About a month prior to the annual spring commencement ceremony, the Office of Institutional Research conducts the graduating senior survey. Between 2012-2013 and 2014-2015, 52% of graduates completed the survey. Of those that responded to the survey, 6% have already been accepted by a graduate program (across all Linfield programs including the McMinnville Campus, the Portland Campus/School of Nursing, and the Online and Continuing Education Program.
Degree Choices
39% choose master's degrees in arts & sciences (MA, MS, MFA, MMusic, MLitt, etc; programs in architecture, art, bioinformatics, biostatistics, English, economics, international business, kinesiology, management, music, speech, translation, zoology, etc.
14% choose professional degrees in medicine or other health-related areas (DC, DMD, DNAP,DVM,MD,ND,DPT); programs in dentistry, medicine (allopathic and osteopathic), naturopathic medicine, physical therapy, nurse anesthetist, veterinary medicine
12% choose a master's degrees in education or teaching (MAT, MEd, etc.); programs in physical education, special education, English as a second language, etc.
8% choose other master's degrees (MAcct, MLIS, MPH, etc.); programs in accounting, archive management, management, library and information science, occupational therapy, physician assistant, public health, etc.
8% choose master's degrees in business administration (MBA)
8% choose doctorates (PhDs); programs in chemistry, economics, math, molecular biology, etc.
5% choose master's degrees in nursing (MSN, MN, etc.); programs in healthcare management, nursing education, mental health, etc. (nurse practitioner reported separately below)
According to the National Student Clearinghouse (as of January 2015), about 92 Linfield graduates who completed their bachelor's degree in 2009-2010 have completed another degree, about 13% of the class across all Linfield programs (the McMinnville Campus, the Portland Campus/School of Nursing, and the Online and Continuing Education program). The Clearinghouse does not have information from post-secondary programs in other countries, so the information below is US schools only.
Degrees Completed
26% completed master's degrees in arts & sciences(MA, MS, MFA, MMusic, MLitt, etc; programs in architecture, art, bioinformatics, biostatistics, English, economics, international business, kinesiology, management, music, speech, translation, zoology, etc.
25% completed master's degrees in education or teaching (MAT, MEd, etc.); programs in physical education, special education, English as a second language, etc.
16% completed other master's degrees (MAcct, MLIS, MPH, etc.); programs in accounting, archive management, management, library and information science, occupational therapy, physician assistant, public health, etc.
9% completed master's degrees in business administration (MBA)
7% completed professional degrees in medicine or other health-related areas (DC, DMD, DNAP,DVM,MD,ND,DPT); programs in dentistry, medicine (allopathic and osteopathic), naturopathic medicine, physical therapy, nurse anesthetist, veterinary medicine
7% completed master's degrees in nursing (MSN, MN, etc.); programs in healthcare management, nursing education, mental health, etc. (nurse practitioner reported separately below)
4% completed law degrees (JD)
4% completed a degree, but type of degree completed is not reported to the Clearinghouse
3% completed second bachelor's degrees; programs in music therapy, criminal justice, and business
1% completed doctorates (PhDs); programs in chemistry, economics, math, molecular biology, etc.
