College of Business Administration
College of Business Administration
Graduating
Business
Student
Graduating
Business
Student
Employment
Survey
Report
Employment
Survey
Report
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Report
Prepared
by:
Bonnie
Burnell,
Director
Business
Student
Services
November,
2007
Undergraduate
Students
Undergraduate
Students
Spring
2006
Spring 2006 Graduates
Spring
2006
Graduates
In
the
spring
2006
semester,
over
600
students
graduated
with
a
degree
in
Business
Administration.
We
surveyed
these
students
utilizing
an
online
web
‐
based
survey.
We
asked
specific
questions
regarding
their
experience
in
the
College
of
Business
Administration,
plans
for
after
graduation,
employment
status,
graduate
school
plans
and
internship
experiences.
Of
those
surveyed,
we
received
a
28%
response
rate.
Highlights
from
the
survey
tell
us
that:
~
More
than
half
graduated
with
concentrations
in
Finance
and
Accountancy.
~
Over
75%
of
our
students
are
transfer
students.
~
The
majority
of
our
graduates
believe
their
business
degree
prepared
them
for
a
professional
job
in
the
business
community
upon
graduation.
~
More
than
half
of
our
students
graduated
with
a
GPA
above
3.0,
but
the
majority
are
not
involved
in
student
organizations.
~
Over
90%
indicate
a
very
high
satisfaction
level
with
the
CBA.
~
The
majority
of
our
graduates
who
begin
career
level
employment
within
a
year
of
graduating
have
a
starting
salary
between
$30k
and
$50k
and
nearly
half
also
receive
commissions
and/or
bonuses.
~
90%
stay
in
California
to
work
and
of
those,
58%
stay
in
Sacramento.
~
Over
70%
report
that
they
did
not
complete
an
internship
prior
to
graduation.
The
following
pages
provide
a
full
summary
of
the
survey
responses.
Spring
2006
Graduates
Table of Contents
Table
of
Contents
Slide
Title
Slide
#
Distribution of Concentrations 4
Status at Time of Enrollment 5
Preparedness for Professional Career 6
GPAs 7
Involvement in Student Organizations 8
Overall Satisfaction with the CBA 9
Satisfaction with Chosen Concentration(s) 10
Plans After Graduation 11
Job Offers 12
New Job(s) After Graduation 13
Job Relation to Concentration(s) 14
Timing of Job Acceptance 15
Annual Starting Salary 16
Commissions and/or Bonuses 17
Commissions and/or Bonuses 17
Industry Type of New Jobs 18
How New Jobs Were Found 19
Location of Employer 20
Job Titles of Graduates Employed Full‐Time 21
d h l l
Graduate School Plans 22
Graduate School Level 23
Sac State MBA 24
Grad School of Choice 25
Grad School Program of Study 26
Internships 27
“
What
was
your
concentration?”
RE 6%
AIS 3%
OPM 2%
Distribution
of
Concentrations
Accountancy 20%
HR/OB 6%
IB 6%
Finance 19% RM/Ins
7%
Marketing
14%
Gen Mgmt
10% MIS
7%
Of students who graduated in the spring 2006
14%
Of
students
who
graduated
in
the
spring
2006
semester,
the
majority
were
Accountancy
(20%)
and
Finance
(19%).
The
Entrepreneurship
concentration
did
not
begin
until
the
Fall
2006
semester
and
is
therefore
not
reflected
here.
“Did
you
come
to
Sac
State
a
First
Time
Status
at
time
of
enrollment
Freshman,
Transfer
Student
or
to
pursue a 2
nd
First Time
Freshman 21%
2nd BA 3%
pursue
a
2
Bachelors?”
Transfer
Students 76%
This chart illustrates the enrollment status of
This
chart
illustrates
the
enrollment
status
of
Business
Students.
The
majority
of
students
in
the
College
of
Business
Administration
are
transfer
How
much
do
you
agree
with
the
following
Preparedness
for
Professional
Career
statement:
‘Overall,
my
education
at
the
C ll
f B i
7%5% 3%
2% 1%
Somewhat Agree
College
of
Business
Administration
prepared
me
for
a
professional
job
in
the
community
45%
Strongly Agree
Very Strongly Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Not sure
upon
graduation?’
