Grand Valley State University Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

Recognised as one of the best universities in the Midwest by U.S News & World Report, the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) had 65% of its graduates working full-time in 2021. Renowned regional agencies and organisations have been hiring GVSU students passing out from the institution. Speaking of the destination rate, 84% of those who responded claimed that they either had full-time or part-time employment, were studying further, had joined volunteering or military service, or were not looking out for jobs. The destination rate this year downgraded a bit from that of the last year’s (90%).

The article contains postgraduation data that has been curated from the 2020-2021 batch, after 7 months of obtaining their degrees. LinkedIn public record has also been taken into consideration while compiling this report. The knowledge rate of the graduates was 62.2%. Grand Valley has been adjudged third best overall in the ‘2022 Best Colleges’ for Midwest’s top public regional universities. Also, it ranks 1^st among the regional institutions in Michigan.

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GVSU Placement Highlights 2021

GVSU Class Profile 2022

The university has a total number of 133,154 alumni. In 2021, the total number of first-time college students was 3,894. A total of 141 degrees are offered at GVSU, which has a total of 1,760 faculty members and 2,050 support staff members.

Student Race: African American or Black (4.3%), American Indian or Alaskan Native (0.4%), Asian (2.8%), Hispanic or Latino (6.1%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.1%), White (80.6%), 2 or more races (3.6%)

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This section discusses the satisfaction rate and outcome of Grand Valley students with regard to their career path. 68% of those who responded confirmed that they agree/strongly agree that their professional status met their expectations and objectives. Last year’s rate was 83% which highlights the fact that the pandemic had a big influence on the same.

87% of the students confirmed that they were satisfied with the offered career facilities. This was a 4% increase from that of the last year, implying that the university’s career cell worked for the students’ benefit in a productive manner even though the lockdown affected the entire functioning. Outside Michigan states such as Florida, Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, New York, Ohio, etc were among few where GVSU alumni found employment.

• Graduates residing and working in Michigan: 85%
• Graduates in West Michigan (Kent/Ottawa/Newaygo countries): 71%
• Graduates in Metro Detroit: 14%

Employment Status of GVSU Graduates

GVSU Top Employers 2021

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GVSU Placement Stats 2021

The percentage of graduates who had a full-time job had accepted an offer within 3 months of graduation was 97% and 88% of the students who were working full time had received an offer before graduation. The graph below conveys the percentage of students who had received a job offer and the time period it took them to obtain the same.

Source of Job Offers

• GVSU sources: 19%
• Personal Network: 30%
• Other Online Job Posting System: 27%
• Other: 24%

Destination Rate by College (UG and Graduate)

The table displayed below features the destination rate of the students studying in different university colleges at both graduate and undergraduate levels. The data is based on a sample size which is not greater than ten.

Next Destination Graduation Schools

Arizona State University, Calvin University, Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Indiana University - Bloomington, Michigan State University, Midwestern University, Oakland University, Purdue University, University of Michigan, University of Detroit Mercy, Wayne State University, Xavier State University.

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The outcome of 552 alumni, who graduated between 1986-2020, has been taken into consideration.

School of Computing (CIS):

• Average Salary: $84.9K
• 78% reside in West Michigan

 School of Engineering (EGR) Outcome 2021

• Average Salary: $84.8K
• 82% reside in West Michigan

GVSU Career Placement Support

Through the facilities offered at the university’s career centre, students and alumni can experience an undisturbed professional journey. By joining various career communities, they can reach out to other students, faculty members, career councillors, potential recruiters, etc and obtain information regarding different career domains. These communities help students gain information regarding various job offers, both full and part-time, co-ops, internships, and much more.

Highlights

• Career Advising Appointments: 4,039
• Scheduled Appointments: 3,270
• Drop-ins: 769
• 5,179 participated in career events
• Total job and internship on Handshake: 48,770
• Total number of students who participated in experiential learning for credit: 7,318.

Career Advising Appointments: Students can get personalised guidance and recommendations related to their future professional plans here. Students can also practice mock interviews here and get directed towards internships and various job options.

Drop-in to CareerLab: You can get your resume or cover letter analysed here and get to know about the lack of information and creativity if any. You can also get your doubts solved regarding different majors between which you may be confused.

Career Events: Loads of different career-related events, such as career fests, workshops, interactive sessions, etc, are hosted for the students, which help them in their job search as well as networking.

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