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Savannah State University
Office of Institutional Research & Planning

I.       GRADUATES & ALUMNI: Degrees Awarded and Graduate School Enrollment
Ë Section A
z General Information

Ë Section B
z Enrollment and Persistence

Ë Section C
z First-Time, First-Year Admissions

Ë Section D
z Transfer Admissions

Ë Section E
z Academic Offerings & Policies

Ë Section F
z Student Life

Ë Section G
z Annual Expenses

Ë Section H
z Financial Aid

Ë Section I
z Graduates & Alumni

Ë Section J
z Faculty & Staff

Ë Section K
z Institutional Finances


I.1:         Bachelor Recipients by Major:  For each discipline area, the number and percentage of bachelor degrees awarded in the academic year 2002-03 is indicated.  (Neither certificates nor diplomas are included here.)

                                                                                             

Program       Degree Field    Number   Percentage

Business Management

Bus. Adm.

19

8.0
Business Gen.

Bus. Adm.

1

0.4

Accounting

Bus. Adm.

19

8.0

Marketing

Bus. Adm.

16

6.7

Mass Communications

Arts

14

5.9

Information Systems

Bus Adm

33

13.8

Engineering Technologies

Science

21

8.8

English

Arts

6

2.5

Marine Biology

Science

6

2.5

Biological/Life Sciences

Science

17

7.1

Mathematics

Science

3

1.3

Parks and Recreation

Arts

6

2.5

Environmental Studies

Science

3

1.3

Political Science

Arts/Science

10

4.2

History

Arts

7

2.9

Sociology

Arts/Science

18

7.5

Music

Arts

1

0.4

Chemistry

Science

3

1.3

Criminal Justice

Science

18

7.5

Social Work

Social Work

18

7.5

          Total

 

239

100%

 I.2:         Masters Recipients by Major:  For each discipline area, the number and percentage of masters degrees awarded in the academic year 2002-03 is indicated.  (Neither certificates nor diplomas are included here.)
                                                                                             

Program Degree Field  Number Percentage

Public Administration

MPA.

20

41.67

Social Work

MSW

25

   52.10

Urban Studies

MUS

3

   6.3

          Total

 

48

   100%

I.3:          Documented Graduate School Enrollment:  For each of the following Georgia schools of graduate studies, the number of former Savannah State Students documented to have been in attendance during the academic year 2003-04 is indicated.  (The number suggests the level of success in graduate school matriculation by former Savannah State University students.  The list does not account for all former SSU students enrolled in all graduate schools.   Available resources have not permitted such an exhaustive study.  Information provided by Georgia State Board of Regents and Individual Research & Planning Offices from respective institutions.)

Graduate School Number  Percentage

Albany State

2

2.3%

Armstrong Atlantic

28

32.2%
Columbus State 1 1.1%

Fort Valley

2

2.3%

Georgia College & State U.

2

2.3%

Georgia Southern

15

17.2%

Georgia State

2

2.3%

Savannah State

28

32.2%

Southern Polytechnic State

1

1.1%

State University of West Georgia

4

4.6%

University of Georgia

2

2.3%

          Total

87

100.00%

 I4:          Successful Alumni Careers:  In what careers do SSU alumni become prominent?  Review of SSU’s Alumni Achievement Briefs (Office of Alumni Affairs; Spring, 1999) indicates that among 70 graduates listed, the primary careers among highly successful alumni are in the following dozen fields.*

Field

  N

%

Medical/Dental Doctor

18

26%

College Professor

14

20%

Military Officer/Hero

6

9%

Government Official

6

9%

Teacher

5

7%

Attorney

5

7%

Politics/Legislation

5

7%

Corporate Executive

4

6%

Senior School Official

4

6%

Corporate CEO

4

6%

College President

4

6%

Engineer

3

4%

Note:  List is duplicated; an individual may be educated in two or more fields as in “College Professor” and “College President” or “Attorney” and “ Politics/Legislation”.
 

 

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