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<\/a>More than 92 per cent of Brock graduates had found employment within two years of graduating and 82 per cent were in fields related to their studies, a new survey has found.<\/p><\/div>\n
In Ontario, university graduates have better employment rates than those with other levels of education. And when it comes to getting jobs, Brock University grads are a cut above the provincial average.<\/p>\n
New independent research on undergraduate university programs shows that more than 92 per cent of 2010 undergrads were employed within two years of graduation.<\/p>\n
At Brock, the employment rate was 92.8 per cent two years after graduation, and 82 per cent of those Brock grads said their jobs were related to their university studies.<\/p>\n
The survey, conducted for Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities by CCI Research Inc.,<\/a> also found the average salary for university graduates in full-time employment<\/a> was $49,277 two years after graduation, up from the average $42,668 earned six months after graduation.<\/p>\n Brock President Jack Lightstone said the report reflects the University’s reputation and its depth of experience opportunities like work placements and internships. Brock has the third-largest co-op program of any Ontario university, and the largest business and economics co-op in the province.<\/p>\n “We’re proud of what this third-party research says about Brock,” said Lightstone. “It’s a clear case of facts trumping the rhetoric being floated in some quarters about the value of a university education.”<\/p>\n Murray Knuttila, Brock’s Provost and Vice-President Academic, said the survey “makes a clear statement about the quality of education at Brock, and the quality of our faculty members.”<\/p>\n