Strada Education Network

Strada Outcomes Survey

National Results 2022

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Summary Findings


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Achieved Goals and Cost Value

My education helped me achieve my goals

Strongly agree 34%

Somewhat agree 38%

Neither agree nor disagree 15%

Somewhat disagree 8%

Strongly disagree 5%

My education was worth the cost

Strongly agree 32%

Somewhat agree 33%

Neither agree nor disagree 12%

Somewhat disagree 15%

Strongly disagree 8%


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Income

$150k+ 7%

$100k - $150k 12%

$50k - $100k 39%

<$50k 37%

Decline to answer 4%


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Summary Findings by Sub-Group


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Summary Findings by Sub-Group


Helped achieve goals Worth the cost Income (>$50k)
Total 72% 65% 50%
Students of color 70% 64% 55%
Recent graduate 72% 63% 52%
Non-Traditional 71% 59% 59%
First generation 66% 60% 52%
Females 71% 65% 52%

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Net Benefit Scores Explanation


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Benefit Scores

Example

Benefit Scores are used throughout this report to show the relative positive or negative score of each item. These scores are calculated by subtracting the bottom two box scores (20% + 20% = 40%) from the top two box scores (25% + 20% = 45%) (45%-40%=5% in above example). Benefit Score = 5%. These benefit scores are then averaged to create a Net Benefit Score.


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Net Benefit Scores


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Net Benefit Profile

Academic Experiences 27

Career Experiences 14

Community Experiences 11

Financial Value 35

Career Preparation 50

Career Satisfaction 30

Life Impact 45

Skills 26

Affinity 7


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Net Benefit Scores by Sub-Group

Academic Experiences Career Experiences Community Experiences
Total 27 14 11
Students of color 33 19 17
Recent graduate 31 19 15
Non-Traditional 29 14 6
First generation 24 9 3
Females 30 14 12

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Net Benefit Scores by Sub-Group (continued)

Career Preparation Career Satisfaction Financial Value
Total 50 30 35
Students of color 46 25 35
Recent graduate 52 29 34
Non-Traditional 42 30 32
First generation 42 21 25
Females 48 26 28

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Net Benefit Scores by Sub-Group (continued 2)

Affinity Life Impact Skills
Total 7 45 26
Students of color 15 46 31
Recent graduate 11 47 31
Non-Traditional 4 43 28
First generation 1 40 22
Females 4 45 25

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Detailed findings


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Academic Experiences

How valuable were...

Not Applicable Not at all valuable Slightly valuable Somewhat valuable Very valuable Extremely valuable
...your professor or instructors? n/a n/a 8% 26% 33% 29%
...your classes,coursework, and areas of study? n/a n/a 10% 24% 36% 27%
...research experience? 15% n/a 11% 24% 25% 21%
...project-based learning? 10% 6% 13% 24% 27% 21%
...student services, such as financial aid or the registrar? n/a 13% 19% 25% 21% 17%
...the academic advising you received? n/a 15% 21% 28% 19% 14%

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Career Experiences

How valuable was...

Not Applicable Not at all valuable Slightly valuable Somewhat valuable Very valuable Extremely valuable
...being mentored? 40% n/a 6% 13% 19% 17%
...having a paid internship? 50% n/a n/a 9% 15% 18%
...receiving work-study? 54% n/a 5% 12% 12% 13%
...having an upaid internship? 44% 10% 7% 12% 15% 12%
...the career and job placement you received? 39% 12% 8% 13% 14% 13%
...the career advising you received? 23% 13% 14% 19% 17% 13%

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Community Experiences

How valuable was...

