Early Destinations of Students Qualifying from Scottish Higher Educations Institutions 2012-13

Statistics on the first destinations of leavers from Scottish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)in 2012-13


Table 6: Employment location of leavers from Scottish HEIs by subject of qualification: 2012-13

Leavers from Scottish HEIs in UK or overseas employment

Location of Employment
No. of Leavers Scotland
(%)
Other UK
(%)
Overseas
(%)
All subjects 34,395 76.6 15.4 8.0
Medical Studies 6,120 78.9 18.7 2.4
Allied Medicine 4,775 80.5 16.9 2.6
Medicine and Dentistry 1,345 73.3 24.9 1.8
Science and Engineering 9,115 71.2 18.8 9.9
Agriculture 305 71.6 19.3 9.2
Biological Sciences 2,620 77.3 14.4 8.3
Engineering and Technology 2,760 71.9 17.8 10.3
Information Technology 1,410 75.8 12.8 11.4
Mathematical Sciences 510 64.6 26.1 9.2
Physical Sciences 1,315 61.4 26.8 11.8
Veterinary Science 195 30.6 63.8 5.1
Business and Social Studies 10,595 76.6 12.9 10.5
Architecture 1,050 72.6 18.1 9.2
Business Administration 4,805 75.6 12.3 12.1
Law 1,275 79.5 8.9 11.6
Mass Communication 565 78.1 16.9 4.9
Social Studies 2,895 78.3 12.9 8.8
Education and the Arts 8,305 80.3 12.7 7.0
Creative Arts 1,855 78.8 14.6 6.6
Education 4,025 96.3 1.8 1.9
Humanities 1,090 58.3 30.7 10.9
Languages 1,335 51.8 28.1 20.1
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 265 85.6 9.9 4.6
Supplementary Subject Information
Economics and Politics 820 55.3 25.8 18.9
English 560 56.3 31.2 12.5
Geography 375 57.3 29.4 13.3
Psychology 910 77.9 15.0 7.1

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
Data weighted according to response rates (see Methodological Notes, Section 3)
Number of leavers rounded to the nearest 5
'Other UK' includes a small number of leavers whose location of employment was unknown

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