Discipline and Gender： Factors Affecting Graduates＇ Salaries  

作　　者：Nitza Davidovitch 

机构地区：[1]Ariel University, Ariel, Israel

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2013年第10期770-778,共9页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：In light of the increased accessibility of higher education, a growing number of students hope to use their studies as a financial springboard. In the current study, we sought to examine whether and to what degree baccalaureate degrees improve graduates＇ financial situation. In cooperation with Israel＇s Central Bureau of Statistics we gathered data on 6,091 graduates who completed their studies at the Ariel University Center during 2000-2008. Findings show that graduates earn almost three times the national average salary （and five times the median salary） and indicate employment rates of nearly 100%. The most profitable fields are computer sciences and mathematics, engineering, and architecture. Salaries in the natural and social sciences and in the humanities are significantly lower both compared to the former fields and to the national average salary, at least for this eight year span. The rate of employment among men is 12% higher than among women and these disparities are found in all disciplines. Research conclusions show that academic degrees per se do not guarantee financial or occupational security. The equation of higher education with a higher income seems to involve other components as well, such as graduates＇ field of study, job seniority, and field of occupation.

关 键 词：higher education financial security occupational security 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术] G647[文化科学—高等教育学]