So we all know that students in Leeds Uni are the hottest The National Student - Leeds Hottest Students and that Glamorgan students have the most sex Student Beans - Glamorgan Most Sex but which is the best university for the so-called reason most of us are at university; getting a job?
Of course there are many factors which play a part including degree subject, grade and other items on your CV. However, according to the University League Table 2013, the graduates with the best future prospects are those from London School of Economics. This may be surprising for those at Oxford and Cambridge, whose universities are 'only' 3rd and 5th respectively. However, students from Robert Gordon can be happy. Despite their university being outside the top 50 in the general ranking, they feature in the top 10 for graduate prospects, being the highest Scottish university in the list. The highest Welsh university in the list is Cardiff, placing a respectable 15th.
On the other end of the scale, I hope that nobody from the University of Bolton is reading this. That is unless, of course, they are a graduate, as the list implies that they will have a lot of free time on their hands. As you have guessed, they came bottom of the list, beating competition from Southampton Solent and London Metropolitan for the not so sought after title!
It is important to remember that the data is from 2009-2010, so was already a couple of years out of date by the time it was released. Where did your university come on the list and did it deserve to be placed there? Do these surveys even really make much sense in the real world?
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University League Table - Graduate Prospects
I've almost finished my degree at Newcastle Uni (placed 13th in the league table), but haven't yet secured a graduate job - it's sad being one of the unfortunate 23.5%
ReplyDeleteI wish you the best of luck! 13th in the league is obviously quite a high place so I am sure you shall manage it. If not then make the most of the time out before entering the real world!
ReplyDeleteFinished my degree a month ago. No job in sight at the moment. Mature student graduate in Education and Sociology from the University of Derby. It would be nice if there were actually jobs I could apply for let alone get!
ReplyDeleteI am trying to open doors through networking and in the meantime have started my own website for academic support in higher education.
It's much tougher out there than I expected even for someone like me with a lot of work experience and skills. My back up plan is to do a teaching qualification which I can get funding for...wanted to do Masters but without a job it's impossible!
Good luck to all graduates of 2012.