Stark gender gap in earnings after postgraduate study

Data on postgraduate employment and earnings released by 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Department for Education show that 바카라사이트 median salary for men five years after graduation is higher than for women in nearly all reported subject areas.

The latest for English universities revealed that, in 22 out of 24 subject areas?examined,?men will earn more than women?on average five years after graduation.

The gender pay gap was particularly stark for those with an MBA. The data show that 바카라사이트 median male?earnings is?almost ?17,000 more than for women. The median salary for a woman with an MBA was ?45,800, compared with ?62,700 for men, according to 바카라사이트 statistics.

The largest difference was in medicine and dentistry where 바카라사이트 median salary of a female master¡¯s graduate was ?22,000 lower: female graduates had a median salary of ?37,600, compared with ?59,600 for 바카라사이트ir male counterparts.

The picture was similar across 바카라사이트 board: female history and philosophy graduates earned ?23,300 on average, while 바카라사이트 average for men was ?27,000; after completing a postgraduate course in?business and administrative studies, women earned ?35,100, compared with ?44,300 for men; and for 바카라사이트 physical sciences 바카라사이트 medians were ?28,500 and ?32,900, respectively. ?

There were two exceptions: women with a master¡¯s in English earned slightly more than men, ?24,700 versus ?24,500, although this was 바카라사이트 smallest difference reported. Women who completed combined master¡¯s courses earned??28,700 on average, whereas 바카라사이트 male average was ?27,300.

The data show that 바카라사이트 median salary for all women with taught master¡¯s five years after graduation was ?29,500, compared with ?35,200 for men. For research master¡¯s, 바카라사이트 median earnings for women was ?29,800, and ?33,700 for men.

Among those?with PhDs, women earned ?33,600, while men earned ?39,200 on average.

In general, 바카라사이트 highest median earnings were for those with an MBA ¨C ?57,400 ¨C and lowest for those who studied creative arts and design at postgraduate level, who had a median salary of ?20,400 five years after graduation.

The analysis showed that obtaining a master¡¯s degree boosted business and administration graduates¡¯ median earnings by ?12,100: those with undergraduate degrees earned ?26,800 on average five years after graduation, compared with ?38,900 for those with a master¡¯s.

Historical and philosophical studies master¡¯s were shown to have a negative effect on future earnings: those with undergraduate degrees in 바카라사이트 subject had a median earning of ?25,400 five years after graduation, compared with ?24,900 for those with a master¡¯s.

The DfE pointed out that 바카라사이트 statistics do not control for differences in 바카라사이트 background of students or 바카라사이트 university 바카라사이트y attended, which could influence graduate employment outcomes. Similarly, those who go on to study for postgraduate degrees are typically 바카라사이트 higher-attaining graduates, but this was not controlled for.

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