Employment and Education of Graduated Students | BYU-Idaho

# Employment and Education of Graduated Students

## I. The Employment of BYU-Idaho Students Post Graduation

### a. Who are employed or actively seeking employment?

The employment percentage is the percentage of those who are in the labor force and employed. The Labor Force percentage is the percentage of all respondents who are in the labor force.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | ****Employed**** | | ****In the Labor Force**** | |
| ****Academic Year**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent of Labor Force**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent of Respondents**** |
| ****2013-2014**** | 1,055 | 62.7% | 1,604 | 57.6% |
| ****2014-2015**** | 1,077 | 60.4% | 1,782 | 60.2% |
| ****2015-2016**** | 1,290 | 56.3% | 2,293 | 68.2% |
| ****2016-2017**** | 1,276 | 52.8% | 2,417 | 71% |
| ****2017-2018**** | 1,317 | 54.1% | 2,434 | 75.8% |
| ****2018-2019**** | 1,862 | 59.9% | 3,106 | 76.2 |
| ****2019-2020**** | 2,220 | 72.8% | 3,051 | 73.3% |

****Source:**** Survey of Graduating Students

****Note:**** In 2019, the Survey of Graduating Students was updated so that employment better aligned with the Bureau of Labor Statistics' definition of employment. Before that, students were only counted as employed if they were self-employed or "employed in their chosen profession."

### b. How many Graduates are Employed after Graduation?

The labor force is those who are employed or actively seeking employment. The employment percentage is the percentage of those who are in the labor force and employed. The Labor Force percentage is the percentage of all respondents who are in the labor force.

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| | ****120 Days After Graduation**** | | | | ****1 Year After Graduation**** | | | | ****5 Years After Graduation**** | | | |
| | ****Employed**** | | ****In the Labor Force**** | | ****Employed**** | | ****In the Labor Force**** | | ****Employed**** | | ****In the Labor Force**** | |
| ****Year Surveyed**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** |
| ****2014**** | | | | | 383 | 92.7% | 413 | 77.1% | 333 | 95.1% | 350 | 80.6% |
| ****2015**** | | | | | 554 | 83.3% | 665 | 77.4% | 359 | 85.9% | 418 | 80.7% |
| ****2016**** | | | | | 447 | 82.3% | 543 | 79.4% | 302 | 82.1% | 368 | 78.8% |
| ****2017**** | | | | | 577 | 80.3% | 719 | 76.5% | 262 | 88.8% | 295 | 76.2% |
| ****2018**** | | | | | 1093 | 97.1% | 1126 | 70.4% | 663 | 99% | 670 | 72.4% |
| ****2019**** | 847 | 91.2% | 929 | 75.8% | 1584 | 96% | 1650 | 75.4% | 706 | 97.9% | 721 | 69.5% |
| ****2020**** | 1498 | 87.2% | 1718 | 74.4% | 1223 | 94.3% | 1297 | 74.4% | 594 | 97.9% | 607 | 71.8% |

****Sources:**** 120 Days after graduation - 120 Day Survey and 1 and 5 Years after graduation - Alumni Survey

****Notes:**** Students weren't surveyed at 120 days after graduation until 2019 Starting in 2019, Alumni are surveyed at the end of the semester that falls 1 and 5 years after they graduated (e.g. a student who graduated Spring 2015 would be surveyed Spring 2016 and Spring 2020) Before 2019, alumni were surveyed 1 and 5 academic years after graduation (e.g. those who graduated Fall 2015, Winter 2016, and Spring 2016 would be surveyed during the Spring of 2017 for their one year survey).

## II. The Education of BYU-Idaho Graduates Post-Graduation

### a. What percentage of Graduates seeking Graduate school are accepted by graduation?

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | ****Accepted to Graduate School**** | | ****Seeking Graduate School**** | |
| ****Academic Year**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** |
| ****2013-2014**** | 209 | 51.6 | 405 | 14.6 |
| ****2014-2015**** | 205 | 42.3 | 485 | 16.4 |
| ****2015-2016**** | 230 | 39.6 | 581 | 17.3 |
| ****2016-2017**** | 193 | 37.3 | 518 | 15.2 |
| ****2017-2018**** | 200 | 40.2 | 498 | 15.5 |
| ****2018-2019**** | 244 | 42.1 | 579 | 14.2 |
| ****2019-2020**** | 224 | 27.5 | 815 | 19.6 |

****Source:**** Survey of Graduating Students

****Note:**** Before 2019, Students "Seeking graduate school" were those who responded yes to the question "Have you applied to graduate school?". Starting 2019, "Seeking Graduate school" includes those students who (1) marked that they were currently seeking further education and (2) when asked what type of further education responded that they were seeking a Masters, PhD, or other professional degree.

### b. What percentage of Alumni are currently enrolled in a graduate program when surveyed?

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| | ****1 Year After Graduation**** | | ****5 Years After Graduation**** | |
| ****Year Surveyed**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** | ****Count**** | ****Percent**** |
| ****2014**** | 33 | 6.2 | 117 | 27 |
| ****2015**** | 90 | 10.5 | 146 | 28.2 |
| ****2016**** | 70 | 10.2 | 123 | 26.3 |
| ****2017**** | 60 | 6.4 | 75 | 19.4 |
| ****2018**** | 240 | 12.7 | 66 | 6.2 |
| ****2019**** | 340 | 12.9 | 108 | 9.1 |
| ****2020**** | 243 | 12.7 | 87 | 9.1 |

****Source:**** Alumni Survey

****Note:**** The percent given is the percentage of respondents who are currently enrolled in a graduate (Masters, PhD, or other professional degree) program.

### c. Degrees Earned By Graduates

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | ****Degrees Earned**** | | | | | |
| | ****2010**** | ****2011**** | ****2012**** | ****2013**** | ****2014**** | ****2015**** |
| Associate Degree | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Bachelors Degree | 16 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| PostBach Certificate | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Masters Degree | 363 | 292 | 274 | 164 | 103 | 19 |
| Doctoral-Professional | 60 | 59 | 49 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Doctoral-Research | 28 | 18 | 24 | 6 | - | - |
| Certificate | 23 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| Not Specified | 29 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| ****Total:**** | ****532**** | ****436**** | ****391**** | ****222**** | ****119**** | ****23**** |

****Source:**** National Student Clearinghouse