Showing posts with label career. Show all posts
Showing posts with label career. Show all posts
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Monday, 10 September 2012
Study in London for big salaries but head north for the nightlife, new university guide reveals
The universities and degree courses whose graduates earn the highest salaries have been revealed.
8:50AM BST 09 Sep 2012
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The best-paid graduates of the London School of Economics are earning an average salary of almost £29,000 six months after they leave, while the average holder of a new medical degree is on an a salary of £31,383.
The figures were disclosed after universities and colleges were ordered by ministers to provide data on everything from where their students end up working and how much they earn, to the amount of contact undergraduates can expect with professors and how much it costs to live in halls of residence.
The information will be published this week on a website, which will also include research on how students rate campuses across the country. University applications for 2013 open this month.
The figures reveal that the top-earning graduates come almost from either colleges in London or Oxford and Cambridge, while medicine, dentistry, chemical engineering, veterinary medicine and economics are the most lucrative courses across higher education, leading to average annual salaries of at least £25,700 for their graduates.
New tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year, coupled with living costs, means students face graduating with average debts of about £53,000. As the financial burden of going to university has increased and the job market has contracted, demands have come for more information about what undergraduates actually get for their money.
Vice-chancellors were reluctant to provide details on elements such as graduate earnings and the amount of time students spend in lecturers and tutorials.
They argued that such information is not comparable across all courses and all universities and that education is not a "consumer product" like a car or a washing machine.
However, David Willetts, the universities minister, has insisted that higher education is now a market place in which providers, some in the private sector, must compete for intake by delivering an "excellent student experience".
The website, published by Which?, will allow would-be students to build shortlists of institutions and narrow down degree choices by categories such as potential earnings, entry requirements and the percentage of applicants who were offered places on specific courses.
It publishes for the first time statistics from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Higher Education Statistics Agency and the National Student Survey, as well as its own survey of undergraduates.
The findings suggest that students who put nightlife at the top of the agenda should head north.
Northumbria, Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds universities are ranked highest, while the campuses rated as having the strongest political scene included the London's School of Oriental and African Studies, the LSE and Oxford University.
The instiutions rated highest for sports are Loughborough, Bath, Stirling, Brunel and Durham.
Those rated as having the most active music, theatre, dance and visual arts scenes are Arts University College in Bournemouth, Goldsmiths in London, and University College Falmouth.
Richard Lloyd, the executive director of Which?, said: "Research show students want more information on employment prospects, course structure and extra-curricular activities. It is crucial that students can access as much impartial information and advice as possible. It should be possible for anyone applying to university to make an informed choice that is right for them."
Mr Willetts said: "The Government is making more raw data about university courses available than ever before. The Which? University site can play a really important role, using their expertise to present the information in innovative and easy to digest formats."
Top 10 institutions ranked by average yearly salary six months after graduation
London School of Economics £28,968
Imperial College London £28,831
St George's London £27,015
University College London £25,020
Royal Veterinary College £24,936
University of Cambridge £24,926
King's College London £24,798
University of Oxford £24,773
Queen Mary London £23,961
City University London £23,674
Top 10 courses ranked by average yearly salary six months after graduation
Clinical Medicine - £31,383
Clinical Dentistry - £29,664
Botany - £28,591
Pre-Clinical Medicine - £28,397
Chemical, Process & Energy Engineering - £28,219
Others In Medicine & Dentistry - £27,931
Operational Research - £26,776
Biotechnology and Industrial Biotechnology - £26,309
Clinical Veterinary Medicine & Dentistry - £25,885
Economics - £25,717
Monday, 14 September 2009
How to Boost Your Earning Power in a Recession
How to Boost Your Earning Power in a Recession
While some people see the current economic recession as a time of worry, a small but growing group is actually taking advantage of current conditions to boost their long term earnings power.
These people are using the slowdown and the resulting changes in government and corporate priorities to ensure that they are better positioned than the competition to get and keep the best jobs in the coming years.
