Social science alumni (N = 307) responded to a mailed survey investigating correlates of job and degree satisfaction. Three variables—job relatedness to major, income satisfaction, and highest degree—predicted 35% of the variance in scores on a 5-item index of global job satisfaction. Five variables influenced satisfaction with the undergraduate major: job relatedness to major, undergraduate course difficulty, highest degree, undergraduate course enjoyment, and income satisfaction. Implications of these findings for student advisement, curricular planning, and alumni survey design are discussed.
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