<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New research released today has revealed the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/jobs" rel="" target="_blank" title="university degrees"><span>university degrees</span></a><span> giving fresh Australian graduates the best pathway towards earning six-figure salaries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Social Research Centre's Graduate Outcomes Survey for 2025 looked at the employment outcomes for about 50,000 undergraduates.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Their median salary was $91,000, an increase of 31 per cent from 2022.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/economy-casual-work-booms-fulltime-jobs-fall-as-economy-squeezed/88b61033-2027-4110-9482-b0d250c45fb7" rel="" target="_blank" title="Casual work booms, full-time jobs fall as economy squeezed"><strong><span>Casual work booms, full-time jobs fall as economy squeezed</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But graduates in fields such as medicine, software engineering, dentistry and civil engineering were earning a six-figure salary ahead of others.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Figures comparing what they earned about four months after graduating with what they took home three years later showed their pay rose by $30,000 or more.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Graduates in dentistry earned $89.700 upon leaving university, but three years later their salary swelled to almost $129,000.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/the-australian-graduate-degrees-with-best-chance-of-six-figure-salary/5053d4fb-0f73-452f-8641-fccb70cb2d1c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>From a starting salary of $80,00, graduates in medicine were being paid $115,000 after three years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Engineers also recorded significant wage increases, starting at $71,000 soon after graduation, before their salary rises to $103,000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rentvesting-tax-reform-to-push-people-away-from-popular-strategy/59229608-0e12-4a62-8aad-47806eb678bc" target="_blank"><strong><span>Is rentvesting dead? Tax reform to push people away from popular strategy</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Graduates in law and computing and information systems were also paid $100,000 within three years of graduation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Researchers say the results reflect a strong demand for higher education qualifications in Australia's tight jobs market.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The survey also found employment outcomes in the short-term for were stronger for graduates from more vocational study areas, but this gap narrowed after three years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For example, more than 90 per cent of undergraduates from areas such as rehabilitation, pharmacy, and teacher education were employed full-time in managerial or professional jobs shortly after they finished their course.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>By contrast, 54 per cent of full-time employed undergraduates from law and paralegal studies were working in managerial or professional jobs in the short-term – but this increased to 79 per cent after three years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span></div></div>