Graduating from any university is an achievement in itself, finding a job that is remotely related to what you studied is another story. Over 25 000 students graduating from Ontario universities in 2011 responded to a survey delving into the employment levels of various undergraduate programs. According to the Council of Ontario, since graduating in 2011, 87% of students found a job within 6 months. Two years after graduating, the numbers rose in many programs to over 95%. Only a few degrees resulted in a 100% employment rate just 6 months after graduation.
- Medicine
- Optometry
- Therapy and Rehabilitation
Two years after graduation, 100% of these students were employed.
- Medicine
- Optometry
- Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Dentistry
- Forestry
- Veterinary Medicine
Many other graduates in the Arts, Social Sciences and Theology fields were not as lucky with employment rates hitting lows of 82% after 6 months. The study also focused on the relationship between the jobs and their related skills acquired at university. 6 Months after graduation, over 82% considered their job to be in line with their skills while over 17% declared that it was unrelated. These numbers decreased when questioned whether their subject matter learned at varsity was related to that of their current job. 6 Months after graduation, just under 79% of graduates said there was a match while 27% said there was no correlation. While the average annual salary of these undergraduates was $49.398, the highest-paid graduates with 2 years of experience were those that studied Dentistry with an annual salary of $99 000. The lowest compensation for undergraduate programs was found to be humanities which only managed an average of $38 000.