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UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Academic Plans
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
Over two-thirds (67%) of Linguistics BA degrees had plans to pursue graduate
education.
Linguistics Major Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)
No plans to apply pursue in the next 5 years
Undecided
Not applied, but intend to within the next 5 years
Have applied, unknown acceptance
Accepted, plan to defer
Accepted and will start within the year
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Types of Academic Degrees
Linguistics Major Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)
All graduates with a Linguistics Major reported plans to obtain an advanced degree –
either a masters or PhD.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Most Popular Field of Future Academic Study
Linguistics Major Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
Linguistics BA graduates were interested in a variety of advanced degree fields, the
most popular being related to Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and
Humanities (29%).
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Employment Plans
Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)
Linguistics Major
Half (51%) of graduates with
a BA degree in Linguistics
reported being employed
within 6 months of
graduation.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Employed vs Seeking Employment
Linguistics Major Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
There were more graduates with a BA degree in Linguistics who reported
being employed compared to seeking employment 6 months after graduation.
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Sectors where students were employed
Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)Linguistics Major
Of those employed, the majority (45%) of BA Linguistics graduates reported
working in the Business sector within 6 months of graduation.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
Business
Industry/Manufacturing
Education
Government
Non-profit
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Employers & Job Titles
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Median Annual Salary
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
$31,320
$29,612
$18,792
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
Overall UCSC Graduates Humanities Division (excluding Linguisticsmajor)
Linguistics BA
Fifty percent of graduates with a BA degree in Linguistics reported earning $18,792
annually or higher within 6 months of graduation.
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Geographic Destinations
Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)
Linguistics Major
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
About half (45%) of Linguistics BA
graduates plan to work in the
Santa Cruz or San Francisco Bay
Area.
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
When did they start looking for a job? (employed & seeking
employment)
Half of Linguistics BA
graduates began looking for a
job at least 3 months or more
before graduation.
Start the search early! Of
those who were employed
full-time, all started searching
for a job at least 3 months or
more before graduation.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
How many job offers did they receive?
Humanities Division (excluding Linguistics Major)Linguistics Major
Of those employed, most (91%) with a BA degree in Linguistics received at
least 1 job offer.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
UCSC Linguistics BA Graduates
Internships
More graduates (36%)
reported that they found their
internship by networking with
UCSC contacts than by other
means.
More than half (53%) had at
least 1 or more internships
during their studies at UCSC.
Data from 2014-2015 Graduating Class
UCSC First Destination Survey
SlugQuest
On-campus interviews
Networking through UCSC contacts
Networking through personal contacts
Direct contact
Previous employer/internship
UCSC Career Center Fair
Other (non-UCSC) job site
Other