Almost four out of every five UEA graduates are in graduate level employment or further study
By: Communications
Almost four out of every five UEA graduates are in graduate level employment or further study, the latest Graduate Outcomes survey has found.
The 2025 Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Graduate Outcomes Survey measures the percentage of graduates in professional work or further study 15 months after graduating, with 78% of UEA’s 2022/23 cohort falling into that category.
For the first time, disabled students, who receive extensive bespoke support throughout their degree as well as tailored career advice, have seen Graduate Outcomes that exceed those of non-disabled students.
Dr Matthew Aldrich, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Employability and Opportunities at UEA, said:
“These figures for UEA’s graduate outcomes for our students are really pleasing in what is a challenging worldwide economic climate. The focus on graduate outcomes and what our students do after their university experience has never been higher.
“I’m also delighted that disabled students who may have particular support needs are finding employment in increasing numbers. We pride ourselves on the care and support that we provide to every student – be it placements, mentoring support, our careers service or advice to students who want to start a business.
“We know that universities play a significant role in to helping drive our local economy and it's great that more students than ever before stay in our region to start their careers, providing vital skills for the local and regional workforce.”
Of particular note is the UEA’s Progression Partnership, which is a collaborative project that aims to foster an inclusive and supportive network to facilitate the successful transition of recent graduates, particularly those with disabilities or mental health needs, from university to the workplace.
Our graduates have found amazing careers after studying at UEA:
Gular Nuriyeva found a role at Insight Financial Associates as an Executive Client Relationship Manager, following an MSc in Accounting and Financial Management Finance at Norwich Business School.
Gular explains: “On my course, we had specific modules like Integrated Business decisions that helped me get that exposure and experience to have success in my career.”
Tomiwa Oke, who gained his place at UEA via Clearing and spent a placement year while at UEA at IBM, has now found a fantastic role at Google as a software engineer.
Find out more about his story:
Tomiwa said: “I did a year in industry at IBM that supercharged my career, because I’d done it my lecture halls and also done it in industry.
“UEA offers advice to business, to scale grow and thrive via courses, knowledge exchange and bespoke advice packages.”
If you are interested in speaking to UEA about your business support needs, email business@uea.ac.uk.
If you would like to speak to UEA about sourcing talented graduates for your business, contact access.talent@uea.ac.uk to discuss talent pipelines.
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