Understanding PhD Career Pathways for Program Improvement

CLIENT

University of Wisconsin – Madison Graduate School

DESCRIPTION

The University of Wisconsin – Madison Graduate School and the Council of Graduate Schools are doing two web surveys with three cohorts of graduate alumni and three cohorts of graduate students. The surveys ask current graduate students and PhD alumni about their experiences with their graduate programs and post degree employment or future employment. The information will be used improve services of the Graduate School to help doctoral students for a wide variety of satisfying and rewarding careers.

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Chad Kniss

DATE IN FIELD

October 2018 – April 2020

PhD alumni web surveys, will be fielded each Fall for three years:
October to November 2017
October to November 2018
October to November 2019

PhD student web surveys, will be fielded each Spring for three years:
March to April 2018
March to April 2019
March to April 2020