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Study: Degree results have large impact on salaries
Posted by Emily Swanson
Graduates leaving university with a lower-class degree earn significantly less than their higher-achieving contemporaries in the world of work, new research has shown.
A study conducted by Adzuna - a search engine for classified adverts - has revealed that job candidates with either a 2:2 or Third classification are paid an average of £8,000 less than those searching for employment with either a First or 2:1.
This equates to a discrepancy of some £300,000 over the course of a full career, meaning it is vital for people going to university to select a course suited to their strengths in order to make sure they are successful.
Meanwhile, the research established a gap in the salaries of individuals completing different degrees, with courses like computer science and maths resulting in much larger wages than alternatives such as art and sociology.
Recently, a survey by Kronos and the Workforce Institute revealed that younger workers are much more likely than their older colleagues to 'pull a sickie'. 
28/09/2011 15:57
News category: Employment