Last modified on Mon 22 Feb 2021 05.25 EST
There are almost 600,000 postgraduate students in the UK, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, but how has the postgraduate job market fared during the pandemic and which sectors are still recruiting?
Prof Mary Vincent, interim vice-president for education at the University of Sheffield, says the economic climate has actually accelerated postgraduate applications. “Students are recognising the value of furthering their education against a challenging economic and employment backdrop,” she says.
“It’s still early in the 2021 applications cycle, but postgraduate numbers are higher than they were at the same time last year, a sign that the trend of remaining in education is set to continue.”