UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Academic Plans

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

17% of CS Computer Game Design BS degree graduates had plans to pursue

graduate education.

CS Computer Game Design Major SOE (excluding CS Computer Game Design 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 CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Types of Academic Degrees

CS Computer Game Design Major SOE (excluding CS Computer Game Design Major)

75% of graduates with a CS Computer Game Design Major plan to obtain a masters

degree.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study

CS Computer Game Design Major SOE (excluding CS Computer Game Design Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

CS Computer Game Design BS graduates were interested in a few advanced

degree fields, the most popular being related to Computer & Information Services

(40%).

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Employment Plans

SOE (excluding CS Computer Game Design Major)

CS Computer Game Design Major

43% of graduates with a BS

degree in CS Computer

Game Design reported being

employed within 6 months of

graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Employed vs Seeking Employment

CS Computer Game Design Major SOE (excluding CS Computer Game Design Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Sectors where students were employed

SOE (excluding CS Computer Game Design Major)CS Computer Game Design Major

Of those employed, 70% of BS CS Computer Game Design graduates

reported working in the Industry/Manufacturing sector within 6 months of

graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Business

Industry/Manufacturing

Education

Government

Non-profit

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Employers & Job Titles

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Median Annual Salary

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Fifty percent of graduates with a BS degree in CS Computer Game Design reported

earning $66,908 annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.

$31,320

$70,000$66,908

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

Overall UCSC Graduates SOE Division (excluding CS: ComputerGame Design BS)

CS: Computer Game Design BS

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Geographic Destinations

SOE (excluding CS Computer Game Design Major)

CS Computer Game Design Major

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

70% of CS Computer Game

Design BS graduates reported

that they plan to work in the San

Francisco Bay Area.

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

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

employment)

Over half (65%) of CS Computer

Game Design 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, 67% started searching

for a job at least 3 or more

months before graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

How many job offers did they receive?

SOE (excluding CS Computer Game Design Major)CS Computer Game Design Major

Of those employed, 30% of graduates with a BS degree in CS Computer

Game Design received multiple job offers.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC CS Computer Game Design BS Graduates

Internships

63% of graduates reported

that they found their internship

by networking with UCSC or

personal contacts.

46% of graduates with a CS

Computer Game Design

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