MAJORS AND INSTITUTIONS OF GRADUATION
FOR BOISE DISTRICT COLLEGE GRAD ALUMNI
NOTE: The data used in this series of posts was provided by the Boise District, using files from the National Student Clearinghouse. Its purpose here is to show the information Districts can put together about college progress and success of their students.
Majors
A few years ago, the Boise District provided data regarding college graduation for Boise District alumni from the classes of 2007-10. This is the second post updating that information, featuring the most popular majors of 2011-18 Boise District graduates.
The 3 most popular majors among Boise District alumni were the same as they were for the classes of 2007-10; Biology, Business, and Psychology. Health Sciences and Mechanical Engineering were a bit more popular than in our previous analysis. But Computer Engineering/Science, the 24th most popular major for the classes of 2007-10, was the 7th most popular major among the classes of 2011-18 college graduates. Marketing is also more popular than in our previous analysis, moving from 14th to 8th.
That's a major change in the popularity of CS, but it's really to be expected. Computer Science has been a major emphasis in the District's Advanced Placement program, with the addition of a new course (AP Computer Science Principles) and enhanced college offerings, especially at BSU and at Idaho. Clearly, many more students are making this area their specialty.
As you can see, the status of most of the next group of majors is relatively static, with the exception of Communications and History, which have decreased in popularity since the classes of 2007-10.
Institutions
As is to be expected, a significantly higher number of Idaho students graduate from higher ed institutions in their home state than go to school outside of the state. That's also true of the Boise District, with the exception of Boise High School.
The specific choices of Boise District students have changed a bit since the District examined the data for alumni of the classes of 2007-10.
Almost 60% of 2011-18 Boise District alumni who graduated from college did so in the state of Idaho. Graduates from Utah State University and the University of Utah accounted for another 4.6% of the total.
That's a major change in the popularity of CS, but it's really to be expected. Computer Science has been a major emphasis in the District's Advanced Placement program, with the addition of a new course (AP Computer Science Principles) and enhanced college offerings, especially at BSU and at Idaho. Clearly, many more students are making this area their specialty.
As you can see, the status of most of the next group of majors is relatively static, with the exception of Communications and History, which have decreased in popularity since the classes of 2007-10.
Institutions
As is to be expected, a significantly higher number of Idaho students graduate from higher ed institutions in their home state than go to school outside of the state. That's also true of the Boise District, with the exception of Boise High School.
The specific choices of Boise District students have changed a bit since the District examined the data for alumni of the classes of 2007-10.
Almost 60% of 2011-18 Boise District alumni who graduated from college did so in the state of Idaho. Graduates from Utah State University and the University of Utah accounted for another 4.6% of the total.
