Placement Results

Goldey-Beacom College is extremely proud of its strong emphasis on business careers – an approach that has produced historically high job placement within weeks of graduation. Each year’s graduates are asked to complete a survey reporting employment status, salary, and satisfaction. With over a 90% response rate, survey results show extremely high placement, high job satisfaction, and graduates working in the field for which they have been trained.

2007 Graduate Survey for AS/BS Graduates

• This survey was administered on-line to the 2007 Associates and Bachelors degree graduates between April and August 2007.  Nearly 90% of the graduates responded to the survey.
   
• Out of the graduates that responded 17% reported concentrations in Management, 15% in Marketing, 23% in Accounting, 11% in Human Resource Management, 9% in Finance, 3% in Accounting and Information Systems, 5% in Business Administration, 4% in International Business Management, 8% in Computer Information Systems and 4% in Management Information Systems.
   
• 95% of domestic respondents were employed or continuing their education.

Out of the employed domestic respondents:

• 77% found work to be directly or somewhat related to their major course of study.
   
• 67% were very or somewhat satisfied with their current job.
   
• 53% were employed with a large employer (over 500 employees), with 20% of them working in the banking industry.
   
• Of the respondents who were employed full time, 45% reported earning $30,000 or higher per year and 26% reported earning $40,000 or higher per year, with 10% not reporting a salary.
   
• Of the 172 respondents who listed their employers, 107 were represented. The top employers for the 2007 graduates were: Bank of America (10), DuPont (3), JP Morgan Chase (11), GBC (3) and Wilmington Trust (4).

2007 Masters Graduate Survey

• This survey was administered on-line to all 2007 Master degree students, with over 90% of the Masters students responding. The survey was conducted in April through to August 2007.
   
• Out of the master’s graduates who responded, 36% reported concentrations in Finance, 20% in Comprehensive, 16% in Marketing, 14% in Masters of Management, 8% in Human Resource Management and 5% in Information Technology.
   
• Of the domestic respondents, 91% were working full time or continuing their education.

Out of the employed domestic respondents:

• 100% were employed full time.
   
• 76% found work directly or somewhat related to their course of study.
   
• 32% of the respondent’s employers considered their position to be management level.
   
• 51% perceive opportunities for advancement in their jobs.
   
• 65% were very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their current job.
   
• 47% of the graduates reported earning over $50,000 per year with 11% not reporting their salary data.
   
• 64% were employed at large employers (over 500 employees) with 33% working in the banking industry.
   
• Out of the 80 respondents who listed their employer, 55 companies were represented. The top employers for the masters degree 2007 graduates include: Bank of America (9), JP Morgan Chase (7), GBC (3), Wilmington Trust Company (4).