When you study at Durham, you’ll graduate with so much more than a degree. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills, explore your career options, and ensure you’ve got the best possible start to your future.
You might know exactly what you want to do when you finish university, or maybe you don’t even know where to start. Either way, Careers & Enterprise is here to support you. Wherever you want to go, we'll help you develop the skills and experience you need to succeed.
We provide a range of services, support, and resources. You'll also have lifelong access to our services after you graduate.
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At Mars, we place a huge value on recruiting the best and most diverse talent in the UK from the top universities. Careers fairs give us the perfect pathway to find that talent and help drive them to become future leaders of tomorrow’s business. At Mars, we say: “Your tomorrow starts today”, and this go-get-it mindset is a valuable trait we see in Durham undergraduates. As a Durham graduate myself, careers fairs allowed me to ask companies directly any questions I had, and ultimately, find the perfect graduate scheme for me at Mars!
Durham University currently ranks 65th in the world for employer reputation in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Our graduates go on to work for UK and global employers across a wide range of sectors including law, science, business, finance, government and politics, and journalism.
There are a number of different routes you can take after university including graduate jobs, postgraduate study, and self-employment.
As well as subject specific knowledge your degree will help you develop transferable skills that will open a range of opportunities.
The What can I do with my degree? guides on Prospects website gives an overview of the type of roles related to a degree subject. The guides also provide a national overview of the destinations of graduates for that degree subject.
When you research your course here at Durham, you will find a ‘Career opportunities’ section which will give you a brief overview of the types of roles graduates from that course have gone on to do.
You can research the career paths of Durham graduates through the LinkedIn Alumni Tool. You can search by degree subject, job title and employer.
All graduates who complete a higher education course in the UK are asked to take part in the national Graduate Outcomes survey. Graduates are contacted 15 months after they finish their course. The data from the survey provides an overview of the career paths and opportunities taken by recent graduates.
What do graduates do 2024/25? provides an overview of the employment outcomes of UK domiciled graduates who completed their studies in 2021/22 (this is the most recent data available), which includes subject by subject information.
Graduate Outcomes data is one element often used in national press league tables to compare different institutions, usually on a subject basis.
National league tables include:
Please be aware that the methodology used to calculate the scores in each league table is different.
Discover more about some of our recent graduates
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