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UK Art Students less likely to have good jobs, research shows

Wed, 09 May 2007
Students in the UK studying art or humanities subjects are less likely to have well-paid jobs, a recent survey suggests.

Just under fifty percent of art and humanity students from UK universities have no plans for after university either. Most of the interviewed students are planning to either travel or undertake part time jobs. This means that art subject students are less likely to get on the job ladder than their more scientific counterparts.

The student employment survey was conducted on over 17,000 final year students throughout the UK’s 192 universities. The survey also found that the most popular jobs taken by students are in the media, teaching and investment banking fields.

The UK Graduate Careers Survey also examined students' expectations of the graduate job scene. The survey found that those students in work related courses are more confident and work focused that those in art related subjects.

Many students are believed to take work focused subjects to overcome the severe amount of student debt that students face whilst at university due to the student loan system, tuition fees and living costs.