More than 75% of Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) graduates are employed one year after completing their degrees, with the employment rate approaching 80% after two years. These are the findings of a report by the Observatori del Treball de les Illes Balears, which operates under the SOIB and the Conselleria de Treball, Funció Pública i Diàleg Social. The results have been released by the Balearic Government.

UIB graduate employment

The Ramon Llull building at the Universitat de les Illes Balears. Photo: A. Costa/UIB.

The study examines the entry into the labour market of students who attended the UIB between the 2016-2017 and 2023-2024 academic years, as well as how their employment situation evolved in the years following graduation.

UIB degrees with the highest employment rates

Health Sciences, Engineering and Architecture have the highest employment rates one year after graduation. Degrees with rates exceeding 90% include:

  • Labour Relations.
  • Building Engineering.
  • Protocol and Organisation.
  • Nursing.

However, finding employment does not always mean securing a full-time position. The report notes that 17.6% of graduates registered under the general Social Security scheme work part-time, compared with 13% of all workers registered under the same scheme.

Employment rates among master’s and doctoral graduates

Among those who complete postgraduate studies, employment rates also increase over time. For doctoral graduates, this growth is more moderate because their initial employment rates are already higher.

According to data for master’s graduates from the 2022-2023 academic year, the fields with the highest employment rates one year after completing their studies were:

  • Security Services: 88.9%.
  • Teacher Training: 83.7%.
  • Business and Administration: 81.5%.

All three exceeded the average of 78.4%. Among doctoral graduates from the same academic year, Health Sciences recorded the highest rate, at 83.3%.

The report also examines the quality of employment among postgraduate graduates. According to figures released by the Govern, three years after graduation, 78.5% are in the highest Social Security contribution groups (1 and 2), associated with positions requiring higher qualifications.

UIB records its highest number of graduates since 2013-2014

During the 2023-2024 academic year, 2,722 students graduated from the UIB, an increase of 8.3% compared with the previous year. This is the highest figure since 2013-2014 and marks a reversal of the downward trend recorded over several years.

The breakdown of graduates by level of study was as follows:

  • Bachelor’s degrees: 69.7%.
  • Master’s degrees: 25.7%.
  • Doctorates: 4.6%.

By field of study, more than half of all graduates came from Social Sciences and Law.