Not Applicable Not at all valuable Slightly valuable Somewhat valuable Very valuable Extremely valuable
...participating in sports, clubs and social groups? 26% 7% 11% 18% 20% 17%
...participating in campus leadership and volunteering? 35% 7% 9% 17% 15% 17%
...attending speakers, forums, cultural events and discussion? 21% 7% 14% 23% 21% 14%
...participating in off-campus community engagement or volunteering? 35% 6% 10% 17% 18% 13%
...alumni networking and professional connections? 30% 14% 15% 18% 12% 10%

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Financial Value

Note that responses are question specific

Did not help at all or Had very negative impact Helped a little or Had somewhat negative impact Helped some or Had no impact Helped quite a bit or Had somewhat positive impact Helped a great deal or Had very positive impact
What impact has it had on your financial circumstances? 5% 11% 21% 37% 26%
How much has it helped you to be able to support yourself and your family? 8% 11% 28% 27% 26%
How much as it helped you to make more money? 10% 13% 30% 26% 22%

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Career Preparation

Note that responses are question specific

Did not help at all or Had very negative impact Helped a little or Had somewhat negative impact Helped some or Had no impact Helped quite a bit or Had somewhat positive impact Helped a great deal or Had very positive impact
What impact has it had on your success at work? n/a n/a 24% 44% 31%
My education makes/made me an attrative candidate for potential employers. 5% 7% 14% 40% 35%
How much as it helped you to be able to qualify for good jobs? 6% 11% 24% 32% 27%
How much as it helped you to gain skills to be successful in work? 6% 12% 27% 32% 24%
How much as it helped you to advance your career? 9% 12% 27% 28% 24%

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Career Statisfaction

Not at all satisfied A little satisfied Somewhat satisfied Very satisfied Extremely satisfied
How satisfied are you in your current job or career? n/a 8% 28% 39% 21%
How satisfied are you with the progress you are making toward your long-term career goals? 7% 10% 33% 33% 18%
How satisfied were you with your first job after graduating from University of Hawaiʻi? 15% 16% 30% 25% 14%

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Career Statisfaction (continued)

Does your current job require you to have a college degree? 73%

Did your first job after graduating from University of Hawaiʻi require you to have a college degree? 62%


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Life Impact

Not at all A little Some Quite a bit A great deal
What impact has it had your quality of life? n/a n/a 21% 44% 31%
How much has it helped you to learn new things? n/a 9% 24% 35% 28%
What impact has it had on your communnity engagement, such as voting, volunteering, or advocacy? n/a n/a 54% 27% 18%
How much has it helped you to become the best person you can be? 6% 12% 30% 31% 21%
How much has it helped you to be a good role model? 7% 13% 31% 27% 21%

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Skills

How much did it help to develp your skill in...

Not at all A little Some Quite a bit A great deal
...ability to learn new things? n/a 8% 27% 35% 26%
...critical thinking or problem solving? n/a 10% 26% 36% 26%
...verbal communication or speaking? n/a 9% 28% 34% 25%
...writing? n/a 10% 28% 32% 25%
...teamwork? 6% 14% 33% 29% 18%
...leadership? 9% 14% 33% 25% 18%
...creativity? 7% 15% 36% 24% 17%
...digital literacy? 9% 15% 34% 26% 16%
...data analysis or satistics? 12% 18% 32% 24% 14%
...project management? 12% 18% 32% 24% 14%
...math? 15% 20% 31% 20% 13%

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Affinity

Note that responses are question specific.

Strongly disagree or Not at all interested Somewhat disagree or A little interested Neither agree nor disagree or Somewhat interested Somewhat agree or Very interested Strongly agree or Extremely interested
I felt like part of the community at University of Hawaiʻi 12% 18% 0% 44% 26%
When someone praises the University of Hawaiʻi, it feels like a personal compliment 9% 8% 27% 36% 20%
If a story in the media criticized University of Hawaiʻi, I would feel embarrassed 12% 17% 32% 31% 8%
How interested would you be in talking to current students about work and career? 25% 18% 26% 17% 14%
How interested would you be in providing a job shadowing experience for current students? 30% 17% 23% 17% 13%
How interested would you be in serving as a mentor for current students? 29% 18% 24% 17% 12%

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Developed Skills: Value Perceptions

