What do Graduates Do? 2011
published May 2010
| Subject | Employed in graduate job | Employed in graduate job and studying | Studying and not employed | Employed in non-graduate job | Employed in non-graduate job and studying | Unemployed |
| Medicine |
90% |
5% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Dentistry |
83% |
16% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Nursing |
90% |
5% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
| Pharmacology & Pharmacy |
63% |
16% |
13% |
5% |
1% |
4% |
| Veterinary Medicine |
83% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
0% |
4% |
| Civil Engineering |
68% |
8% |
9% |
7% |
1% |
8% |
| Other Subjects Allied to Medicine |
70% |
6% |
6% |
11% |
1% |
5% |
| Chemical Engineering |
59% |
4% |
18% |
7% |
1% |
11% |
| Social Work |
70% |
5% |
5% |
13% |
2% |
5% |
| Mechanical Engineering |
58% |
7% |
13% |
10% |
1% |
11% |
| Education |
63% |
6% |
9% |
16% |
2% |
3% |
| Building |
64% |
9% |
4% |
11% |
0% |
11% |
| Architecture |
48% |
15% |
14% |
11% |
1% |
11% |
| Physics & Astronomy |
31% |
7% |
39% |
11% |
1% |
10% |
| Chemistry |
33% |
5% |
38% |
13% |
1% |
10% |
| Land and Property Management |
63% |
9% |
4% |
12% |
0% |
13% |
| General Engineering |
56% |
5% |
13% |
15% |
1% |
9% |
| Town and Country Planning and Landscape |
44% |
8% |
21% |
16% |
2% |
9% |
| Mathematics |
34% |
13% |
24% |
17% |
2% |
9% |
| Middle Eastern and Aftican Studies |
42% |
7% |
22% |
17% |
2% |
10% |
| Food Science |
53% |
4% |
13% |
22% |
2% |
6% |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
55% |
4% |
11% |
16% |
2% |
12% |
| Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering |
51% |
5% |
14% |
17% |
1% |
12% |
| Economics |
41% |
13% |
16% |
20% |
2% |
9% |
| Anatomy & Physiology |
25% |
4% |
40% |
21% |
3% |
7% |
| Law |
19% |
5% |
45% |
19% |
6% |
7% |
| French |
41% |
4% |
22% |
23% |
2% |
7% |
| Celtic Studies |
28% |
3% |
37% |
18% |
2% |
12% |
| German |
43% |
5% |
19% |
21% |
3% |
9% |
| Geology |
37% |
2% |
28% |
20% |
2% |
11% |
| Russian |
37% |
6% |
23% |
25% |
1% |
8% |
| Theology & Religious Studies |
31% |
5% |
31% |
23% |
4% |
7% |
| East and South Asian Studies |
39% |
5% |
22% |
21% |
0% |
13% |
| Music |
35% |
6% |
23% |
24% |
3% |
8% |
| Italian |
42% |
4% |
18% |
24% |
3% |
10% |
| Iberian Languages |
39% |
5% |
20% |
26% |
3% |
8% |
| Biological Sciences |
29% |
4% |
29% |
24% |
3% |
11% |
| Computer Science |
49% |
3% |
11% |
21% |
2% |
15% |
| Materials Technology |
47% |
3% |
13% |
29% |
2% |
8% |
| Accounting & Finance |
30% |
21% |
9% |
24% |
5% |
11% |
| Politics |
34% |
4% |
22% |
27% |
3% |
10% |
| Sports Science |
36% |
5% |
18% |
31% |
3% |
7% |
| Business Studies |
45% |
6% |
8% |
29% |
3% |
10% |
| Geography |
32% |
4% |
22% |
30% |
3% |
8% |
| Philosophy |
29% |
4% |
25% |
28% |
4% |
11% |
| Classics & Ancient History |
27% |
4% |
26% |
29% |
3% |
10% |
| Anthropology |
28% |
4% |
25% |
32% |
4% |
8% |
| Librarianship & Information Management |
40% |
5% |
11% |
30% |
0% |
14% |
| English |
28% |
3% |
24% |
32% |
5% |
9% |
| Linguistics |
29% |
3% |
23% |
33% |
2% |
10% |
| History |
25% |
4% |
24% |
32% |
4% |
11% |
| History of Art, Architecture and Design |
31% |
2% |
20% |
33% |
6% |
9% |
| Archaeology |
29% |
3% |
20% |
31% |
5% |
13% |
| Drama, Dance and Cinematics |
38% |
3% |
10% |
35% |
3% |
10% |
| Psychology |
29% |
5% |
16% |
37% |
5% |
8% |
| Art & Design |
40% |
2% |
7% |
34% |
3% |
14% |
| Communication and Media Studies |
40% |
2% |
7% |
37% |
2% |
13% |
| American Studies |
28% |
2% |
17% |
38% |
4% |
11% |
| Sociology |
29% |
3% |
15% |
39% |
4% |
9% |
| Social Policy |
30% |
3% |
13% |
38% |
4% |
11% |
| Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism |
36% |
3% |
8% |
41% |
3% |
10% |
| Agriculture and Forestry |
29% |
6% |
11% |
42% |
4% |
9% |
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| All Subjects |
45% |
6% |
16% |
24% |
3% |
6% |
The Table is ranked by the sum of three 'Positive' Destinations:
* Employed in Graduate Job
* Employed in Graduate Job and Studying
* Studying and Not Employed
Source: HESA 2007-08
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