The ratings reflect a 1 to 4 scale with 1 being the best outcome and 4 the worst. These ratings indicate a favorable response by graduating masters candidates that are quite similar to those of graduating Ph.D.s. The large majority of graduating masters students report strong satisfaction with their programs as indicated by the large percentages that would choose the same program again. Physical and life sciences and social sciences have the least satisfied students by this measure. The reasons for the greater dissatisfaction of the social science students are less clear from these data.
Further investigation is in order.