Quite a bit/A great deal developed a skill Very/Extremely valuable skill at job
Critical thinking/probelm solving 62% 80%
Ability to learn new things 61% 79%
Verbal communication/speaking 58% 80%
Writing 57% 60%
Teamwork 47% 76%
Leadership 43% 63%
Digital literacy 42% 765%
Creativity 42% 55%
Data analysis 42% 50%
Project management 38% 59%
Math 34% 37%

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Educational Goals: Reasons for Pursuing Education and Outcomes

Extremely/Very important
reason for pursuing education		 Strongly agree/Agree that
education helped with outcome
Be able to qualify for good jobs 82% 59%
Gain skills to be successful at work 79% 56%
Learn new things 79% 63%
Advance your career 77% 52%
Be able to support family 75% 53%
Make more money 72% 48%
Become the best person you can be 72% 53%
Be a good role model 59% 48%

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Perspectives on student loans


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Total borrowed in student loans

$0 or no student loans 33%

Less than $5,000 4%

$5,000 to $15,000 11%

$15,001 to $25,000 12%

$25,001 to $50,000 20%

$50,001 to $75,000 7%

$75,001 to $100,000 4%

$100,001 or more 3%

Don’t know 5%


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To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

It was worth taking out student loans to get my bachelor’s degree.

Strongly agree 15%

Somewhat agree 29%

Neither agree nor disagree 15%

Somewhat disagree 16%

Strongly disagree 15%


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Appendix


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Methodology

Bachelor’s degree completers were invited to complete a 15 minute long online survey.

Responses in this report have been weighted to reflect the institutional age and gender distributions of bachelor’s degree completers between 2002 and 2021.

There were 3231 eligible responses from the national sample..

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Methodology: Margin of Error

Samples for this study are drawn from a finite list of alumni. The table below provides estimates for the margin of error at a 95% confidence interval across a range of sample sizes using the most conservative statistical assumptions. Margins of error for subgroups would be higher. All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate.

Sample Size Confidence Interval Margin of Error
n=130095%+/-2.72
n=110095%+/-2.96
n=100095%+/-3.10
n=75095%+/-3.58
n=50095%+/-4.39
n=40095%+/-4.91
n=30095%+/-5.67
n=20095%+/-6.95
n=10095%+/-9.85
n=5095%+/-14.00

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Key demographics


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Income and Employment

Income

$150k+ 7%

$100k-$150k 12%

$50k-$100k 39%

<$50k 37%

Decline to answer 4%

Employment

Full time 78%

Part time 8%

Multiple 3%

Not currently working, but looking for work 4%

Not currently working, and not looking for work 6%


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Educational Background

Parent’s Education

High school or less 18%

Tech / Trade / Vocational 4%

Some college 9%

Associate degree 6%

Bachelor’s degree 33%

Some graduate school / Graduate degree 28%

Not sure %

Alumni Graduate Education

Postbaccalaureate certificate 3%

Master’s degree 38%

Post-master’s degree 2%

Doctoral research degree 4%

Doctoral professional degree 6%

None 46%


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Demographic Profile: Top Majors

Business, management, marketing, and related support service 16%

Psychology 7%

Biological and biomedical sciences 7%

Education 7%

Social sciences 7%

Health professions and related clinical sciences 6%

Computer and information sciences and support services 6%

Communication, journalism, and related program 5%

Engineering 5%

Other 34%


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Current occupation

Education, training, and library 17%

Healthcare 14%

Computer, engineering, and science 13%

Business and financial operations 11%

Community service, social service, legal, arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 7%

Management 7%

Office and administrative support 6%

Sales and related 5%

Other 21%


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Additional demographics (unweighted)


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Gender

Male 40%

Female 60%


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Current age and graduation year

Current Age

18-24 2%

25-39 71%

40+ 27%

Graduation Year

2002-2006 23%

2007-2011 29%

2012-2016 29%

2017-2021 19%


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Hispanic/Latinx Origin and Race

Ethnicity

Hispanic 17%

Not Hispanic 83%

Race

White 53%

Other 1%

Multi-racial 5%

Black or African American 22%

Asian 19%


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Information

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact:
Summer Casillas

summer.casillas@stradaeducation.org
https://www.stradaeducation.org/research

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