What do graduates do?

What do graduates do? presents findings from the Higher Education Statistics Agency's Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey. It examines first degree graduate destinations six months after they graduated. The publication is produced by HECSU and AGCAS.

Latest edition: October 2012

New features for 2012 include: clearer graphs displaying data for each subject; new articles examining regional employment and graduates in further study; more real-life examples of graduate job titles and employers; and more case studies sourced from HECSU's Real Prospects 2011 survey.

Overview of 2012 destinations data

Of the 244,680 graduates who responded to the survey:

• 61.8% had entered employment and 8.6% were unemployed
• 8.4% were working and studying at the same time
• 13.1% had continued with further study or training
• Average salaries of graduates employed full-time in the UK ranged from £18,285 to £23,635, depending on their occupation.

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Graduate destinations by subject

Download information for individual subjects from What do graduates do? 2012

• All Subjects
• Science
• Maths, IT and computer science
• Engineering and building management
• Social science
• Arts, creative arts and humanities
• Business and administrative studies
• Foundation degrees

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