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Statistics Publication Notice: Early Destinations of Students Qualifying from Scottish Higher Education Institutions 2011-12
Statistics on the first destinations of leavers from Scottish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), 6 months after qualifying.
Table 6: Employment location of leavers from Scottish HEIs by subject of qualification: 2011-12
Leavers from Scottish HEIs in UK or overseas employment
| Location of Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Leavers | Scotland (%) |
Other UK (%) |
Overseas (%) |
|
| All subjects | 33,355 | 76.4 | 15.9 | 7.7 |
| Medical Studies | 6,065 | 79.6 | 17.8 | 2.6 |
| Allied Medicine | 4,885 | 80.1 | 17.1 | 2.8 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1,180 | 77.7 | 20.8 | 1.5 |
| Science and Engineering | 8,345 | 69.4 | 20.0 | 10.6 |
| Agriculture | 230 | 63.4 | 19.8 | 16.8 |
| Biological Sciences | 2,405 | 77.0 | 15.8 | 7.2 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2,460 | 67.7 | 19.6 | 12.7 |
| Information Technology | 1,345 | 72.4 | 17.5 | 10.3 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 515 | 63.7 | 26.3 | 9.9 |
| Physical Sciences | 1,225 | 62.8 | 23.7 | 13.4 |
| Veterinary Science | 165 | 33.1 | 62.6 | 4.3 |
| Business and Social Studies | 10,765 | 76.2 | 14.0 | 9.8 |
| Architecture | 1,020 | 71.7 | 19.1 | 9.2 |
| Business Administration | 4,790 | 76.2 | 12.7 | 11.1 |
| Law | 1,260 | 78.3 | 10.6 | 11.1 |
| Mass Communication | 615 | 74.9 | 19.2 | 5.9 |
| Social Studies | 3,085 | 77.0 | 14.7 | 8.3 |
| Education and the Arts | 7,935 | 81.2 | 13.1 | 5.7 |
| Creative Arts | 1,710 | 77.4 | 16.1 | 6.5 |
| Education | 3,995 | 96.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Humanities | 1,015 | 58.3 | 33.0 | 8.8 |
| Languages | 1,215 | 55.9 | 27.4 | 16.7 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 240 | 88.4 | 7.9 | 3.7 |
| Supplementary Subject Information | ||||
| Economics and Politics | 850 | 49.3 | 28.9 | 21.5 |
| English | 530 | 62.3 | 27.8 | 9.8 |
| Geography | 405 | 57.1 | 30.5 | 12.4 |
| Psychology | 935 | 78.6 | 15.6 | 5.7 |
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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