Employment Statistics for 2008 Graduates

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Overview

The following charts summarize the employment status of Harvard Graduate School of Education 2008 masters and doctoral class members three months after graduating. These statistics represent an 86% response rate, with 435 students responding out of a total of 508.

Masters Candidates

Employment Status: Received Offer and Accepted Position : 46%, Returning to Previous Employer: 10%, Continuing Graduate Studies: 12%, Declined Offers/Still Seeking: 5%, No Offers but Still Seeking: 25%

Applications per Search: Before receiving/accepting offer candidate applied to five or less openings: 53%, six to ten openings: 21%, eleven to fifteen openings: 7%, sixteen to twenty openings: 7%, over twenty openings: 21%

Offers by Industry: Business or For Profit: 19%, Nonprofit: 37%, Self-Employed: 3%, Higher Education: 48%, Public Schools: 43%, Charter Schools: 22%, Private or Independent Schools: 25%, Federal, State or Local Government: 16%, International Government: 2%, NGO: 8%

Offers by Function: Media and Technology: 3%, Health and Human Services: 5%, Consulting: 6%, Research: 8%, Other: 12%, Administration and Management: 26%, Teaching and Training: 37%

Selection Criteria: Autonomy: 10%, Career Growth: 9%, Culture: 7%, Financial: 13%, Job Security: 14%, Lifestyle: 10%, Mission: 11%, Prestige: 15%, Variety: 11%

Salary Distribution: 29K or less: 7%, 30-39K: 16%, 40-49K: 25%, 50-59K: 23%, 60-69K: 11%, 70K or more: 18%

Doctoral Candidates

Ed.D. Employment Status: Employed: 91%, Still Seeking: 10%, Not Seeking: 2%

Ed.D. Offers by Industry: Nonprofit: 15%, Higher Education: 63%, Public Schools: 13%, Private Schools 3%, Federal Government: 3%, NGO: 3%

Ed.D. Offers by Function: Administration and Management: 23%, Teaching and Training: 38%, Research and Evaluation: 23%, Media and Technology: 3%, Other: 13%