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Penn State College of the Liberal Arts Public Placement Information
Humanities
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
52
26
72
50
Post Doc
1
7
-
2
Fixed Term Academic
40
53
13
31
Non-Academic
4
4
3
7
Unknown/Unemployed
3
10
11
10
n=
248
243
248
243
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Social Sciences
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
36
35
58
51
Post Doc
23
28
2
13
Fixed Term Academic
19
20
10
15
Non-Academic
20
13
28
18
Unknown/Unemployed
4
4
2
2
n=
297
311
297
311
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Life Sciences
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
25
-
63
33
Post Doc
63
92
25
33
Fixed Term Academic
-
-
-
17
Non-Academic
13
8
13
17
Unknown/Unemployed
-
-
-
-
n=
8
12
8
12
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Anthropology Social Sciences
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
19
20
50
47
Post Doc
19
7
6
-
Fixed Term Academic
50
40
19
13
Non-Academic
13
27
25
27
Unknown/Unemployed
-
7
-
13
n=
16
15
16
15
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Anthropology Life Sciences
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
25
-
63
33
Post Doc
63
92
25
33
Fixed Term Academic
-
-
-
17
Non-Academic
13
8
13
17
Unknown/Unemployed
-
-
-
-
n=
8
12
8
12
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Applied Linguistics
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
77
39
89
61
Post Doc
-
10
-
3
Fixed Term Academic
11
36
11
23
Non-Academic
-
3
-
6
Unknown/Unemployed
11
13
-
6
n=
9
31
9
31
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Communication Arts and Sciences – Social Sciences
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
46
52
75
67
Post Doc
8
11
-
4
Fixed Term Academic
38
37
8
26
Non-Academic
4
-
8
4
Unknown/Unemployed
4
-
8
-
n=
24
27
24
27
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Communication Arts and Sciences - Humanities
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
70
38
87
57
Post Doc
-
-
-
-
Fixed Term Academic
23
57
10
31
Non-Academic
3
-
-
-
Unknown/Unemployed
3
6
3
13
n=
30
16
30
16
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Criminology
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
85
74
75
84
Post Doc
-
-
-
-
Fixed Term Academic
10
5
15
8
Non-Academic
5
16
5
16
Unknown/Unemployed
-
5
5
5
n=
20
19
20
19
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Comparative Literature
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
38
35
52
50
Post Doc
-
10
-
5
Fixed Term Academic
57
40
38
35
Non-Academic
5
-
-
-
Unknown/Unemployed
-
15
10
5
n=
21
20
21
20
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Economics
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
45
59
66
65
Post Doc
2
8
-
6
Fixed Term Academic
19
12
9
12
Non-Academic
30
20
23
14
Unknown/Unemployed
4
2
2
2
n=
47
51
47
51
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English
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
63
18
82
53
Post Doc
-
11
-
2
Fixed Term Academic
34
62
9
32
Non-Academic
2
2
3
6
Unknown/Unemployed
2
8
6
8
n=
64
66
64
66
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French
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
12
8
68
41
Post Doc
-
-
-
-
Fixed Term Academic
32
25
8
33
Non-Academic
48
67
4
8
Unknown/Unemployed
8
-
20
17
n=
25
12
25
12
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German
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
27
25
27
50
Post Doc
-
-
-
-
Fixed Term Academic
46
75
18
33
Non-Academic
18
-
18
8
Unknown/Unemployed
9
-
45
8
n=
11
12
11
12
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History
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
19
13
61
35
Post Doc
7
10
3
3
Fixed Term Academic
58
55
10
21
Non-Academic
13
10
10
17
Unknown/Unemployed
3
10
16
24
n=
31
29
31
29
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Philosophy
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
58
22
82
30
Post Doc
-
4
-
4
Fixed Term Academic
36
59
15
52
Non-Academic
3
4
-
11
Unknown/Unemployed
3
11
3
4
n=
33
27
33
27
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Political Science
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
46
43
82
64
Post Doc
9
29
-
16
Fixed Term Academic
32
23
9
13
Non-Academic
9
3
9
3
Unknown/Unemployed
5
3
-
3
n=
22
31
22
31
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Psychology
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
13
9
42
31
Post Doc
44
50
3
23
Fixed Term Academic
13
21
10
15
Non-Academic
27
13
43
29
Unknown/Unemployed
3
7
2
2
n=
117
100
117
100
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Spanish, Italian, Portuguese - Humanities
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
51
40
61
40
Post Doc
-
-
-
-
Fixed Term Academic
44
47
17
47
Non-Academic
6
13
6
7
Unknown/Unemployed
-
-
17
7
n=
18
15
18
15
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Spanish, Italian, Portuguese – Social Sciences
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
70
63
78
79
Post Doc
8
16
-
5
Fixed Term Academic
15
16
-
11
Non-Academic
8
5
15
5
Unknown/Unemployed
-
-
8
-
n=
13
23
13
23
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Sociology
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
55
37
64
52
Post Doc
13
31
-
12
Fixed Term Academic
13
14
11
17
Non-Academic
13
16
24
19
Unknown/Unemployed
4
3
-
-
n=
45
58
45
58
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Women’s Studies
Placement Type
First Placement
Where they are now
2002-2007
2008-2013
2002-2007
2008-2013
%
%
%
%
Tenure Line
83
27
100
66
Post Doc
-
13
-
-
Fixed Term Academic
17
27
-
7
Non-Academic
-
7
-
7
Unknown/Unemployed
-
27
-
20
n=
6
15
6
15
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