Graduate Labour Market Statistics: 2024

Graduate labour market statistics: 2024

These statistics provide information on graduate, postgraduate and non-graduate employment rates and earnings for England.

Graduate prospects: how degrees impact future earnings

via MD Duran/ UnsplashWe start with three facts about UK higher education. UK graduates earn far more than non-graduates over their lifetime, are more likely to be in work and are far more likely to work later in life. How, then, can we explain newspaper stories about graduates earning less than they would have done had they not gone to university, being unable to find work and doing jobs that don’t require a degree? Here’s our view on what’s ha…

Are degrees worth it? 4 graduates share their answers

Soundcloud artists who eventually become Grammy-winning musicians. Content creators who have international brands partnering with them on global campaigns. Fan fiction authors who’ve hustled to a publishing book deal with no formal training. It makes you wonder: in this day and age, are degrees worth it anymore? Are they worth three to four years of your life? Are they worth every single dime? It’s hard to give an objective answer, but we’d be i…