Penn LPS Online 2023 Certificate Outcomes Survey

38.7% personal reasons

61.3% professional reasons

97.1% of respondents said the certificate met their expectations.

• Working (full time/part time): 88.2%
• Student: 2.9%
• Military: 2.9%
• Unemployed and seeking a position: 2.9%
• Unemployed and not seeking a position (retired, volunteering, etc.): 2.9%

• Working at the same position as when I enrolled in the certificate: 67.6%
• Working at a new position: 23.5%
• Military: 2.9%
• Unemployed and not seeking a position (retired, volunteering, etc.): 5.9%

• Data analyst in healthcare
• Data management specialist
• Data systems analyst, hospital
• Director of operations
• Human resources and operations manager
• Intern at a school of medicine
• Organizational effectiveness consultant
• Technical writer in software development

• Higher education, academic coordinator, scholars programs
• Administrative data coordinator
• Retail
• Clinic development director, gene therapy
• Clinical research coordinator
• Data resolver
• Director of a music school
• Consulting firm, senior associate
• IT Agile product coach
• IT senior support specialist
• Lead software engineer
• Managing director, legal industry consultant
• Managing director, public relations
• Program coordinator, university
• Research specialist
• Senior research project manager, higher education
• Senior compensation specialist, human resources
• Senior solution engineer, software company

• No: 19.0%
• Yes, in my current industry: 33.3%
• Yes, I plan to apply for a promotion at my current employer: 4.8%
• Yes, in a different industry: 42.9%

• I do not: 26.7%
• Other certificate programs: 13.3%
• Master’s degree programs: 33.3%
• Doctoral programs: 6.7%
• Other: 20.0%

• Yes: 83.3%
• I enrolled in my certificate for personal enrichment: 16.7%