Record High Salary for EdUHK Education Graduates
According to the results of the latest Graduate Employment Survey (GES) released by The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) today (15 July), 96.5% of graduates from its Bachelor of Education (BEd) programmes were employed or had chosen to further their studies within three months of graduation. The average monthly starting salary was $34,773, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%. For graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma of Education programme (PGDE) 95.5% were employed and there was also a rise of 4.5% with an average monthly starting salary of $36,834. Both salary figures represent record highs.
The Student Affairs Office conducts the GES between September and December every year to assess the employment status of EdUHK’s full-time graduates. A total of 566 graduates – 432 from full-time Bachelor of Education programmes and 134 from the PGDE programme – participated in the 2023 survey, representing a response rate of 89.1%.
Table 1: Employment status & average starting monthly salary of BEd programme graduates
| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed or further study | 95.4% | 96.5% |
| Seeking employment | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Others* | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Emigrated/Returned home | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Monthly Salary (Mean) | $33,516 | $34,773 |
*Not seeking employment due to personal reasons
Table 2: Employment status & average starting monthly salary of PGDE graduates
| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed or further study | 96.5% | 95.5% |
| Seeking employment | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Others* | 2.1% | 3.0% |
| Emigrated/Returned home | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Monthly Salary (Mean) | $35,259 | $36,834 |
*Not seeking employment due to personal reasons
The GES 2023 also covered 293 graduates of EdUHK programmes complementary to education, including the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies, the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Global and Environmental Studies, the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture, the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Psychology, and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Special Education. The survey revealed that 91.1% of respondents were employed or had chosen to further their studies, with an average starting monthly salary of $21,109.
Dean of Students Dr Sammy Hui King-fai said, “The GES showed that EdUHK’s graduates remained well sought-after by the education sector. EdUHK has been incorporating elements such as innovative teaching and information technology into undergraduates’ curricula, enabling students to fully adapt to changes in society. Facing the mobility of talent in recent years, we believe the graduates can demonstrate their strengths by equipping themselves for their careers and setting clear goals.”
Registrar Professor Eric Tsang Po-keung said EdUHK offered more multidisciplinary programmes to leverage the University’s traditional strengths in teacher education. According to the latest round of amendment of JUPAS programme choices in May 2024, the University’s Bachelor of Education in Chinese History and Bachelor of Science in Sports Science and Coaching programmes continued to be popular among DSE students, with 39 and 35 applicants, respectively, competing for each place. EdUHK will continue to cultivate students with diversified training to cope with complex and ever-changing social environments.
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