Unemployment rates vary significantly depending on students' field of study. Degrees in Arts, Psychology and Humanities show unemployment rates ten percentage points higher than degrees in Engineering. This disparity demonstrates that the choice of study area has a considerable impact on graduates' professional prospects.
According to the article, the most determining factor for avoiding unemployment is not the type of education chosen, whether university or polytechnic, public or private, but rather the disciplinary area itself. In other words, a student who chooses Engineering at a private polytechnic institute may have better employment prospects than a Humanities student at a public university.
The gender issue also continues to mark the labor market. Women continue to receive lower salaries compared to men, maintaining a persistent salary inequality regardless of the field of study or level of education attended.
