Table 385. | Percentage of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients pursuing further education within one year after graduation, by type ofenrollment and undergraduate major: April 1994 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Enrolled Undergraduate major | Ever |Enrolled|Enrolled |Enrolled |Enrolled | in degree field of study | enrolled | full- | part- | and |and not | program | since | time | time |employed |employed | beyond |graduation| | | | |bachelor's _________________________________________|__________|________|_________|___________|_________|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 _________________________________________|__________|________|_________|___________|_________|___________ All graduates............................| 27.3 | 12.0 | 5.8 | ---| ---| 17.0 |__________|________|_________|___________|_________|___________ Professional fields .....................| 23.5 | 8.6 | 6.1 | ---| ---| 14.2 Engineering ...........................| 28.3 | 14.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 20.8 Business and management ...............| 15.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 Health professions ....................| 23.9 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 14.7 Education .............................| 33.9 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 15.2 | 11.3 | 19.9 Public affairs and social services ....| 24.7 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 13.8 | | | | | | Arts and sciences fields ................| 34.5 | 17.5 | 5.9 | ---| ---| 22.5 Biological sciences ...................| 50.0 | 26.6 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 32.6 Mathematics and other sciences | 36.0 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 25.0 Psychology ............................| 38.0 | 18.4 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 24.0 Social sciences .......................| 31.2 | 14.4 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 19.6 History ...............................| 38.4 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 28.8 Humanities ............................| 27.5 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 17.5 | | | | | | Other....................................| 23.6 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 14.0 |==========|========|=========|===========|=========|=========== | | | | | | Highest degree graduate expects | | | | | | to obtain | | | | | | | | | | | | Bachelor's degree......................| 8.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | ---| ---| 0.5 Postbacalaureate certificate...........| 31.7 | 5.3 | 0.8 | ---| ---| 11.5 Master's degree........................| 22.9 | 7.4 | 6.0 | ---| ---| 12.8 Doctor's degree........................| 50.5 | 29.5 | 8.6 | ---| ---| 38.6 First-professional degree..............| 52.3 | 34.8 | 6.3 | ---| ---| 41.7 Other degree...........................| 31.0 | 11.9 | 8.7 | ---| ---| 15.1 _________________________________________|__________|________|_________|___________|_________|___________ |
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NOTE.--Data are from a sample survey of recent college graduates. Notes on methodology are included in the Guide to Sources. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, First Follow-up" survey. (This table was prepared July 1997.)
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