Career Services
Texas A&M University–Commerce
P. O. Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429
Phone: (903) 886-5110
FAX: (903) 886-5015
 

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Since September 1, 2007

About Our Graduates

Our most recent survey shows that 97.15% of our May 2007 bachelors degree graduates were employed and/or in graduate school, and average starting salaries were 2% higher than last year.  (See details, below.)

Career Services has surveyed all May bachelors degree graduates since 2001, and compiled the following information about those graduates for the most recent five-year period from 2003 through 2007.

What we've learned:

93.5% of the May bachelors degree graduates over the past five years are either employed or enrolled in graduate or professional school programs.  For May 2007 graduates, 97.1% were employed or in graduate school.

Graduates' average annual starting salaries (based on responses from 516 graduates over the past five years) is $33,822.  May 2007 graduates' reported average salary was $36,157, compared to $35,471 last year.

When asked, "How useful do you believe your academic background from college has been (or will be) in your career?" May 2007 graduates rated their education as either "Moderately to Highly Useful" (4.55 out of 5)

May 2003-2007 Graduates' Status

The profile of our graduates in the chart below is based on information obtained from 1015 of our students who completed bachelors degrees in May 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Graduates' Satisfaction with Education

Graduates were asked each year, "How useful do you believe your academic background from college has been (or will be) in your career?"  Their responses were tabulated using the following scale:  Highly Useful = 5, Moderately Useful = 4, Somewhat Useful = 3, Of Little or No Use = 2, and Cannot Judge = 1.

Graduates' Average Annual Salaries

The information in the table below is based on responses from 516 graduates from May 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 who reported that they were employed, and also reported their annual starting salaries.

Graduates' Average Salaries by Academic Department

The salary information in the table below is often based on a small sample for a specific department, and may also include extreme ranges between the highest and lowest reported starting salaries.  And not all Majors/Departments are included because -- in an effort to provide a relatively accurate picture -- averages are reported ONLY in those cases where five or more graduates within a Department and/or Major provided salary information over the past five years.

     May 2007 Graduates accepted positions with the following employers in the private and/or governmental sector:

American Cancer Society (Intake Specialist) - Andres Construction Services (Office Engineer) - Army Air Force Exchange Services (Junior Auditor) - Bealls Department Store (Assistant Manager) - Big Tex Trailers Mfg., Inc.  (Accounts Receivable) - Brewer, Anthoney & Middlebrook (Paralegal) - Carrier (Scheduler) - CCHC (Creative Director) - Charles Taylor Aviation (Accounting Assistant) - Child Protective Services (CPS Specialist II) - City of Huntsville (Administrative Coordinator) - Community Specialty Hospital of Sherman (Marketer) - Cook Composites and Polymers (Plant Engineer) - CS Creative (Jr. Graphic Designer) - Cumulus Media (Book trafficing) - Deep South Insurance Company (Senior VP) - Dekoron Wire and Cable (Application Engineer) - Dove Data Products Inc. (Account Manager) -  Family Video (Sotre Manager) - Fannin County Head Start (Teacher) - Fidelity Investments (401k Specialist) - First Federal Community Bank (Imaging Tech) - Fujitsu - Galveston Housing Authority (Senior Accountant) - Garland Police Department (Records Tech) - Haley Greer (Project Engineer) -Hunt Memorial Hospital District (Accounts Payable Clerk), Inland american Communities (Accounting Analyst) - Kentucky State University (Hall Director) - Kimberly Clark (Process Engineer II) - Ladies of America Fitness for Women (Fitness Consultant) - Lavon Farms (Farm Manager) - Lazo Technologies, Inc. (Project Administrator) - Legion Advertising (Jr. Accountant Ex3ecutive) -McCormick (Chemist) - Medco Construction (Project Administrator - Metro PCS (Sales Support Coordinator) - Mountainview College (ESL Instructor) - MTV Networks (Crew Coordinator) - Navarro College (Writing Skills II) - Northeast Texas Community College (21st Century Site Coordinator) - Perot Systems (Systems Administration Specialist) - Physical Therapy of Flower Mound (Athletic Trainer) - R.J. Reynolds (Field Sales Rep), Radiology Inc. (Staff Accountant - Reel FX Creative Studios (Motion Graphics Designer) -Rogers-O'Brien Construction Co. (Quality Manager) -  Rollo Insurance (Agent) -Schlumberger (Field Engineer) - Systemware (Technical Support) - Talley Chemical and Supply Company (Representative) - Texas A&M University-Commerce (Undergraduate Recruiter) - Texas Youth Commission (Juvenile Correction Officer) - The Wedding Cottage (Co-Owner) - The White Law Firm (Project Assistant), Texas Department of Transportation (Engineering Department) - Walkcon Ltd. (Human Resource Manager), Walmart Distribution Center (Unloader)

May 2007 Graduates reported employment as  Elementary and/or Secondary Teachers in the following school systems:

Athens ISD, Bland ISD, Blue Ridge ISD, Boles ISD, Bosqueville ISD, Commerce ISD, Corsicana ISD, Dallas ISD, Denison ISD, DeSoto ISD, Dobbs ISD,  Ennis ISD, Ferris ISD, Forney ISD, Garland ISD, Greenville ISD, Harmony Science Academy-Houston Northwest, Hillsboro ISD, Irving ISD, Jasper ISD, Landmark School, Lytle ISD, Mabank ISD, Manor ISD, Mesquite ISD, Mexia ISD, Mineola ISD, Palmer ISD, Paris ISD, Princeton ISD, Rockwall ISD, Royse City ISD, Scurry Rosser ISD, Sherman ISD, Sulphur Bluff ISD, Victory Christian School, Waco ISD, Wills Point ISD, Wolfe City ISD, Wylie ISD, Yantis ISD