Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) from Scottish Colleges: 2016-2017

Employment and earnings outcomes for those successfully completing a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) course at Scottish college in 2012-2013 and who go on to employment, with no further enrolments in tertiary education.


Annex A: LEO universities - Official Statistics

As highlighted previously, around 56% of current qualifiers at SCQF levels 7+ who leave college move on to study at a Higher Education Institution (HEI).

Analysis of earnings for graduates three years after graduation from an HEI has been carried out to obtain a university comparator that gives an indication of what those who then go on to complete degree level study could earn.

The earnings below are not fully comparable to earnings for HNC/HND college completers for multiple reasons:

  • Graduates from university in 2012/13 who previously attended college will have left college in an academic year prior to 2012/13 and hence are a different college cohort.
  • Individuals studying HNC/HNDs at college who go on to further study at university may not choose a subject area similar to what they previously studied at college. Those articulating to HEIs may also be more likely to study certain subjects than the overall university intake.
  • Individuals studying HNC/HNDs at college who go on to further study at university may be more likely to go to certain universities. This may result in earnings different from those in the supplementary tables, as we know earnings can vary greatly across universities.

Supplementary table 1: Total earnings of graduates who graduated in 2012/13 by gender three years after graduation: 2016/17 tax year

Gender Median total earnings
2012/13 cohort (£)
Male 25,600
Female 24,000
All 24,600

Notes:

  • UK domiciled First degree qualifiers 2012/13.
  • Hours worked are not taken into account and include part-time and full-time earnings.

Supplementary table 2[1]: Total earnings of graduates who graduated in 2012/13 by subject three years after graduation: 2016/17 tax year

Subject Median total earnings
2012/13 cohort (£)
Agriculture, food and related subjects 23,000
Architecture, building and planning 27,300
Biosciences 22,300
Business and management 23,600
Celtic studies 22,500
Chemistry 25,500
Combined and general studies 22,600
Communications and media 19,500
Computing 25,300
Creative arts and design 17,600
Economics 29,700
Education and teaching 27,000
Engineering 31,400
English studies 21,700
Geographical and environmental studies 23,100
Health and social care 26,300
History and archaeology 22,100
Humanities and liberal arts (non-specific) 20,100
Languages, linguistics and classics 23,200
Law 24,100
Mathematical sciences 27,500
Medicine & Dentistry 44,600
Nursing 27,100
Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy 30,100
Philosophy and religious studies 22,800
Physical, material and forensic sciences 23,100
Physics and astronomy 28,000
Politics 22,900
Psychology 20,100
Sociology, social policy and anthropology 20,700
Sport and exercise sciences 21,500
Subjects allied to medicine not otherwise specified 24,200
Technology 18,000
Veterinary sciences 31,600
All subjects 24,600

Notes:

  • UK domiciled First degree qualifiers 2012/13.
  • Hours worked are not taken into account and include part-time and full-time earnings.

Contact

Email: Euan.Shields@gov.scot

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