(It should be noted that some respondents are both employed and in graduate school.)

Graduate Degrees Sought

Degree Percentage
M.A. 20.6%
Other* 18.9%
M.S. 17.2%
Ph.D. 13.7%
J.D. 6.9%
M.F.A. 5.2%
M.D. 5.2%
M.P.A. 5.2%
M.B.A. 3.4%
M.Div. 3.4%

* C.P.N.A., D.P.T., D.O., D.V.M., M.Ed., M.M., M.P.H., M.P.P., M.S.W., Bach. Culinary Arts, Accred.

Areas of Graduate Study

Area Percentage
Social Sciences 25.8%
Natural Sciences 15.5%
Business 10.3%
Medicine 10.3%
Fine Arts 8.6%
Health Services 8.6%
Law 6.9%
Humanities 5.2%
Theology 3.4%
Math / Phys. Sci. 1.7%

Employment Statistics

Area Percentage
Education 18.9%
Business 12.6%
Social Services 10.5%
Health / Medicine 9.4%
Finance 8.4%
Environmental 6.3%
Government 6.3%
Communications 5.2%
Technology 5.2%
Sports 4.2%
Arts 3.1%
Energy 3.1%
Museum / Library 2.1%
Science 2.1%
Other* 2.1%

* Architecture, Tourism