Career Outcomes of STEM and Non-STEM College Graduates: Persistence in Majored-Field and Influential Factors in Career Choices

Autor/in	Xu, Yonghong Jade
Titel	Career Outcomes of STEM and Non-STEM College Graduates: Persistence in Majored-Field and Influential Factors in Career Choices
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 54 (2013) 3, S.349-382 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-012-9275-2
Schlagwörter	College Graduates; Majors (Students); Job Satisfaction; Social Capital; Education Work Relationship; Labor Market; STEM Education; Career Choice; Academic Persistence; Longitudinal Studies; Undergraduate Study; Regression (Statistics); Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Sozialkapital; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; STEM; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Grundstudium; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Schulleistung
Abstract	Using data from a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of college graduates, this study examines student transition from college to their chosen career paths and identifies factors influencing college graduates' choosing an occupation related to ones' undergraduate major. Within the context of expanded econometric framework a wide range of variables are considered, including monetary and nonmonetary costs and benefits as well as cultural and social capital measures. Using multinomial logit regression analyses, the results suggest positive career outcomes associated with individuals who have an occupation closely related to their college major, such as a better income profile and greater job satisfaction. Major-based differences are also examined between STEM and non-STEM graduates, and patterns of changes are documented for 10 years after graduation. An important perspective offered by this study is to consider career outcome as an extended definition of institutional effectiveness and student success. Based on the empirical findings, policy implications are discussed with the hope of bringing attention and improvement to the relationship between the higher educational system and the labor market. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10