Journalism: Higher Education
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of journalism courses on levels of graduate employment.
Answered by Janet Daby
Graduate employment rates by higher education subject studied are published annually by the department as part of the Longitudinal Education Outcomes Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes publication, accessible at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/leo-graduate-and-postgraduate-outcomes/2022-23.
The most recent release shows that in 2022/23, at five years after graduation, 81.9% of UK domiciled first degree students of ‘Media, Journalism and Communications’ are in sustained employment, with 5.3% in further study. This compares to an average across all subjects of 76.5% in sustained employment and 12.1% in further study.
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