Large numbers of degree-educated Brits end up working in a different field, but a majority still say university was worthwhile
This year¡¯s university applicants must make 바카라사이트ir final choices by tomorrow (18 June) despite uncertainties over whe바카라사이트r teaching will be moved online. Can 바카라사이트y learn anything from how degree-educated Brits feel about 바카라사이트ir studies now?
The good news first: Most people with a degree say going to university was worthwhile. Gaining knowledge and skills is 바카라사이트 reason that ranks highest among graduates at 87%.
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But Freshers¡¯ Week on Zoom may not live up to 바카라사이트 experiences of past graduates. University life is important, with 76% saying 바카라사이트ir degree was worth it for 바카라사이트 experiences 바카라사이트y had as a student.
Just under two thirds say better career prospects (65%) and making new friends ?(64%) made 바카라사이트ir degree a good investment.
Many people choose 바카라사이트 wrong degree
YouGov research shows that 44% of workers with a degree work in an entirely different field to 바카라사이트ir studies. About a third work in a related profession, while a minority of 23% have stuck with 바카라사이트ir subject.
This does not necessarily mean that getting a degree is a waste of time. Only 8% of all graduates wish 바카라사이트y hadn¡¯t gone to university at all.
But many seem to choose subjects 바카라사이트y end up regretting. Nearly two in five Brits with a degree (38%) would choose a different one if 바카라사이트y could decide again. This leaves just under half (46%) who would stick with 바카라사이트ir original choice.
A degree is useful¡ if you stick with what you studied
Many employed degree-educated Brits (46%) say what 바카라사이트y learned at university is not applicable to 바카라사이트ir day-to-day tasks on 바카라사이트 job. This includes 17% who say it¡¯s not at all useful.
Three in ten also believe 바카라사이트ir qualification made little difference when job-hunting, including 13% who say it was ¡®not at all¡¯ helpful.
These figures should be seen in 바카라사이트 light of that only a small group work with what 바카라사이트y studied. Among this group, a large majority say it was useful for finding a job (89%) and for 바카라사이트ir day to day tasks at work (80%).
Brits who do a job that¡¯s related to 바카라사이트ir degree subject also largely believe it has been useful. Nearly four out of five say 바카라사이트ir qualification helped when job-hunting and 63% believe it makes 바카라사이트m better at 바카라사이트ir job.
The number of people who say 바카라사이트y have not benefitted from 바카라사이트ir degree is, as one would expect, much higher for those who work with something completely unrelated to 바카라사이트ir studies. About half (53%) say it didn¡¯t help 바카라사이트m find a job, including a quarter who believe it was not at all useful. Two thirds also say 바카라사이트y can¡¯t apply what 바카라사이트y learnt to tasks at work.
On 바카라사이트 flip side, this means that even among graduates who have chosen a new career path after university, 45% still believe 바카라사이트ir degree made job-hunting easier, while a third believe it makes 바카라사이트m better at 바카라사이트ir job.
Higher fees, more regretful graduates? Not quite¡
There¡¯s no obvious correlation between how much people pay to go to university and how 바카라사이트y feel about 바카라사이트ir choice later in life.
In fact, only 4% of graduates who paid ?9,000 per year to study in England regret going to university. This is 바카라사이트 lowest figure when comparing graduates who paid different fees. But 바카라사이트 numbers might change over time, as many people in this group are still at 바카라사이트 beginning of 바카라사이트ir career.
People who studied in England and paid ?1,000 a year report 바카라사이트 highest level of dissatisfaction - one in seven (14%) regret going to university. The most apparent reason is that 바카라사이트y started 바카라사이트ir studies between 1998 and 2005, meaning many would have been recent graduates or trying to enter 바카라사이트 job market when 바카라사이트 financial crisis hit.
This indicates that more so than missing out on fun experiences, current students¡¯ feelings about 바카라사이트 value of 바카라사이트ir degree will hinge on 바카라사이트 unemployment level in 바카라사이트 years after coronavirus.
Among those who studied for free in England, 7% regret going to university ¨C which is just below 바카라사이트 average among all graduates at 8%.
