Job & Education Placement for Graduated Students

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 requires institutions to make available to current and prospective students information on job placement and graduate and professional education placement of graduates. This information is gathered from the results of the Recent Graduates Survey, which, in accordance with the reporting conventions of various higher education survey groups (e.g., U.S. News & World Report, Peterson's), is administered six months after graduation for undergraduate degree earners and three months after graduation for graduate degree earners. Because UMass Dartmouth has three degree award periods during the course of an academic year (September, January, and May), the Recent Graduates Survey is administered in stages each academic year to accommodate each of these degree award periods*. 

Information on job placement and graduate and professional education placement of graduates can also be found in the results of the Cap and Gown Survey (CGS) and the Five-Year Out Alumni Survey. However, because the CGS only asks students about their planned activities following graduation and the Five-Year Out Alumni Survey is administered several years after graduation, job placement and education placement of graduated students is officially reported from the results of the Recent Graduates Survey.

Currently, there are no guidelines that are commonly followed by all institutions in reporting job and educational placement for graduates. Therefore, be advised that the placement rates and data reported by UMass Dartmouth will likely not be comparable to those reported by other institutions.

Summary data on the most recent undergraduate and graduate classes can be found below. Detailed data is available from the results of the Recent Graduates Survey. (Note: UMass School of Law – Dartmouth must follow specific standards for collecting data on graduates’ outcomes; these data are collected by the Law Career Services Office and can be found via the page).

*This data collection schedule was implemented in academic year (AY) 2012-2013. Data for periods prior to AY 2012-2013 do not follow this collection procedure.

Job and Education Placement of Academic Year 2020-2021 Undergraduate Alumni

Of the 1,297 alumni who earned an undergraduate degree during academic year 2020-2021 and received a survey invitation, 276 provided data on their job placement (a response rate of 21.3%).

Job Placement

Job Placement Rate

For undergraduate alumni employed or seeking employment, 77.7% reported that they were employed full-time.

Educational Placement

Of the 1,297 alumni who earned an undergraduate degree during academic year 2020-2021 and received a survey invitation, 276 provided data on their educational placement (a response rate of 21.3%).

Job and Education Placement of Academic Year 2020-2021 Graduate Alumni

Of the 526 alumni who earned a graduate degree or certificate during academic year 2020-2021 and received a survey invitation, 163 provided data on their job placement (a response rate of 31.0%).

Job Placement

Job Placement Rate

For graduate alumni employed or seeking employment, 78.3% reported that they were employed full-time.

Educational Placement

Of the 526 alumni who earned a graduate degree or certificate during academic year 2020-2021 and received a survey invitation, 163 provided data on their educational placement (a response rate of 31.0%).