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Uni graduates lead in earnings and employment

Monday, 14 July 2003

University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ first-degree graduates are not only landing more full-time jobs than their counterparts at Flinders and UniSA, they are also earning more money.

According to a 2002 Graduate Careers Council of Australia (GCCA) Graduate Destination Survey, 82.2 per cent of 2001 University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ graduates found positions in key professions in 2001 compared to 76 per cent of Flinders graduates and 74.7 per cent of UniSA graduates. The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ also leads the national average which is 81.3 per cent.

The figures involved first-degree Australian graduates available for full-time work in 2001. The study used a total of 373 University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ students, 386 from Flinders and 1107 from UniSA.

The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ also leads in earnings with an average salary of $36,200 compared to Flinders' $35,300 and UniSA $35,000.

The highest salary is in dentistry ($50,700) and the lowest is in the area of Visual/Performing Arts ($23,800).

"This is encouraging and clearly shows our students are being appropriately guided and prepared for their careers," said Professor James McWha, Vice-Chancellor of the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ.

Attachments:

Table 1: South Australian university breakdown for obtaining jobs
Table 2: Salaries for disciplines

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