Summary

Explore post-graduation plans of 2015 graduates in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, including whether new grads wanted to continue their educations in master’s or doctoral degree programs or which job market sector the new grads wanted to enter (e.g., private, nonprofit, government, teaching).

Data is broken out by major, gender, and race/ethnicity. The report focuses on the job search for STEM majors, including employer/job preferences, salary expectations, benefits preferences, career preferences, and target industries, plus their use of various job-search resources and the effectiveness of each, and the use of career services and the job-offer rate for those using the career center. 

Based on NACE’s 2015 Student Survey results, this report ranks use and effectiveness of social networking sites and delves into internship/co-op experiences, including the effect of experience on job offers and starting salary offers.

March 2016. 8 1/2" x 11”. 39 pages. PDF format.

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