Four Years After a Bachelor’s Degree: Employment, Enrollment, and Debt Among College Graduates

Title:	Four Years After a Bachelor’s Degree: Employment, Enrollment, and Debt Among College Graduates
Description:	Based on data from the second follow-up of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12), these Web Tables present information on the employment, enrollment, and debt of first-time bachelor’s degree recipients 4 years after graduation. The tables describe graduates’ employment history and status after 4 years, their current or most recent occupation and salary, and their experiences with unemployment after college. In addition, some tables focus on steps taken toward further education, including enrollment after the 2007–08 bachelor’s degree and attainment of additional degrees. Finally, the tables present information on graduates’ borrowing for postsecondary education and repayment of education loans.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (1.65MB) Download and view the tables, standard error tables, and programming files used to produce this report.
Cover Date:	May 2017
Web Release:	May 31, 2017
Publication #:	NCES 2017438
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Emily Forrest Cataldi, Jennie Woo, and Sandra Staklis, RTI International
Type of Product:	Tables
Survey/Program Areas:	Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B)
Keywords:	Bachelor's Degrees Debt Burden Graduate Education Graduate Students Higher Education Labor Force Experiences Labor Market Outcomes Longitudinal Studies
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