UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Academic Plans

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

46% of graduates with a Business Management Econ Major had plans to pursue

graduate education.

Business Management Econ Major SocSci Division (excluding Business Management Econ Major)

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

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Types of Academic Degrees

Business Management Econ Major SocSci Division (excluding Business Management Econ Major)

The vast majority (94%) of graduates with a BA degree in Business Management

Econ plan to obtain either a masters degree or PhD.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study

Business Management Econ Major SocSci Division (excluding Business Management Econ Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Business Management Econ BA graduates were interested in a few advanced

degree fields, the most popular being related to Business, Management, and

Marketing (89%).

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Employment Plans

SocSci Division (excluding Business Management Econ Major)

Business Management Econ Major

Over half (56%) of graduates

with a BA degree in Business

Management Econ reported

being employed within 6

months of graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Employed vs Seeking Employment

Business Management Econ Major SocSci Division (excluding Business Management Econ Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

More graduates with a BA degree in Business Management Econ were

employed than seeking employment 6 months after graduation.

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Sectors where students were employed

SocSci Division (excluding Business Management Econ Major)Business Management Econ Major

Of those employed, 85% of BA Business Management Econ graduates

reported working in the Business sector within 6 months of graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Business

Industry/Manufacturing

Education

Government

Non-profit

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Employers & Job Titles

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Median Annual Salary

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Fifty percent of graduates with a BA degree in Business Management Econ reported

earning $56,000 annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.

$31,320$30,000

$56,000

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$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

Overall UCSC Graduates SocSci Division (excluding BusinessManagement Economics BA)

Business Management Economics BA

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Geographic Destinations

SocSci Division (excluding Business Management Econ Major)

Business Management Econ Major

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

56% of Business Management

Econ BA graduates reported that

they plan to work in the San

Francisco Bay Area.

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

When did they start looking for a job? (employed & seeking

employment)

Over half (58%) of Business

Management Econ BA 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, 86% started searching

for a job at least 3 or more

months before graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

How many job offers did they receive?

SocSci Division (excluding Business Management Econ Major)Business Management Econ Major

Of those employed, 54% of graduates with a BA degree in Business

Management Econ received multiple job offers.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Business Management Econ BA Graduates

Internships

25% of graduates reported

that they found their internship

by using SlugQuest.

Over two-thirds (69%) of

graduates with a Business

Management Econ Major had

at least 1 or more internships

during their studies at UCSC.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

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