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Alumni Survey

We conducted our first alumni survey in December 2008 / February 2009. The initial pool of 80 persons included all those from the classes of 2001 (the first graduating class) to 2008 who completed 2 years of course work. We had current contact information for 74 of these persons, who were contacted by email for the online 63-item survey. 37 persons (50%) responded to the survey.

For meaningful curricular comparisons, responses were grouped into two categories: recent, classes of 2005 to 2008; and early, classes of 2001 to 2004. The graduation rate (all those who graduated and received the Master's degree after completing two years of coursework plus the Master's thesis) from 2001 to 2008 was 78% as of fall of 2008, the time of the survey.

Download the 2008-09 Depth Psychology Alumni Survey here.

Highlights of the Survey

Recent alumni rate the Depth Psychology Master's program as excellent to outstanding in these areas (1-5 scale with 5 being outstanding):

• Overall quality of the program
• Opportunities for personal growth
• Intellectual challenge and stimulation
• Quality of teachers
• Acceptance of diversity
• Opportunities for informal interactions with professors
• Quality of Visiting Scholars presentations
• Clear degree requirements
• Preparation for doctoral study

Recent alumni rated their skill development in these areas as excellent to outstanding (1-5 scale with 5 being outstanding):

• Dreamwork
• Active imagination
• Mythological approaches
• Art-based approaches
• Conducting research
• Facilitating depth work with other/s
• Preparing for doctoral work
• Preparing to run depth-oriented groups
• Facilitating individual or community ritual

The most important benefits of the program as reported by all alumni, in a free response, open-ended written format:

• Deeper understanding of self
• Personal transformation
• Learning tools for self-knowledge and psychological transformation
• Confidence in working with others
• Integration of head and heart

Employment, Education, and Volunteer Work

• 73% of alumni are employed
• 37% of those employed are working in fields related to depth psychology
• Primary employment areas are in mental health counseling, teaching, and human services
• 22% of alumni have gone on to doctoral work, primarily in clinical psychology
• 57% of alumni engage in volunteer work, most frequently in community work, writing, non-profit work, and group facilitation

 

Desired Additions to the Program

Areas that recent graduates see as absolutely desired additions to the program (1-5 scale with 5 being absolutely):

• Writing for publication
• Body-based work
• Mythological work