UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Academic Plans

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

About half (45%) of EEB BS degree graduates had plans to pursue graduate

education.

EEB Major PBSci Division (excluding EEB 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 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Types of Academic Degrees

EEB Major PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)

The majority (88%) of graduates with a EEB Major plan to obtain either a masters

degree or PhD.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study

EEB Major PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

The majority (88%) of EEB BS graduates reported interest in pursuing advanced

degree fields in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (44%) or Natural Resources and

Conservation (44%).

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Employment Plans

PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)

EEB Major

More than a third (36%) of

graduates with a BS degree

in EEB reported being

employed within 6 months of

graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Employed vs Seeking Employment

EEB Major PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Sectors where students were employed

PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)EEB Major

Of those employed, half of graduates with a BS degrees in EEB 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 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Employers & Job Titles

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Median Annual Salary

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Fifty percent of graduates with a BS degree in EEB reported earning $32,364

annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.

$31,320 $31,320

$32,364

$30,600

$30,800

$31,000

$31,200

$31,400

$31,600

$31,800

$32,000

$32,200

$32,400

$32,600

Overall UCSC Graduates PBSci Division (excluding EEB BS) EEB BS

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Geographic Destinations

PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)

EEB Major

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Graduates with a BS in EEB plan

to work in a variety of

geographical settings within 6

months of graduation, of which

25% plan to work locally in Santa

Cruz.

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

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

employment)

Forty-three percent of EEB BS

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, all started searching for

a job at least 3 or more months

before graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

How many job offers did they receive?

PBSci Division (excluding EEB Major)EEB Major

Of those employed, just over half (51%) of graduates with a BS degree in

EEB reported receiving multiple job offers.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology BS Graduates

Internships

69% of graduates reported

that they found their internship

by using SlugQuest, on-

campus interviews, or

networking with UCSC

contacts.

Most graduates (88%) 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