37% Very Strongly DisagreeMore than half of the spring 2006 graduates
More
than
half
of
the
spring
2006
graduates
agreed
in
varying
degrees
that
their
education
had
prepared
them
well
for
a
professional
career
upon
graduation.
GPA
f S i
2006 G d
“What
was
your
grade
point
average
4.04.0
GPAs
of
Spring
2006
Grads
when
you
graduated?”
3.00 3.00‐‐3.493.49
39% 39% 3 50
3 50 3 993 99 2.00 2.00‐‐2.492.49
7 7%%
0 0%%
3.00 3.00‐‐3.493.49 39%
39% 3.50
3.50‐‐3.993.99 27% 27%
Graduating
Graduating
with Academic
with Academic
Honors Honors
3.00
3.00 3.493.49 2.50
2.50 ‐‐2.992.99 3.50
3.50 ‐‐3.993.99 2.00
2.00 ‐‐2.492.49 4.00
4.00 ‐‐4.004.00
2.50 2.50‐‐2.992.99
27% 27%
Of students who graduated in the spring 2006
Of
students
who
graduated
in
the
spring
2006
semester,
more
than
half
achieved
a
grade
point
average
of
3.0
or
higher
with
more
than
25%
Involvement
in
Student
Organizations
“Were
you
involved
in
any
student
i ti
Yes 38%
organizations
on
campus
while
you
were
a
student?”
No 38%
No 62%
More than half of business students did not
More
than
half
of
business
students
did
not
participate
in
Student
Organizations.
Overall Satisfaction with the CBA
“Would
you
recommend
the
CBA
to
a
prospective
No 3%
Overall
Satisfaction
with
the
CBA
student?”
Yes
I didn't enjoy my time with the Business Department.
Of the small percentage
of students who would
97%
The business administration department is lost. They don't guide their students and provide enough career direction.
I'm a recent graduate having a hard time finding a job that pays a decent wage.
It seems like I could've done better without the college education or at least, not in the field of business administration.
b l h f h f d h f h l
not recommend the
CBA, their responses
included the following
comments:
I believe that some of the professors are not prepared to teach some of the courses. Plus the business advisors don't help you enough to make good choices.
I felt that the standards were too low. Many students try to get away with never studying and making up excuses.
The group work required was ridiculous because the same students ended up taking on all the work every time and the slackers always got a free ride.
It was extremely disorganized and overcrowded. It took 6 months for me to get a counseling appointment with the CBA.
Satisfaction with chosen
“Would
you
recommend
your
concentration
to
a
prospective
No8%
Satisfaction
with
chosen
concentration(s)
student?”
Yes 92%
Haven't found a job in International Business yet. I'm still searching. The major sounds more promising than actually getting a job in International Business.
I believe I didn't gain enough education from my teachers that were in my concentration. The assignments weren't relevant and didn't teach me much We spoke of things I don't
Of the small percentage
who would not
recommend their
concentration, sample
The assignments weren t relevant and didn t teach me much. We spoke of things I don tspeak of now in my job and that haven't helped me in interviews.
I guess it really depends on what you want. Most students don't at the beginning. I honestly wasn't quite sure what I wanted but it was definitely in Business. However, I don't believe that the courses have really prepared me for my professional career. I majored in RE, now I don't really think that necessary because you can easily take the RE state exam. As for Finance, I think the money is in Accounting = )
comments included the
following:
It's too hard to find a job for general management b/c you don't have a real concentration. People who are looking for human resource hire human resource students. People who are looking for mgmt hire within the company and want you to start at the bottom to move up. You don't need a degree for the entry level they offer.
Risk mgmt and insurance should not be allowed as a concentration on its own. It should be paired with another major such as finance. Now that I've graduated, it's very hard to get a job with this degree alone.
The demand for the finance concentration is not very high and even in job fairs, there are more jobs wanting accounting as a concentration. I should have done accounting as my concentration.
10%
7%
“What
are
your
plans
for
your
immediate
future ?”
Plans
for
After
Graduation
50%
28%
future
?
