This graph shows recent university graduates responses to a survey question about the relationship between their degree and first job after graduating. 39 percent of respondents said that their degree was very closely related to their first job.
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). Relationship between university graduates degree and their first job in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/235213/degree-relevance-and-first-job-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Relationship between university graduates degree and their first job in the United States in 2012." Chart. May 10, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/235213/degree-relevance-and-first-job-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). Relationship between university graduates degree and their first job in the United States in 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/235213/degree-relevance-and-first-job-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Relationship between University Graduates Degree and Their First Job in The United States in 2012." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 May 2012, /statistics/235213/degree-relevance-and-first-job-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Relationship between university graduates degree and their first job in the United States in 2012 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235213/degree-relevance-and-first-job-in-the-us/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Relationship between university graduates degree and their first job in the United States in 2012 [Graph], John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, May 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235213/degree-relevance-and-first-job-in-the-us/
