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NIU Alumni SurveyGraduate StudentsAcademic Year 2016-2017

Employment, Additional Education, Satisfaction, and Internships

Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation

Background

NIU Alumni Survey Graduate Students | Academic Year 2016-2017

Sample• Graduate alumni

• Graduated in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, and Summer 2017

Method• Surveys distributed to alumni via email,

texts, and phone calls• Surveyed post-graduation, in 2019

Survey Highlights• Alumni employment and additional

education• Alumni satisfaction with NIU• Alumni internships while attending NIU

Response Rates

3 NIU Alumni Survey Graduate Students | Academic Year 2016-2017

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

College of Visual & Performing Arts

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Law

College of Health & Human Sciences

College of Engineering & Engineering Technology

College of Education

College of Business

Overall

Number of Respondents/Alumni Surveyed

Number of Respondents Number of Alumni Surveyed

n = 413n = 1728

n = 112n = 492

n = 90n = 436

n = 48n = 157n = 24n = 154n = 20

n = 70n = 107

n = 362n = 12

n = 57

Alumni Employment and Additional Education

Employment Status

n = 356

Total Respondents = 397

5% 3% 3%0.0%

100.0%

Yes, full-time Yes, part-time No, but am seeking employment No, and am not seekingemployment

n = 358n = 18 n = 11 n = 10

Pursuing or Completed Additional Education

Yes No

n = 254

n = 98

Types of Additional Degrees Pursued*

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Additional undergraduate degree

Health Professional (AuD, DDS, DNP, DVM, RN, PA...)

Theology/Divinity

Law (JD, Paralegal)

Education Specialist (EdS...)

Medicine (MD, DO)

Other (specify)

Professional Master's (MBA, MSW, MFA...)

Academic Master's (MA, MS, MSEd, MPH, MPA...)

Doctorate (PhD, EdD, DA, DBA, PsyD...)

Certificate (specify)

Percent of Respondents

n = 40

n = 24

n = 11

*Respondents could check multiple categories

Sector of Current Employment

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Self-employed or private practice

Military/Armed services

Non-profit (non-government)

Government (federal, state, local)

Health agency (hospital, clinic)

Professional firm (engineering, law)

College or university

Elementary/secondary school (including cooperatives)

Business (industry, commercial, service)

n = 119

n = 54

n = 47

n = 45

n = 27

n = 23

n = 14

n = 11

Location of Employment

n = 18762%

IL Other states

n = 112

n = 186

Time to Employment

n = 238 n = 104

100.0%

Less than 6 months More than 6 months butless than 1 year

One year or more Held the same job whileenrolled at NIU

Have not secured a job yet

n = 240 n = 106

n = 25 n = 22 n = 18

Relatedness of NIU Degree to Job

n = 335

3% 2%0%

Related Unrelated, by choice Unrelated, NOT by choice

n = 335n = 10 n = 6

Satisfaction With Job

n = 136

41% 43%

9%4% 2% 2%

100.0%

Strongly agree Agree Slightly agree Slightly disagree Strongly disagree Disagree

n = 136

n = 143

n = 30n = 12 n = 6 n = 6

Agree = 93% Disagree = 7 %

Preparedness For Job

n = 122

1% 2% 3%0.0%

100.0%

Strongly agree Agree Slightly agree Slightly disagree Disagree Strongly disagree

n = 122

n = 162

n = 41

n = 5 n = 6 n = 10

Agree = 94 % Disagree = 6%

Alumni Satisfaction with NIU

Overall Satisfaction with NIU

n = 319

n = 324

Agree = Slightly Agree, Agree, and Strongly Agree; Disagree = Slightly Disagree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

I am satisfied with my overall experience as agraduate student at NIU.

I would recommend NIU to a prospective student.

Agree Disagree

n = 319n = 28

n = 324n = 21

n = 347

n = 345

Satisfaction with NIU’s Services

n = 198

n = 296

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

I felt safe while on campus at NIU.

I am satisfied with the career advising I received atNIU.

Agree Disagree

N = 265

N = 324

n = 198 n = 67

n = 296 n = 28

Satisfaction with NIU Degree

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Considering my circumstances, I am satisfied with theamount of time it took me to complete my graduate degree.

I am satisfied with the educational experiences I had withinmy major at NIU.

I believe my graduate degree from NIU represents a goodvalue for the investment I made.

I am satisfied with the academic advising I received withinmy graduate degree program.

Agree Disagree

N = 328

N = 341

N = 347

n = 286n = 42

n = 26

n = 25

n = 315

n = 321

n = 322

Internships Completed While Attending NIU

Internships While Attending NIU

Completed An Internship Number of Internships Completed

Total Respondents = 357 Total Respondents = 132

100.0%

One Two Three or more

n = 97

n = 25

Yes No

n = 221

n = 136

Characteristics of Internships Completed

Note: Question specifies “check all that apply”; therefore total does not add to 100%

57% 58%63%

100.0%

Paid For credit Within your discipline

n = 76 n = 77 n = 84

For more information, please contact:

Accreditation, Assessment and EvaluationNorthern Illinois University

Swen Parson 316assess@niu.edu

815-753-3545go.niu.edu/assessment

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