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National Survey of Recent College Graduates
Survey Year 2010

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All data tables Excel.zip zip file. (785 KB)
TableRecent recipients of science, engineering, and health (SEH) bachelor's and master's degrees: 2010
Education status, employment status, and median salary
by major field of degree
1-1bachelor's degree
1-2median salary of bachelor's degree
2-1master's degree
2-2median salary of master's degree
by major field of degree and sex
3-1bachelor's degree
3-2median salary of bachelor's degree
4-1master's degree
4-2median salary of master's degree
by major field of degree and ethnicity and race
5-1bachelor's degree
5-2median salary of bachelor's degree
6-1master's degree
6-2median salary of master's degree
Recipient characteristics, by major field of degree
sex and disability status
7bachelor's degree
8master's degree
ethnicity, race and sex
9bachelor's degree
10master's degree
age
11bachelor's degree
12master's degree
citizenship
13bachelor's degree
14master's degree
Educational characteristics, by major field of degree
undergraduate grade point average
15bachelor's degree
16master's degree
community college attendance and associate's degree receipt
17bachelor's degree
18master's degree
enrollment status in college
19bachelor's degree
20master's degree
Employment status, by major field of degree
full- or part-time status
21bachelor's degree
22master's degree
labor force status
by sex
23bachelor's degree
24master's degree
by ethnicity and race
25bachelor's degree
26master's degree
Employment characteristics
relation of occupation to field of degree, by major field
27bachelor's degree
28master's degree
occupation, by sex and ethnicity and race
29bachelor's degree
30master's degree
primary work activity, by major field of degree
31bachelor's degree
32master's degree
employment sector
by major field of degree
33bachelor's degree
34master's degree
by occupation
35bachelor's degree
36master's degree
median salary, full-time employed
by sex, ethnicity and race, and major field of degree
37bachelor's degree
38master's degree
by sex, ethnicity, race, and occupation
39bachelor's degree
40master's degree
by major field of degree
by major field of degree
41bachelor's degree
42master's degree
by occupation
43bachelor's degree
44master's degree
Graduates with disabilities, by major field of degree
education status, employment status, and median salary
45-1bachelor's degree
45-2median salary of bachelor's degree
46-1master's degree
46-2median salary of master's degree
June 2014

Data from survey cycle 2010
(finalized 19 September 2012)

National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.Characteristics of Recent Science and Engineering Graduates: 2010. http://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/recentgrads/.


 

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Technical Tables:
All data tables Excel.zip zip file. (785 KB)
TableTechnical Tables
B-1Response rates, by degree level
B-2Crosswalk of SESTAT education codes and major field of study reported in data tables
B-3Crosswalk of SESTAT occupation codes and occupations reported in data tables
B-4Crosswalk of SESTAT education codes and CIP codes in NSRCG sampling degree fields
June 2014

Data from survey cycle 2010
(finalized 19 September 2012)

 

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