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Staci Custus The Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development collects information for the university about Binghamton students’ first destination after their undergraduate education. At Binghamton, this is called the First Destination Survey or FDS. Students who are graduating are asked to complete the survey so that we can track student outcomes and provide current Binghamton students with a sound perspective on the value and impact of a Binghamton degree.
Below you will see our outcomes tool, where you can search by Major to see the outcomes of Binghamton graduates. It’s important to note that,
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Most Recent Class Overview: Class of 2024
| Knowledge Rate | Employed or in Graduate School | Mean Starting Salary |
87.2% of the graduating class.
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89.3% employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation | $73,558 among graduates employed full-time in the United States |
First Destination refers to the postgraduate plans of Binghamton University graduates six months after graduation. The first destinations of graduates include continuing education, full-time employment, part-time employment, seeking employment, seeking continuing education, volunteer service, not seeking employment, and military service.
How can I use this information as a student? Understanding the first destination of recent Binghamton graduates can help students know the most prevalent paths alumni take after graduating with a certain degree.
Fictional example, if I am a psychology major and I see that 76% of graduates go on to graduate school, but I don’t think I’m interested in doing that, it would be important for me to meet with the Fleishman Career Center and discuss careers that don’t require that advanced degree so that I understand my options.
This list of employers shows organizations that hired the most graduates in the selected year and/or major.
How can I use this information as a student? Identifying which employers hire the most Binghamton students can help you get an idea of the types of employers you may be interested in working for. If you notice that many alumni go on to work at Morgan Stanley, you may want to check out opportunities there because you know there is a strong alumni network. Additionally, the list of top employers can help you locate the types of organizations/industries that may be worth exploring for both jobs and internships.
The salary information below includes only salaries self-reported by graduates employed full-time in the U.S. and does not include bonuses or other forms of compensation.
How can I use this information as a student? Understanding the starting salary for relevant majors can help you be as prepared as possible when it comes to planning your future. The salary information is aggregate data and, therefore, can be skewed in one direction or another, so it’s important to use this information as well as other salary research sites, such as O*NET, to get an accurate depiction of starting salaries for your specific position versus major as it appears here.
The list of job titles shows the titles of roles that recent graduates are currently in.
How can I use this information as a student? The job title information can be helpful as you explore the question, ‘What can I do with this major?’. This outcomes dashboard is just one of the ways you can look at different majors you may be considering and see the job titles that are similar and different.
The employment locations indicate where alumni are currently working at the time of their response to the survey. While the majority of respondents indicated they are living and working in the United States, there are recent graduates working internationally as well.
How can I use this information as a student? The location information will help share where recent graduates are attending graduate school or are employed. This can help as you evaluate the importance of an alumni network in the state you choose to live in. It’s important to note that this is aggregate data based on alumni's first destination; it doesn’t take into consideration where they might have moved since then. Checking out the LinkedIn alumni tool can be helpful here.
The list below shows the Universities most often attended by graduates in the selected year and/or major.
How can I use this information as a student? The information about top universities can help as you research potential graduate schools. This information, combined with the LinkedIn alumni tool, can be helpful to reach out to alumni currently in graduate programs to ask about their experience.
The degree types represent the type of graduate program for those in the continuing education category of the survey results.
The field of study represents the academic program for those in the continuing education category of the survey results.
We don’t have enough student data to show you these results.
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