“As a lawyer-turned-sports administrator the specific grounding gained through the Sports Law units have provided a real advantage in assessing risks and opportunities, and fully understanding the implications of our actions — obviously a valuable skill in such a highly visible industry. Through the relationship developed, it has also opened doors that might otherwise have remained closed, and provided access to insights that would otherwise remain private.” — Ben, CEO of the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Excellent global career outcomes
Our aim is to produce exceptional graduates with the skills and attributes necessary to succeed in the changing work environments of the 21st century.
Through the Melbourne Experience we expect our graduates to become:
- Academically excellent;
- Knowledgeable across disciplines;
- Leaders in communities;
- Attuned to cultural diversity;
- Active global citizens.
These are qualities which employers and the community look for in University of Melbourne graduates*.
Our successes
Melbourne graduates are prominent in political, cultural, academic and business arenas throughout Australia and the world.
Our graduates are the most employable in Australia (and are amongst the most employable in the world), with the University of Melbourne rated the leading Australian university for employability of its graduates (No. 6 in the world#).
Our graduate employment outcomes are also consistently higher than the national average**. 87.5% of University of Melbourne bachelor graduates are employed four months after completion, ahead of the national average of 85.2%. The median annual starting salary for our new bachelor graduates in their first full-time employment in Australia is $46,000 which is higher than the national average of $45,000.**
A degree from the University of Melbourne is portable and is recognised world-wide.
Your degree will open up educational and professional opportunities for you to pursue either within Australia or internationally.
High-profile employers from Australia and around the world actively recruit our graduates, who stand out with their problem-solving skills, capacity for independent critical thought and leadership potential. International organisations recruiting on campus include Accenture, IBM, KPMG, Macquarie Bank and PriceWaterhouseCoopers to name a few.
Our Careers and Employment service assists students to link with potential employers, and our alumni network, with more than 210,000 members in over 100 countries, gives graduates an opportunity to share experiences and establish networks to support their career development, no matter where they are living.
Celebrating recent Alumni achievements
6 October 2009 — Professor Elizabeth Blackburn (BSc (Hons) 1970, MSc 1972) becomes the first Australian woman to win a Nobel Prize.
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* Defining Graduate Attributes at the University of Melbourne, AWiL, 2006
# The Times Higher World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, UK, 2009
** Graduate Destination Survey 2000-2005