[within
the
first
year
after
graduation]
5%
Continue or Begin full‐time career employment [I am already employed
or I have been hired and will begin working soon]
Other plans included:
•Seek work and grad school
•Begin full‐time career and
obtain CPA license
Continue or begin graduate school education [e.g. graduate school, law
school, etc. I am already enrolled or I have been admitted and will enroll
soon]
I am currently employed full‐time and I also plan to attend graduate
school
Seek full‐time employment [Look for full‐time job]
•Full time employment and
also plan to sit for the CPA
exam.
•Home maker
Half of the spring 2006 graduates planned to
p y [ j ]
Other (please specify)
•Part‐time work, attending
culinary school
•Travel
•Currently working part time
S h i h kid f
Half
of
the
spring
2006
graduates
planned
to
continue
or
begin
full
‐
time
employment,
while
approximately
30%
had
entered
or
planned
to
enroll
in
graduate
school.
•Stay home with my kids for
the next few years first ‐I had
been in a career for 9 years
before I graduated and during
schooling, just quit
employment upon birth of
“How
many
job
offers
did
you
receive
within
the
One
15%
Job
Offers
year
you
graduated?”
15%
no answer
26%
Two 20%
Already
working 7%
Three 15% Four
8% Five
4% Six 1% Ten
0% None
4%
Of those who responded to the question 63% of
8%
Of
those
who
responded
to
the
question,
63%
of
spring
2006
graduating
seniors
received
between
1
‐
6
jobs
offers
upon
graduation.
A
large
percentage
[26%]
chose
to
not
respond
to
the
question.
b
f
d
i
“Is
this
job
new
since
you
graduated
?”
New
Jobs
After
Graduation
[i.e.
you
did
not
work
in
this
job
with
this
company
while
you
were
a
student.]
no 30%
Yes 70%
Of the students who were employed full time
Of
the
students
who
were
employed
full
‐
time
upon
graduation,
70%
were
in
a
new
position
after
Job Relation to Concentration(s)
“How
closely
is
this
position
related
to
your
t ti
( )
Job
Relation
to
Concentration(s)
concentration(s)
in
the
business
major?”
Very Closely Not related at
all 10%
Very Closely
Related 40%
Somewhat
closely related
24%
No answer
26%
Of those in a new job upon graduation more than
Of
those
in
a
new
job
upon
graduation,
more
than
half
[64%]
are
in
positions
related
in
varying
degrees
to
their
concentration
in
business
administration.
Ti i
f J b A
t
“When
did
you
accept
this
job?”
Timing
of
Job
Acceptance
After
graduation 52%
Before
graduation 48%
Of the graduates with new jobs upon
Of
the
graduates
with
new
jobs
upon
graduation,
slightly
more
found
their
jobs
after
“What
is/was
your
starting
annual
salary?”
49 50
Annual
Starting
Salary
36
30 40
18
16 20
2
6 2
1 1 2
0 10
Of those students starting a new full time job upon
Of
those
students
starting
a
new
full
‐
time
job
upon
graduation,
the
majority
stated
an
annual
salary
between
$30k
‐
$50k.
C
i i
d/
B
“Did
you
earn
commissions
and/or
bonuses?
Commissions
and/or
Bonuses
Yes 42%
No 58% 42%
More than half of spring 2006 graduates report
More
than
half
of
spring
2006
graduates
report
that
they
do
not
earn
bonuses
or
commissions
in
18
A i 6 6 8 13 22Management Information Systems
Operations Management
Real Esate/Land Use
Finance Accounting 4 5 5 5 Education
Human Resources
Marketing Retail 3 3 3 3 3 General Management Government
Health Care
Risk Management/Insurance
Sales 2 2 2 2 3
Health/Fitness Industry
Hospitality Investments
State Agency
General Management
33 2 2 2 Other Banking
Civil Service
Entrepreneurship
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
How did you find your job?
50 50
60
How
did
you
find
your
job?
“How
did
you
find
your
job?”
