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groundwork for ... the things I do
now,” Tu said.
The average annual salary for
graduates was $30,000 to $45,000
for full-time employees and
$15,000 to $30,000 for part-time
employees. In other words, many
college graduates have earned
more than Oregon’s average wage
— the average annual wage for all
Oregonians in 2002 was $33,000,
according to the Oregon Employ
ment Department.
Tu graduated with a CIS degree
and now works full-time as a soft
ware release engineer for Symantec
Corp. in Springfield. His yearly
salary is just under $45,000.
“I was surprised because the
economy was so slow,” he said.
Most 2000-01 graduates are em
ployed either full-time — 68 per
cent — or part-time — 15 percent
— and 10 percent are attending
graduate school. Respondents
who completed degrees in sci
ence, mathematics or the liberal
arts were more likely to continue
their education.
More University students — 17
to 20 percent — decided to attend
graduate school because of a larger
variety of majors in these fields,
Smith said.
"I thought I'd have a
lot of options to
choose from, but that
wasn't the case."
Michael Tu
2002 graduate
Four percent are unemployed.
This figure is 4 percent less than
Oregon’s jobless rate of 8.1 percent
at the beginning of 2002.
University Career Center Direc
tor Lawrence Smith added that
internships are also important for
finding a good job. Three months
before receiving a diploma, Tu
sent applications to many em
ployers, but received minimal re
sponses. He ended up contacting
Symantec, where he had already
completed an internship.
“I thought I’d have a lot of op
tions to choose from, but that was
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Most graduates — 80 percent —
stayed in Oregon for work. Twelve
percent moved to either California
or Washington, and eight percent
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Forty-three percent of respon
dents said their current employ
ment relates closely to their de
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OUS began reporting statistics
on university graduates in 1996 be
cause of requests from legislators
and business leaders, Goldschmidt
said. Now, the reports are required
by a regional accreditation board.
Smith said the report is probably
representative because students
are critical consumers of education
and would have expressed concern.
“This is an opportunity to say ‘I
got ripped off,”’ he said. “They’re
not saying it.”
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