What do Australian arts graduates do when they finish their degree? Do you want to do an arts degree but are unsure what it will lead to? Obviously there are a large number of areas of speciality in the arts field, and you will have an end goal in sight as you choose your course, but here are some statistics on the end results for Australian graduates to give you some idea.
Working 67.0%
Searching 33.0%
Studying 34.1%
Sectors employed in
Government 14.7%
Health 3.0%
Education 15.0%
Private 62.6%
Other 4.7%
Languages undergraduate degree holders
Working71.7%
Searching 28.3%
Studying 42.7%
Sectors employed in
Government 14.7%
Health 4.0%
Education 25.3%
Private 48.8%
Other 7.7%
Social sciences undergraduate degree holders
Working 68.5%
Searching 31.5% Working68.5% Searching31.5%
Studying 34.7%
Government 29.7%
Health 11.8%
Education 11.1%
Private 37.9%
Other 9.5%
Visual/Performing artsundergraduate degree holders
Working 56.0%
Searching 44.0%
Studying 34.9%
Sectors employed in
Government 7.5% <
Health 1.7%
Education 15.7%
Private 64.3%
Other 10.7%
These figures are taken from the Graduate Careers Australia Graduate Destination Surveys
