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Social science : Geography

Who responded?

The figures below tell you how many people graduated in 2009/10 with a degree in geography, how many answered the survey and what the gender balance is for this cohort.

  • Female 1,155
  • Male 945
  • Total in survey 2,100
  • Total number graduating 2,470

What were graduates doing six months after graduating?

Below is the breakdown of activities that graduates from 2009/10 were doing after they graduated, whether that was working, studying or looking for work.


a In UK employment 53.5%
b In overseas employment 3.3%
c Working and studying 6.6% 
d Studying in the UK for a higher degree 13.7%
e Studying in the UK for a teaching qualification 3.9%
f Undertaking other further study or training in the UK 3.3%
g Undertaking other further study or training overseas 0.3%
h Believed to be unemployed 8.0%
i Not available for employment, study or training 4.5%
j Other 3.0%

What types of work did they go into?

This is a breakdown of the types of work graduates who were working full or part time, voluntary or unpaid, or combining work with further study in the UK went into, based on 1,330 graduates - 735 female and 595 male.

Marketing, sales and advertising professionals 9.7%
Commercial, industrial and public sector managers 11.5%
Scientific research, analysis and development professionals 0.4%
Engineering professionals 0.7%
Health professionals and associate professionals 0.2%
Education professionals 4.8%
Business and financial professionals and associate professionals 14.0%
Information technology professionals 1.1%
Arts, design, culture and sports professionals 2.6%
Legal professionals 0.3%
Social and welfare professionals 2.5%
Other professionals, associate professional and technical occupations 5.2%
Numerical clerks and cashiers 2.8%
Other clerical and secretarial jobs 12.2%
Retail, catering, waiting and bar staff 18.2%
Other occupations 13.5%
Unknown occupations 0.3%

In detail: Business and financial professionals and associate professionals

The table below shows a more detailed breakdown of occupations within the business and financial professionals and associate professionals group.

Personnel and recruitment consultants/advisers 2.6%
Business and related associate professionals not elsewhere classified 1.2%
Financial analysts 1.1%
Conference, exhibition and events co-ordinators and consultants 0.9%
Business analysts 0.9%
Organisation, methods and businss systems analysts 0.9%
Personnel officers 0.9%
Other business and financial professionals and associate professionals 5.6%
Total business and financial professionals and associate professionals
14.0%

 

Further information

 

Written by HECSU and AGCAS, October 2011

 
 
 
 

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