30 40
27 23
17 11 10
20
11 10
9
4 3 1
0
An overwhelming majority of business graduates
An
overwhelming
majority
of
business
graduates
report
that
they
found
their
job
through
personal
20
Locations
of
Employment
in
CA
Sacramento
Sacramento w/National or Int'l HQ
5% 4%
In/Out
of
State
for
post
graduation
employment
In CA
Roseville Folsom
Elk Grove
Rancho Cordova
El Dorado Hills 91%
Out of CA
Sac but with
offices located in
21% Oakland
Elsewhere in CA
US/Abroad
Locations
of
graduates
2% 2% 2% 2% 21% 15% 14%
working
out
of
CA
Denver, CO
Tokyo, Japan
Sacramento NC 58% 4% 6% 3% 2% 15% 14% 14% 14%
14% Sacramento, NC
Las Vegas, NV
Columbus, OH
San Antonio, TX
Seattle, WA
Employed
Full
‐
Time
Within
One
Year
of
Graduation
•Account Clerk/Executive
•Account Clerk II
•Accountant
•Coordinator
•Corporate Event Planner
•Credit Analyst
•Master Craftsman
•Media Coordinator
•Medical Sales Rep
21
•Accountant
•Accountant I
•Accountant Trainee
•Accounting Manager
•Accounting Officer
•Administrative Analyst
•Administration and Marketing
•Administrative Assistant
•Credit Analyst
•Credit Manager
•Customer Service Representative
•Data Entry
•Database Administrator
•Department of Motor Vehicle
Technician
•Medical Sales Rep
•Navigator
•Office Technician
•Operations Manager
•Payroll Technician
•Pension Administrator
Administrative Assistant
•Administrative Support Coordinator
(Payroll)
•Admissions Advisor
•Analyst
•Area Manager
•Assistant manager
•Associate
Technician
•Desktop Technician
•District Manager
•Energy Trading Specialist
•Finance Director
•Finance Operations Specialist ‐student
Pension Administrator
•Pricing Analyst
•Program Coordinator
•Property Assistant
•Real Estate Investment Broker
•Real Estate Manager
•Recruitment Specialist
•Associate Accountant
•Associate Auditor
•Associate Information Systems Analyst
•Assurance Associate
•Audit Associate
•Auditor
•Auditor I
p p
loans
•Financial Advisor Financial
Representative
•Floater at a Credit Union
•Fund Accountant
•Fund Accounting Analyst
p
•Regional Sales Director
•Retail Manager
•Revenue Administrator
•Sales Representative
•Senior Project Accountant
•Special Projects Account Executive
•Billing Administrator
•Business Analyst
•Business Support Analyst
•Business Taxes Representative
•Car Electronics Supervisor
•Human Resources Administrator
•Human Resources Analyst
•Human Resources Assistant
•Internal Auditor
•Investment Advisor Representative
•Investment/Loan Officer
•Special Projects Analyst
•Staff Accountant
•Staff Assistant
•Staff Associate
•Staff Auditor
•Staff Information Systems Analyst
•Supervisor
•Cash Manager
•Civil Engineer
•Claims Adjuster
•Client Computer Support Analyst
•Client Financial Management Analyst
•Community Director
•Compliance Rep (CA Tax)
C O
•IT Analyst IT Strategic Planner ‐Staff
ISA
•Labor Relations Analyst
•Marketing Account Assistant
•Marketing Coordinator
M k i S i li
•Systems Analyst
•Systems Specialist
•Tax Associate
•Tax Auditor
•Team Leader
•Technical Account Manager
T i i D l
•Computer Operator
•Consultant for Online Courses
•Controller
•Marketing Specialist
•Marketing Trainee / Customer Data
Analysis
•Training Developer
Graduate School Plans
Graduate
School
Plans
I plan to attend, but not
immediately ‐I have not
applied yet.
“Please
tell
us
about
your
plans
for
attending
d
t
h
l ”
42% 5%
5% 4% graduateI do not plan school to attend
No answer
graduate
school.”
21%
I plan to attend
immediately ‐I have
applied, been admitted
and am enrolled, or will
23%
,
enroll soon
Other
Undecided at this time
Nearly half of spring 2006 graduates plan to attend
Nearly
half
of
spring
2006
graduates
plan
to
attend
graduate
school:
42%
plan
to
but
have
not
applied
and
5%
had
applied/been
admitted
at
the
time
of
this
survey.
