 2018.

Asked to indicate the institution they were attending, respondents identified

Adelphi University, Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University,

and New York Institute of Technology most often.

Forty percent of respondents used the Center’s services during their time at

Adelphi including resume review, Strong Interest Inventory, internship/job search,

mock interview, on-campus recruitment, and job fairs.

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