Graduate Outcomes Survey – Longitudinal PG 2019

2019 Graduate Outcomes Survey postgrad infographic 

Deakin medium-term graduate outcomes - postgraduates

What are the 2015 Deakin graduates doing in 2019?

Findings from the 2019 Graduate Outcome Survey - Longitudinal (GOS-L) data, the national census of higher education graduates three years after graduation.

681 Deakin graduates from 2015 responded to the 2019 GOS-L, which gave a 64% response rate.

Overall employment

• 92% are employed
• 56% were working as a professional
• 27% were working as a manager
• 48% have changed occupation within the same business

Graduates in full time employment

• Three years ago, 82% were working full time. Now, 92% are in full time work.
  
• 79% have been employed full time in their role for at least 12 months
• 41% found their new* job via the internet ads (*previous 12 months)

Graduates were in diverse work:

• 32 industries
• employers based in 17 countries

Note: all figures above are for domestic graduates who completed a postgraduate coursework qualification.

Knowing what they know now...

• 81% of graduates would still study at Deakin
• 73% of graduates would still study the same qualification or study area