Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B:16/17): A First Look at the Employment and Educational Experiences of College Graduates, 1 Year Later

Title:	Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B:16/17): A First Look at the Employment and Educational Experiences of College Graduates, 1 Year Later
Description:	This report describes outcomes of 2015–16 bachelor’s degree recipients 1 year after graduation. Outcomes include time to degree, amount borrowed for undergraduate education, postbaccalaureate enrollment, employment status, earnings and job characteristics, and steps taken toward a career in teaching. These findings are based on data from the first follow-up of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:16/17), a nationally representative longitudinal sample survey of students who completed the requirements for a bachelor's degree during the 2015–16 academic year.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (1682KB) Download and view the tables, standard error tables, and programming files used to produce this report.
Cover Date:	June 2019
Web Release:	July 10, 2019
Publication #:	NCES 2019241
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Erin Dunlop Velez, Terry Lew, Erin Thomsen, Katie Johnson, Jennifer Wine, Jennifer Cooney (RTI International)
Type of Product:	First Look / ED TAB
Survey/Program Areas:	Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
Keywords:	Bachelor's Degrees Cost of Higher Education Debt Burden Employment Graduate Education Graduate Students Higher Education • cost of • financing of Labor Force Experiences Labor Market Outcomes Longitudinal Studies Postsecondary Education • outcomes STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics) Teachers • teacher employment
Questions:	For questions about the content of this First Look / ED TAB, please contact: NCES WebMaster.