Employment Placement Rates of Hood College Graduates
Hood College graduates report one-year after graduation that 61% are employed full-time, 29% part-time and 10% are not seeking employment. The majority of those reporting part-time employment or not seeking employment are attending graduate school.
Five years post-graduation 89% report being employed full-time and 88% of those employed full-time report they landed their first full-time position within one year of graduation, with 72% reporting they obtained their first job prior to graduation or within three months of graduation.
Types of Employment
The top categories of employment reported by Hood College graduates five years post-graduation:
| Other Professional |
20% |
| Manager/Executive/Proprietor |
15% |
| Scientist |
13% |
| Health Professional |
12% |
| Teacher |
10% |
| Information Systems |
8% |
At graduation, 24% of the class report applying for graduate school and 40% report they plan to apply. One year post-graduation 45% report they have enrolled in school.
Top Employers of Hood College Graduates
- US Army
- SAIC-NCI
- Hood College
- Boys and Girls Club of Frederick
- Brooklane Health Services
- iDirect
- Monocacy Neurodevelopmental Center
- Premier Aquatics
- Way Station Inc.
- Department of Interior, National Park Service
Graduate Education of Bachelor's Degree Recipients of Hood
Five years post-graduation 57% report enrolling in school again, with 33% reporting the completion of a Master's, First Professional, Graduate Certificate or Doctoral degree. Five years post-graduation alumni report they enrolled in the following areas of graduate/professional study:
| Health |
22% |
| Other* |
22% |
| Education |
17% |
| Social Science |
14% |
| Business |
11% |
| Science and Technology |
6% |
| Medical School |
3% |
Other areas of study include:Thanatology, Library Science, Theological Studies, Global Environmental Policy and Cosmetology.
Institutions Hood College Graduates Plan to Attend for Graduate Education
- American University
- Bloomsburg University
- California State University
- Catholic University of America
- Emory University
- Frostburg State University
- Hood College
- Howard University
- Marymount University
- McDaniel College
- Queens College
- Seton Hall University
- Shenandoah University
- Temple University
- Thomas Cooley
- University of Denvera
- University of Maryland
- University of Maryland-Baltimore
- University of Michigan
- University of Richmond
- University of South Carolina
- University of Virginia