Four years on from the worst new graduate employment outcomes ever, the 2018 statistics released today show cause for optimism. Although full-time employment rates remain well down on a decade ago, they are improving. Graduates in health-related courses fare the best In early 2018, about four months after completing an undergraduate course, 73% of new graduates who were looking […] … learn more→
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Graduate employment is up, but finding a job can still take a while

Can international education enhance graduate employment in China?
The rapid expansion of higher education in China has produced far more graduates than the labour market needs. Hence, graduate employment has become an increasingly challenging issue – not only from an economic but a social and political perspective. Without appropriate measures to handle graduate employment in mainland China, employment could become a serious problem […] … learn more→

Earnings data will be ‘crucial’ for student choice
Students and parents have long cared about the earnings potential of different degrees, but information previously available to them has been of low quality. Information published on 13 June by the Department for Education using the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset is a dramatic upgrade on what was once in the public realm. Instead of […] … learn more→
Big data shows the graduate pay premium is bigger for women
A new study using big data has confirmed that those who complete university can expect to earn, on average, a decent premium for their degree. This alone won’t come as a shock – previous studies have shown that attending university pays off for most graduates. But my colleagues (Neil Shephard of Harvard University and Jack […] … learn more→
The growing movement to hold Colleges accountable for graduates getting jobs
Last week a federal district court upheld the U.S. Department of Education’s Gainful Employment regulation. The regulation holds some ‘career oriented’ college programs responsible for the amount of money their graduates make as a percentage of the debt they have taken on. There is a similar and growing interest among governors and state legislators for […] … learn more→