| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 5G4 First destination of graduates and diplomates; by subject of study and sector of study, 1996 |
Level and subject |
Full time study |
Permanent home |
Temporary Home
employment |
Overseas
employment |
Believed
unemployed |
Other |
Total known |
Total
graduates & |
| Total | ||||||||
| All subjects | 29.1 |
41.8 |
9.3 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
9.4 |
31,170 |
50,849 |
| Medicine & Dentistry | 10.1 |
21.6 |
64.7 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
884 |
957 |
| Allied Medicine | 12.9 |
59.6 |
13.4 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
7.0 |
1,407 |
2,620 |
| Biological Sciences | 37.9 |
29.6 |
9.2 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
11.3 |
1,524 |
2,115 |
| Agriculture | 25.5 |
43.3 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
5.8 |
9.3 |
889 |
1,118 |
| Physical Sciences | 41.9 |
29.0 |
8.0 |
3.7 |
7.8 |
9.6 |
1,371 |
1,784 |
| Maths & Computing | 39.2 |
40.1 |
5.7 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
5.4 |
1,764 |
2,684 |
| Engineering & Technology | 26.0 |
44.3 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
13.6 |
3,458 |
5,820 |
| Architecture | 28.9 |
40.1 |
7.0 |
3.6 |
7.4 |
12.9 |
995 |
1,765 |
| Social Studies | 39.4 |
38.0 |
6.3 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
8.0 |
3,344 |
5,421 |
| Business Administration | 31.3 |
46.0 |
5.8 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
6,718 |
10,855 |
| Mass Communication | 36.7 |
34.2 |
9.9 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
7.2 |
720 |
1,021 |
| Languages | 29.6 |
30.3 |
7.9 |
10.0 |
7.2 |
15.0 |
1,216 |
1,561 |
| Humanities | 27.7 |
37.2 |
8.8 |
5.5 |
8.2 |
12.5 |
1,021 |
1,343 |
| Creative Arts | 28.2 |
49.0 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
9.7 |
5.5 |
1,540 |
2,573 |
| Education | 3.4 |
50.7 |
25.3 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
11.5 |
1,571 |
3,683 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 26.1 |
44.4 |
6.8 |
3.8 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
2,748 |
5,529 |
| Higher Education Institutions | ||||||||
| All subjects | 21.5 |
43.1 |
11.4 |
4.6 |
7.0 |
12.4 |
22,650 |
38,547 |
| Medicine & Dentistry | 9.9 |
21.4 |
65.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
878 |
947 |
| Allied Medicine | 12.7 |
60.7 |
12.3 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
8.3 |
1,069 |
2,032 |
| Biological Sciences | 35.7 |
30.4 |
9.5 |
3.2 |
9.4 |
11.9 |
1,450 |
1,984 |
| Agriculture | 21.9 |
43.5 |
7.5 |
10.5 |
5.4 |
11.2 |
717 |
914 |
| Physical Sciences | 39.3 |
29.6 |
8.7 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
10.5 |
1,260 |
1,652 |
| Maths & Computing | 21.8 |
51.4 |
8.0 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
1,168 |
1,864 |
| Engineering & Technology | 17.6 |
46.0 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
18.5 |
2,529 |
4,570 |
| Architecture | 25.2 |
41.8 |
6.6 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
14.6 |
874 |
1,550 |
| Social Studies | 37.4 |
34.4 |
7.3 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
11.6 |
2,128 |
3,780 |
| Business Administration | 11.4 |
54.4 |
8.6 |
4.0 |
6.6 |
15.1 |
3,381 |
6,098 |
| Mass Communication | 7.9 |
46.2 |
17.5 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
14.0 |
342 |
452 |
| Languages | 29.4 |
29.9 |
8.1 |
10.3 |
7.0 |
15.3 |
1,184 |
1,509 |
| Humanities | 27.7 |
37.2 |
8.8 |
5.5 |
8.2 |
12.5 |
1,021 |
1,343 |
| Creative Arts | 24.2 |
45.1 |
7.2 |
3.8 |
10.3 |
9.5 |
740 |
1,271 |
| Education | 3.0 |
50.9 |
25.5 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
11.6 |
1,550 |
3,635 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 21.3 |
45.7 |
7.5 |
4.4 |
10.2 |
10.9 |
2,359 |
4,946 |
| Further Education Colleges | ||||||||
| All subjects | 49.1 |
38.3 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
8,520 |
12,302 |
| Medicine & Dentistry | 33.3 |
50.0 |
- |
- |
- |
16.7 |
6 |
10 |
| Allied Medicine | 13.6 |
56.2 |
17.2 |
1.5 |
8.9 |
2.7 |
338 |
588 |
| Biological Sciences | 82.4 |
13.5 |
2.7 |
- |
1.4 |
- |
74 |
131 |
| Agriculture | 40.7 |
42.4 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
172 |
204 |
| Physical Sciences | 71.2 |
21.6 |
0.9 |
- |
6.3 |
- |
111 |
132 |
| Maths & Computing | 73.2 |
18.0 |
1.2 |
- |
6.7 |
1.0 |
596 |
820 |
| Engineering & Technology | 49.0 |
39.8 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
929 |
1,250 |
| Architecture | 56.2 |
28.1 |
9.9 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
- |
121 |
215 |
| Social Studies | 43.0 |
44.2 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
5.9 |
1.9 |
1,216 |
1,641 |
| Business Administration | 51.5 |
37.4 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
3,337 |
4,757 |
| Mass Communication | 62.7 |
23.3 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
1.1 |
378 |
569 |
| Languages | 37.5 |
43.8 |
- |
- |
15.6 |
3.1 |
32 |
52 |
| Humanities | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Creative Arts | 31.9 |
52.6 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
9.3 |
1.9 |
800 |
1,302 |
| Education | 38.1 |
33.3 |
9.5 |
0.0 |
14.3 |
4.8 |
21 |
48 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 55.3 |
36.0 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
389 |
583 |
Source: SOEID Education Statistics |