Open AccessPostgraduate degrees produce employable people – it's official
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2010.51404_1.x
Subject(s) - order (exchange) , political science , physics , engineering physics , engineering , library science , computer science , business , finance
Academics in the field have long thought that postgraduate degrees in astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science and particle physics are a good bet for careers. But now a survey has confirmed that they bring excellent long‐term employment prospects and above‐average salaries, within sciences and elsewhere, boosting the case for funding studentships in order to support science and industry.