Interior Design and Pre-Architecture Program Retention and Outcomes
By the Numbers
- 100% of graduates in the Class of 2022 are employed within six months in interior design or a related profession.
- 0% of students who graduated in the Class of 2022 were attending graduate school
- 94% first-year retention rate (Class of 2022)
- 69% four-year graduation rate (Class of 2022)
- Graduates are highly sought after in the interior design industry at firms including Amenta Emma, IA Interior Architects, Svigals + Partners, and Workshop/APD as well as major corporations including ESPN, Hilton and Serena & Lily.
- Graduates also decide to continue their education in master’s degree programs at institutions such as the Louisiana State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, University at Buffalo, Northeastern University, University of Oregon, and Florida International University.
- It typically takes a full-time student taking approximately 15 credits per semester four years to complete the bachelor’s degree program.
| Incoming Class | Students | Retained 2nd Year |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2017 | 14 | 10 (71.4%) |
| Fall 2018 | 16 | 15 (93.8%) |
| Fall 2019 | 19 | 14 (73.7%) |
| Fall 2020 | 11 | 8 (72.7%) |
| Fall 2021 | 17 | 14 (82.4%) |
| Fall 2022 | 21 | 19 (90.5%) |
Note: data does not include transfer, part-time, or change-of-major students.
| Cohort | Students | Graduated in 4 years |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2014 | 7 | 5 (71.4%) |
| Fall 2015 | 7 | 4 (57.1%) |
| Fall 2016 | 14 | 9 (64.3%) |
| Fall 2017 | 14 | 3 (21.4%) |
| Fall 2018 | 16 | 11 (68.8%) |
| Fall 2019 | 19 | 10 (52.6%) |
Note: data does not include transfer, part-time, or change-of-major students.
| 2016∗ | 2017∗ | 2018∗ | 2019∗ | 2020∗∗ | 2021∗∗ | 2022∗∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attending Graduate School | 10.00% | 16.67% | 0.00% | No Data | 23.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Working in Field of Study | 88.89% | 100.00% | 77.78% | No Data | 50.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% |
∗ — Data collected one year from graduation.
∗∗ — Data collected 6 months from graduation.
Methodology
In accordance with the National Association of Colleges and Employers Standards and Protocols for First Destination Surveys, the University of New Haven’s Career Development Center uses a three-phase methodology to ascertain the employment and advanced education outcomes of each graduating class. The annual outcomes project is administered each summer to graduating classes at the six-months out, one-year out, and six-years out timeframes.
The three-part methodology included:
- Online survey created by the University’s Career Development Center and its Office of Academic Assessment is sent to the last known email addresses of graduates
- Phone call from the University’s Career Development Center to any targeted graduate who did not complete the online survey to either verbally administer the survey or to direct graduates to the online survey
- Online research conducted by the University’s Career Development Center to locate employment and advanced education outcomes of targeted graduates using free, publicly accessible sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google.