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| November 1998 Many students find work in state Question: Montanans often hear that a large percentage of graduates leave the state for employment. What statistics do you have that support or refute that assertion? Answer: The Office of Career Services on the Missoula campus annually surveys recent graduates for employment information. Since 1993, responses from approximately half of all graduates indicate that an average of 67 percent of the bachelor's degree graduates were employed full time, with 62 percent of them employed in Montana. An average of 21 percent of bachelor's degree graduates continued their education. Seventy-three percent of master's degree graduates were employed full time, with 61 percent of them working in Montana. Ninety-one percent of doctoral degree (including juris doctorate) graduates were employed full time, with 75 percent of them working in Montana. Since 1995, College of Technology graduates have been included in the survey. An average of 76 percent of the respondents were employed full time, with 86 percent of them employed in Montana. It is important to note that all campuses have out-of-state students who choose to attend school in Montana. In fact, the number is 35 percent on the Missoula campus. Some of these students choose to stay in Montana after graduation. The same is true of foreign students, who also add to the Montana report factor as opposed to the often-discussed exportation of Montana students and graduates.
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