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UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Academic Plans
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
About half (45%) of EEB BS degree graduates had plans to pursue graduate
education.
EEB Major PBSci Division (excluding EEB 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 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Types of Academic Degrees
EEB Major PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)
The majority (88%) of graduates with a EEB Major plan to obtain either a masters
degree or PhD.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study
EEB Major PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
The majority (88%) of EEB BS graduates reported interest in pursuing advanced
degree fields in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (44%) or Natural Resources and
Conservation (44%).
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Employment Plans
PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)
EEB Major
More than a third (36%) of
graduates with a BS degree
in EEB reported being
employed within 6 months of
graduation.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Employed vs Seeking Employment
EEB Major PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Sectors where students were employed
PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)EEB Major
Of those employed, half of graduates with a BS degrees in EEB 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 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Employers & Job Titles
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Median Annual Salary
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
Fifty percent of graduates with a BS degree in EEB reported earning $32,364
annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.
$31,320 $31,320
$32,364
$30,600
$30,800
$31,000
$31,200
$31,400
$31,600
$31,800
$32,000
$32,200
$32,400
$32,600
Overall UCSC Graduates PBSci Division (excluding EEB BS) EEB BS
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Geographic Destinations
PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)
EEB Major
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
Graduates with a BS in EEB plan
to work in a variety of
geographical settings within 6
months of graduation, of which
25% plan to work locally in Santa
Cruz.
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
When did they start looking for a job? (employed & seeking
employment)
Forty-three percent of EEB 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, all started searching for
a job at least 3 or more months
before graduation.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
How many job offers did they receive?
PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)EEB Major
Of those employed, just over half (51%) of graduates with a BS degree in
EEB reported receiving multiple job offers.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates
Internships
69% of graduates reported
that they found their internship
by using SlugQuest, on-
campus interviews, or
networking with UCSC
contacts.
Most graduates (88%) 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