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Your degree and your career aspirations - how do they match up?

I'm really interested in seeing whether TSR users are actually in touch with what opportunities there are career wise for their degrees and whether they have accurate expectations of entry level pay. My experience on here has been that people assume that say, any STEM degree will lead to 'high pay' but they never really qualify this statement nor do they express which jobs they are talking about.

So without further ado:

Degree:
Jobs/Careers of Interest:
Graduate Salary Expected:

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Degree: maths
Career of interest : idk
Expexted starting salary: 35k
Degree: comp Sci next yr
Career of interest : software engineer or it consulting
Expected starting salary: 23k
Original post by Mentally
Degree: maths
Career of interest : idk
Expexted starting salary: 35k


Case in point.. Ffs.

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Integrated masters: Physics with Theoretical Physics
Career of interest : Finance, Investment banking etc
Expected starting salary: 30k - 50k
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Original post by Princepieman
Case in point.. Ffs.

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Loooooool
Reply 6
Degree:Psychology
Jobs/Careers of Interest:Forensic psychologist
Graduate Salary Expected:22k

but who knows i might give up my career to eat cookies
It would be helpful for some people, myself included, to know what they can actually do with their degree. I'm studying Chemistry but I have no idea what I can do with it therefore I can't tell you an expected starting salary. I do want to go into medicine eventually so I guess starting salary would be £22,000?
The UK job market is going to nail some people quite hard...
Original post by NomNoms
Degree:Psychology
Jobs/Careers of Interest:Forensic psychologist
Graduate Salary Expected:22k

but who knows i might give up my career to eat cookies


The cookie market is booming ngl.. I'd gladly invest; as long as I got free cookies :tongue:

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Degree: Physics
Career of interest: Accounting or Finance (IB, etc)
Graduate Salary: £25k ish for accounting, upwards of £40kish if I go into finance.
Degree: Economics and Politics
Jobs/Careers of interest: Dictator over the free world.
Graduate salary expected: However much the Dictator over the free world make (£200000?)
Original post by Mentally
Degree: maths
Career of interest : idk
Expexted starting salary: 35k


You're delerious
Original post by Kyou
Degree: Physics
Career of interest: Accounting or Finance (IB, etc)
Graduate Salary: £25k ish for accounting, upwards of £40kish if I go into finance.


Yor dreaming
Original post by Princepieman
The cookie market is booming ngl.. I'd gladly invest; as long as I got free cookies :tongue:

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i dont know about the free cookies....because i might take them... your always welcome to take crumbs...i hate cleaning up
Reply 16
Degree: Maths
Career of interest: Maths teacher
Expected starting salary: 22k
It depends on region, most figures are London centric because living costs are higher
Original post by Vinny1900
Yor dreaming


£40k is actually on the low end for IB. You essentially sell your soul for huge pay (in comparison to other graduate entry-level salaries).
£25k is fairly standard for any big 4 firm in accountancy.
Degree: Biological Sciences
Jobs/Careers of interest: Research scientist (veterinary parasitologist)
Graduate salary expected: Honestly have no clue. I hope to earn between 30-40k eventually.

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