Science Subjects Studied and Relation to Income after University Graduation—An Empirical Analysis in Japan

Nishimura, Kazuo; Hirata, Junichi; Yagi, Tadashi; Urasaka, Junko

JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Science Subjects Studied and Relation to Income after University Graduation—An Empirical Analysis in Japan

Author(s): Kazuo Nishimura, Junichi Hirata, Tadashi Yagi, Junko Urasaka

Citation: Kazuo Nishimura, Junichi Hirata, Tadashi Yagi, Junko Urasaka, (2018) "Science Subjects Studied and Relation to Income after University Graduation—An Empirical Analysis in Japan," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.18, Iss. 1, pp. 49-63

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This paper examines the effect of science education during the high school education how science

graduates of universities are evaluated in the labor market. We conducted two online research projects

and studied the subjects they were good, the size of companies where initially employed, employment

status, and current income. The results show that among science graduates, workers adept at physics tend to have higher incomes compared to workers good at other subjects. Generational analysis based on the curriculum guideline amendments shows that the generational gap is small among science majors who are good at physics.