UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

Academic Plans

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Over two-thirds (67%) of Linguistics BA degrees had plans to pursue graduate

education.

Linguistics Major Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics 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 Linguistics BA Graduates

Types of Academic Degrees

Linguistics Major Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)

All graduates with a Linguistics Major reported plans to obtain an advanced degree –

either a masters or PhD.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study

Linguistics Major Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

Linguistics BA graduates were interested in a variety of advanced degree fields, the

most popular being related to Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and

Humanities (29%).

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

Employment Plans

Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)

Linguistics Major

Half (51%) of graduates with

a BA degree in Linguistics

reported being employed

within 6 months of

graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

Employed vs Seeking Employment

Linguistics Major Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

There were more graduates with a BA degree in Linguistics who reported

being employed compared to seeking employment 6 months after graduation.

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

Sectors where students were employed

Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)Linguistics Major

Of those employed, the majority (45%) of BA Linguistics graduates 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 Linguistics BA Graduates

Employers & Job Titles

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

Median Annual Salary

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

$31,320

$29,612

$18,792

$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

Overall UCSC Graduates Humanities Division (excluding Linguisticsmajor)

Linguistics BA

Fifty percent of graduates with a BA degree in Linguistics reported earning $18,792

annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

Geographic Destinations

Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)

Linguistics Major

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

About half (45%) of Linguistics BA

graduates plan to work in the

Santa Cruz or San Francisco Bay

Area.

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

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

employment)

Half of Linguistics BA

graduates began looking for a

job at least 3 months or more

before graduation.

Start the search early! Of

those who were employed

full-time, all started searching

for a job at least 3 months or

more before graduation.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

How many job offers did they receive?

Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)Linguistics Major

Of those employed, most (91%) with a BA degree in Linguistics received at

least 1 job offer.

Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class

UCSC First Destination Survey

UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates

Internships

More graduates (36%)

reported that they found their

internship by networking with

UCSC contacts than by other

means.

More than half (53%) 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