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1998 Graduate Employment Rates
To determine employment rates of recent graduates, Ontario universities conducted a survey of all 1998 graduates of undergraduate degree programs. Graduates were asked 12 questions regarding their employment situation six months and two years after graduation. This Table indicates the employment rates for 1998 graduates of both Brock and all universities' undergraduate programs, by program category, six months and two years after graduation.
| Brock University | Other Universities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program | 6 Months | 2 Years | 6 Months | 2 Years |
| Education | 97.5% | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% |
| Business & Commerce | 94.3% | 98.9% | 96.8% | 98.6% |
| Fine Arts | 100% | 100% | 92.8% | 94.7% |
| Applied Health Sciences | 100% | 99.0% | 94.6% | 97.5% |
| Social Sciences | 94.7% | 98.5% | 93.0% | 96.3% |
| Humanities | 91.2% | 95.8% | 94.3% | 97.0% |
| Other Arts/Sciences | 100.0% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 94.9% |
| Agricultural/Biological Sciences | 71.4% | 94.4% | 89.4% | 96.4% |
| Computer Science | 76.9% | 100.0% | 95.1% | 97.2% |
| Other Health Professions | 100% | 90.9% | 95.2% | 97.6% |
| Physical Sciences | 100% | 100% | 88.2% | 96.3% |
| Total | 95.2% | 98.3% | 94.6% | 97.2% |
The employment rate is defined as the number of employed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force where the labour force is those persons who were employed, or unemployed but looking for work.
Table 2 Programs of Study Not Offered at Brock
| Program | 6 Months | 2 Years |
|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | 100% | 100% |
| Law | 97.8% | 97.5% |
| Medicine | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Optometry | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Vet Medicine | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Forestry | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Arch/Landsc Arch | 94.1% | 92.3% |
| Engineering | 94.3% | 97.9% |
| Food Sciences & Nutrition | 96.2% | 94.0% |
| Journalism | 91.7% | 98.3% |
| Theology | 100.0% | 83.3% |
| Pharmacy | 97.7% | 100.0% |
| Therapy & Rehab | 98.2% | 99.5% |