Career Destinations for PhD and Masters Graduates
The pie charts on this page represent an analysis of the most recent Higher Education Authority statistics of the first career destinations of PhD, research masters and taught masters graduates. All three charts illustrate the diverse range of potential careers available to graduate degree holders. The first destination analysis of PhD holders demonstrates quite clearly that more than half enter a non-academic career. Additionally the 48 per cent who secure their first job in higher education includes not just permanent academic post holders but also support staff, or post-doctoral researchers who following one or more temporary post-doctoral positions will often pursue non-academic careers.
