Baccalaureate and Beyond: A First Look at the Employment Experiences and Lives of College Graduates, 4 Years On (B&B:08/12)

Title:	Baccalaureate and Beyond: A First Look at the Employment Experiences and Lives of College Graduates, 4 Years On (B&B:08/12)
Description:	This report presents initial findings about the employment outcomes of bachelor's degree recipients approximately 4 years after they completed their 2007–08 degrees. These findings are based on data from the second follow-up of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12), a nationally representative longitudinal sample survey of students who completed the requirements for a bachelor's degree during the 2007–08 academic year. The study addresses questions related to bachelor's degree recipients' education and employment experiences and includes two follow-ups. The first follow-up, which was conducted 1 year after graduation, explored both undergraduate education experiences and early postbaccalaureate employment and enrollment. This second follow-up, conducted in 2012, examines bachelor's degree recipients' labor market experiences and enrollment in additional postsecondary degree programs through the 4th year after graduation.
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Cover Date:	July 2014
Web Release:	July 8, 2014
Print Release:	July 8, 2014
Publication #:	NCES 2014141 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Emily Forrest Cataldi, Peter Siegel, Bryan Shepherd, Jennifer Cooney (RTI International)
Type of Product:	First Look / ED TAB
Survey/Program Areas:	Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
Keywords:	Bachelor's Degrees Cost of Higher Education Debt Burden Employment Graduate Education Graduate Students Higher Education • cost of • financing of Labor Force Experiences Labor Market Outcomes Longitudinal Studies Postsecondary Education • outcomes STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics)
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