Education and Earnings

Some interesting data from a Ministry of Education report.

Here’s the median earnings for different levels of education, five years after study concludes:

• Level 4 Certificate $35,713
• Diploma $39,307
• Bachelors $51,627
• Honours $60,612
• Masters $59,584
• Doctorate $71,317

Also of interest are the median earnings five years after study for different bachelors degrees:

• Medical Studies $110,324
• Pharmacy $72,963
• Dental Studies $67,600
• Civil Engineering $66,787
• Computer Science $62,059
• Accountancy $58,361
• Economics $58,357
• Maths $57,469
• Law $57,213
• Nursing $57,022
• Teaching $52,403
• Political Science $50,876
• Agriculture $48,554
• Architecture $46,014
• Comms and Media Studies $44,927
• Performing Arts $37,229