And they are doing it by getting an online degree.
Experts have long known that the higher the level of your degree the more you will earn throughout your life. In fact, compared to a high school degree, an employee with:
an associate degree will earn an average of $5,600 more per year
a bachelor's degree will earn an average of $21,100 more per year
a master's degrees will earn an average of $33,900 more per year
Why now?
What is it about our current economic climate that makes the right degree so much more important and, above all, achievable:
Firstly, the recession has made companies' future profits very uncertain. As a result they are being far more selective in whom they hire. Today, having a relevant degree on your resume often means the difference between being considered for a position and being passed over completely.
Secondly, the economy is changing. Traditional industries are fading, while new industries such as health care, information services, and homeland security are growing. These generally pay well, but require workers with specific technical skills. These skills are typically not learned in standard 4 year degrees, but can easily be obtained through shorter associate degrees in specific vocational fields.
Thirdly, the rapid expansion of high speed Internet has made it possible for universities to offer online degrees that are highly respected by employers. This makes it far easier for people that are currently employed, or have family responsibilities to obtain their degree.
Lastly, as a result of the recession, the government has stepped in to help subsidize individuals' efforts to return to school to get better trained - and these subsidies are available for online education degrees as well.
Where to start?
If you're interested in maximizing your value to employers and your earnings power, the first thing to do is identify the best degree based on your preferences, job experience, and education. Next, determine which schools offer the right courses. Then investigate financing options that can help pay for all or some of the degree.
Fortunately, there are some great free online services that will quickly help you navigate through available options and find the programs that are exactly right for you.
One of the best is a service called BuildACareer.net. They work with dozens of universities offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees along with financial aid.
If you want to be one of those people that comes out of this recession in a stronger position, BuildACareer.net may be the place to start.
http://howlifeworks.com/career/boost_earnings/?cid=8088kf_finance_rm
While some people see the current economic recession as a time of worry, a small but growing group is actually taking advantage of current conditions to boost their long term earnings power.
These people are using the slowdown and the resulting changes in government and corporate priorities to ensure that they are better positioned than the competition to get and keep the best jobs in the coming years.
And they are doing it by getting an online degree.
Experts have long known that the higher the level of your degree the more you will earn throughout your life. In fact, compared to a high school degree, an employee with:
an associate degree will earn an average of $5,600 more per year
a bachelor's degree will earn an average of $21,100 more per year
a master's degrees will earn an average of $33,900 more per year
Why now?
What is it about our current economic climate that makes the right degree so much more important and, above all, achievable:
Firstly, the recession has made companies' future profits very uncertain. As a result they are being far more selective in whom they hire. Today, having a relevant degree on your resume often means the difference between being considered for a position and being passed over completely.
Secondly, the economy is changing. Traditional industries are fading, while new industries such as health care, information services, and homeland security are growing. These generally pay well, but require workers with specific technical skills. These skills are typically not learned in standard 4 year degrees, but can easily be obtained through shorter associate degrees in specific vocational fields.
Thirdly, the rapid expansion of high speed Internet has made it possible for universities to offer online degrees that are highly respected by employers. This makes it far easier for people that are currently employed, or have family responsibilities to obtain their degree.
Lastly, as a result of the recession, the government has stepped in to help subsidize individuals' efforts to return to school to get better trained - and these subsidies are available for online education degrees as well.
Where to start?
If you're interested in maximizing your value to employers and your earnings power, the first thing to do is identify the best degree based on your preferences, job experience, and education. Next, determine which schools offer the right courses. Then investigate financing options that can help pay for all or some of the degree.
Fortunately, there are some great free online services that will quickly help you navigate through available options and find the programs that are exactly right for you.
One of the best is a service called BuildACareer.net. They work with dozens of universities offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees along with financial aid.
If you want to be one of those people that comes out of this recession in a stronger position, BuildACareer.net may be the place to start.
http://howlifeworks.com/career/boost_earnings/?cid=8088kf_finance_rm
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