University of Canterbury Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages ,Christchurch,New Zealand

The University of Canterbury placement rate for 2019-20 was recorded at 87% from 1577 responses out of which 811 students were pursuing a full time employment. There were 49% of those students also who were pursuing a part time job and 25% of the graduates were enrolled in higher studies. The average salary recorded was NZD 55,000 for 2019 graduates of University of Canterbury with highest recruitments in the Mining and Real Estate industries but the education sector was also at par with a high number of placements.  

University of Canterbury Placement Highlights 

Placement Rate	87%
Total Graduates	4,400+
Total respondents	38%
Average salary	NZD 55,000
100% recruitments industry wise	Mining and Rental & Estate
Males in full time employment	66%
Part time higher stats	Females: 33%
Highest sectoral employment	Education: 96%
Graduates pursuing higher studies	25%

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Class of 2019 of University of Canterbury  

University of Canterbury had 22.02% of international students, that is 903 students. Around 2299 female and 1843 male students graduated in 2020. Total female students were 55% while 44% of male students (combined - domestic and international students) graduated in 2020. In terms of permanent residents, 4% were male and 5% were female students. 

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Total Graduates Level wise: 

Levels of Study	Total Graduates		Total Respondents
	Total	%	Total	%
Bachelor's Degree (3 or 4 yrs.)	2425	58%	893	55%
Bachelor (H)	134	3%	69	4%
Masters	785	19%	316	19%
PhD	185	4%	98	6%
Undergrad Cert. & Dipl.	36	1%	13	1%
Graduate Cert. & Dipl.	305	7%	97	6%
Postgraduate Cert. & Dipl.	344	8%	137	8%
Total Numbers	4214	100%	1623	100%

Ethnicity: 

There were 22% of international students hailing from Asia; 83% followed by North America: 11%, UK/Europe: 3%, Oceania, Africa, Central & South American: 1% and Middle Eastern students who were just 0.2%. In terms of ethnicity of the graduates, the pie chart shows the region wise highest number of students: 

As the pie chart above shows, the highest number of students were from NZ European/Pākehā followed by Asia, Maori and Pacific.  

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University of Canterbury Placement Statistics 2020-21 

In 2019 the students who graduated in May / June were required to submit the graduation outcomes survey in November 2020, and 39% of students responded out of the total 4214 number of graduates. The table below shows more details:  

Fields of Study at University of Canterbury	Total Graduates			Graduates who responded
	Female	Male	Total %	Female	Male	Total %
Commerce & Business	53%	47%	19%	55%	44%	18%
Creative Arts	65%	35%	1%	65%	35%	1%
Education	80%	20%	16%	85%	15%	15%
Engineering & Technology	22%	78%	17%	34%	66%	18%
Health	67%	33%	4%	82%	18%	4%
Humanities	63%	37%	9%	68%	31%	9%
Law	67%	33%	4%	73%	27%	4%
Mathematics & Statistics	40%	60%	1%	54%	46%	2%
Sciences	45%	55%	17%	55%	45%	18%
Social & Behavioural Sc	76%	24%	11%	82%	17%	12%

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Employment Status: 

As per the divisions of graduate outcomes survey, the students are categorised into 11-12 areas depending upon their activities after graduation. The graph below categorises the graduates of the University of Canterbury for the year 2019-20 six months after their graduation:

University of Canterbury Graduate Employment Stats 2019-20 

For those graduates who were not pursuing higher studies, were mostly employed in a full time job or a part time job. Very few of them were not working at all. The following graph summarises the field wise graduate employment data of University of Canterbury details:

The graduates who are employed for a placement, submitted the a survey the conclusions of which are as follows: 

• An ideal employment: 54%  
• A step in the right direction; 37%  
• Unrelated to career aspirations: 8%  
• Other reasons: 1% 

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University of Canterbury Income Report by Industry for Graduates of 2019-20 

The gross income for graduates is calculated  were working full-time for less than 30 hours per week. Of the total 1577 graduates who had responded to the survey, 64% of them were working 30+ hours a week. The industry the graduates were placed into have been detailles in the following graph for reference:

Graduates of University of Canterbury were placed 100% in Rental, Hiring & Real Estate Services along with Mining Industries. The post-graduates were recruited in the Public Admin & Safety and Health Care industries. Research scholars were mostly based in the education sector. 

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Salary Insights: 

The salaries can be understood in terms of fields of study and the salary caps that are helpful in categorising the number or percentage of students. The following table shows the field wise salary data as received from 2019 graduates of University of Canterbury: 

Field of Study	$1 – $20k	$20,001  – $30k	$30,001  – $40k	$40,001  – $50k	$50,001  – $60k	$60,001  – $80k	$80,001  – $100k	>$100k
Commerce & Business	11%	4%	8%	30%	24%	16%	4%	–
Creative Arts	–	–	–	–	100%	–	–	–
Education	5%	–	9%	51%	23%	2%	–	–
Engineering &  Technology	1%	–	1%	3%	50%	40%	2%	1%
Health	–	–	25%	38%	38%	–	–	–
Humanities	–	6%	16%	34%	31%	9%	–	3%
Law	–	3%	6%	46%	29%	6%	–	6%
Mathematics &  Statistics	–	–	10%	10%	20%	50%	10%	–
Sciences	3%	5%	1%	15%	44%	23%	4%	1%
Social & Behavioural  Sciences	7%	7%	7%	24%	43%	7%	–	2%
Total (%)	4%	3%	6%	22%	37%	21%	2%	1%

It can be concluded that: 

• The average income for females and for males was NZD 50,001 – NZD 60,000. 
• Approximately 30% of female graduates indicated earning leafs than NZD 50,000 in comparison with 23% of male graduates. 
• While 4% of females reported that they were earning over NZD 100,000 in comparison to 8% of males. 

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University of Canterbury Placement FAQs

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