Graduate
School
Level
70 80
“What
level
of
graduate
school
do
you
plan
to
tt d?”
50 60
attend?”
30 40
10 20
Of those who plan to attend graduate school most
0
Master's
Degree
Program
Law Degree Other Teaching Doctorate
Degree
MBA/JD
Of
those
who
plan
to
attend
graduate
school,
most
Sacramento State MBA
“Would
you
consider
the
Sacramento
State
MBA
th
NoSacramento
State
MBA
MBA
or
other
graduate
program
as
an
option?”
7%
No answer
54% Yes
39%
Approximately 39% indicate they would choose
Approximately
39%
indicate
they
would
choose
the
CBA
for
a
graduate
school.
Grad School Choice
“What
graduate
school
do
you
plan
to
attend?”
Deciding between Sac State andanother school
Not Sure
California State University, Sacramento
Grad
School
Choice
UC Davis
San Francisco State
National/Phoenix
another school
UCLA
UC Irvine
Pepperdine USC
UNLV
University of San Francisco
University of Oregon
When
asked
what
graduate
school
they
will
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Whittier school of law
attend,
those
who
plan
to
or
have
applied/been
admitted,
the
majority
of
responses
are
divided
between
Sac
State
and
being
undecided
at
the
MBA
Business Undecided Accounting Finance
“What
program
of
study
do
you
plan
to
pursue
in
d
t
Education Taxation
Human Resources
Information Systems
graduate
school?”
Mediated Communication and …
Operations Mgmt
Communications Law
CPA
Criminal Law
Finance & Real Estate Marketing
Of those who plan to pursue graduate school most
0 5 10 15 20
Construction Mgmt, Real Estate
Of
those
who
plan
to
pursue
graduate
school,
most
plan
to
obtain
an
MBA.
Internships
“Did
you
complete
an
internship
or
hil
No Answer
4%
Internships
co
‐
op
while
you
were
a
student?”
[with
or
without
academic
credit]
Yes 19%
No 77%
Overwhelmingly 77% of spring 2006 graduates
Overwhelmingly,
77%
of
spring
2006
graduates
report
that
they
did
not
complete
an
internship
while
in
school.
Of
those
who
did
[19%],
most
completed
only
one
internship
and
of
those,
13%
were
paid
experiences
and
the
student
received
an
internship
and
were
involved
in
student
organizations
Although only 19% of spring 2006 graduates reported that they completed an internship while pursuing their degree in
business, and only 38% were involved in student organizations, there are differences between these students and the
business, and only 38% were involved in student organizations, there are differences between these students and the
entire graduating class. Most notable are stronger GPA’s, higher rates of overall satisfaction and higher rates of
employment and starting salaries.
Occurrences
of
higher
rates
of
performance
is
indicated
in
bold
.
28
All
Spring 2006
Grads
Completed an
Internship
Involved
in
Student
Organizations
GPA
•2.00 ‐2.49: 6.7% 0.0% 07.4%
•2.50‐2.99:
•3.00‐3.49:
•3.50‐3.99:
27.8% 38.5% 27.8% 25.7% 40.9% 34.3% 25.0% 36.8% 30.0%
Agree that CBA education prepared them
for professional job in business:
Very Strongly Agree:
Strongly Agree: 07.2% 37 2% 14.3% 42 9% 11.8% 33 8%
Strongly Agree: 37.2% 42.9% 33.8%
Involved in student organizations: 37.8% 62.9% N/A
Recommend concentration, Yes: 91.6% 97.1% 95.0%
Recommend CBA, Yes: 97.2% 97.1% 100.0%
Recommend CBA, Yes: 97.2% 97.1% 100.0%
Continue/Begin full‐time employment: 49.2.3% 57.1% 53.7%
Received 1 or more job offers within 1
year of graduation:
84.8% 95.2% 97.9%
New job very closely related to
concentration:
54.1% 67.9% 75.0%
Accepted job BEFORE graduation: 48.1% 67.9% 46.0%
Starting Salary:
Highest salary earned bymoststudents:
$30k‐39k $40k‐$49k $40k‐$49k
Highest salary earned by moststudents:
