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The post-study earnings and destinations of young, domestic graduates Publications

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This series of fact sheets and associated data tables provide information on the outcomes for young people who complete a qualification at a tertiary education provider in the New Zealand tertiary education system. They look at differences in earnings and earnings premiums for graduates who complete qualifications at different levels and in different fields of study. They also look at destinations including what proportion of graduates are employed, in further study, overseas, or on a benefit.

These fact sheets update the ones which were first published in March 2016. They also update the reports Moving on up, Looking at the employment outcomes of tertiary education, What young graduates earn when they leave study and What young graduates do when they leave study.

Many of the results are also available via the easy-to-use and informative Compare Study Options tool on the Careers New Zealand website.

Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education

Date Published: June 2017

Fact Sheets

Young, domestic graduate outcomes - earnings Updated: June-2017

This fact sheet looks at how much young graduates earn in the first ten years after they graduate, by qualification level and field of study.

  • Fact Sheet: Young, domestic graduate outcomes - earnings [PDF 379kB]

How much more? - Earnings premiums for young, domestic graduates Updated: June-2017

This fact sheet compares the median earnings for young graduates at a particular qualification level and field of study, to the national median.

  • Fact Sheet: How much more? - Earnings premiums for young, domestic graduates [PDF 379kB]

Young, domestic graduate outcomes - destinations Updated: June-2017

This fact sheet looks at what young graduates do in the first ten years after they graduate, by qualification level and field of study.

  • Fact Sheet: Young, domestic graduate outcomes - destinations [PDF 311kB]

Young, domestic graduate outcomes - methodologyUpdated: June-2017

This fact sheet describes the technical details of the methodology used to obtain the results in the above three fact sheets.

  • Fact Sheet: Young, domestic graduate outcomes - methodology [PDF 295kB]

Data on post-study outcomes

Statistics for young domestic graduates can be found on the Beyond Study statistics page.

These tables show:

  • Post-study earnings for graduates who work in New Zealand after they complete their studies
  • Destinations for graduates who remain in New Zealand after they complete their studies
  • Destinations for all graduates

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