UCSC Economics BA Graduates

Academic Plans

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

The majority (68%) of Economics BA degree graduates had plans to pursue

graduate education.

Economics Major SocSci Division (excluding Economics 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 Economics BA Graduates

Types of Academic Degrees

Economics Major SocSci Division (excluding Economics Major)

The vast majority (96%) of graduates with a Economics Major plan to obtain either a

masters degree or PhD.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study

Economics Major SocSci Division (excluding Economics Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Economics BA graduates were interested in a variety of advanced degree fields, the

most popular being related to Business, Management, and Marketing (43%).

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

Employment Plans

SocSci Division (excluding Economics Major)

Economics Major

About half (47%) of graduates

with a BA degree in

Economics reported being

employed within 6 months of

graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

Employed vs Seeking Employment

Economics Major SocSci Division (excluding Economics Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

More graduates with a BA degree in Economics were employed than seeking

employment 6 months after graduation.

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

Sectors where students were employed

SocSci Division (excluding Economics Major)Economics Major

Of those employed, 83% of BA Economics 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 Economics BA Graduates

Employers & Job Titles

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

Median Annual Salary

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Fifty percent of graduates with a BA degree in Economics reported earning $81,500

annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.

$31,320 $31,320

$81,500

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Overall UCSC Graduates SocSci Division (excluding Economics BA) Economics BA

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

Geographic Destinations

SocSci Division (excluding Economics Major)

Economics Major

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

61% of Economics BA graduates

reported that they plan to work

locally in the Santa Cruz or San

Francisco Bay Area.

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

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

employment)

Over half (52%) of Economics

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, 75% started searching

for a job at least 3 or more

months before graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

How many job offers did they receive?

SocSci Division (excluding Economics Major)Economics Major

Of those employed, 50% of graduates with a BA degree in Economics

received multiple job offers.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Economics BA Graduates

Internships

68% of graduates reported

that they found their internship

either by using SlugQuest,

networking with UCSC or

personal contacts.

Over two-thirds (69%) of

graduates with a Economics

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