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Liepāja University

Liepājas Universitāte · University · Liepāja

2023 graduates in 2024 (1 year on)

Graduates

283

Employed, November 2024

88%

248 graduates

Emigrated

0%

0 graduates

Median annual income, 2024

€18,906

mean €22,284; employed graduates only

Income is each employed graduate's total income for the calendar year from State Revenue Service records — every job, self-employment, micro-enterprise and capital income, taxable or not — with no adjustment for full- or part-time work. It is an annual figure, not a salary, and it covers only graduates counted as employed.

All graduates, by year of graduation

Every cohort is measured in the same year: the 2023 graduates one year after graduating, the 2017 graduates seven years after. They are different people, not one group followed over time.

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on283248 (88%)30 (11%)0 (0%)5 (1.8%)€22,284€18,906
2022 · 2 years on281252 (90%)21 (7.5%)4 (1.4%)4 (1.4%)€22,166€19,227
2021 · 3 years on338292 (86%)35 (10%)1 (0.3%)10 (3.0%)€21,656€19,548
2020 · 4 years on276249 (90%)21 (7.6%)3 (1.1%)3 (1.1%)€21,748€19,878
2019 · 5 years on312265 (85%)35 (11%)5 (1.6%)7 (2.2%)€22,093€20,114
2018 · 6 years on261227 (87%)21 (8.0%)0 (0%)13 (5.0%)€23,530€20,955
2017 · 7 years on274239 (87%)24 (8.8%)1 (0.4%)10 (3.6%)€22,289€21,101

By level of study

Short-cycle professional higher education (college)

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on4642 (91%)4 (8.7%)0 (0%)0 (0%)€18,381€19,091
2022 · 2 years on4236 (86%)6 (14%)0 (0%)0 (0%)€18,153€18,255
2021 · 3 years on1515 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2020 · 4 years on77 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——

Professional bachelor's degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on141125 (89%)15 (11%)0 (0%)1 (0.7%)€18,039€18,274
2022 · 2 years on127115 (91%)7 (5.5%)2 (1.6%)3 (2.4%)€23,004€18,585
2021 · 3 years on146124 (85%)18 (12%)0 (0%)4 (2.7%)€20,732€18,224
2020 · 4 years on146129 (88%)15 (10%)1 (0.7%)1 (0.7%)€19,545€18,333
2019 · 5 years on184153 (83%)26 (14%)3 (1.6%)2 (1.1%)€22,125€19,461
2018 · 6 years on139122 (88%)11 (7.9%)0 (0%)6 (4.3%)€19,728€18,226
2017 · 7 years on173151 (87%)14 (8.1%)1 (0.6%)7 (4.0%)€21,050€20,376

Bachelor's degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1612 (75%)2 (13%)0 (0%)2 (13%)——
2022 · 2 years on1915 (79%)4 (21%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2021 · 3 years on3727 (73%)7 (19%)1 (2.7%)2 (5.4%)——
2020 · 4 years on1815 (83%)1 (5.6%)1 (5.6%)1 (5.6%)——
2019 · 5 years on2923 (79%)4 (14%)2 (6.9%)0 (0%)——
2018 · 6 years on2722 (81%)2 (7.4%)0 (0%)3 (11%)——
2017 · 7 years on1915 (79%)3 (16%)0 (0%)1 (5.3%)——

Master's degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3430 (88%)4 (12%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2022 · 2 years on2221 (95%)1 (4.5%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2021 · 3 years on3431 (91%)3 (8.8%)0 (0%)0 (0%)€22,187€21,272
2020 · 4 years on77 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2019 · 5 years on98 (89%)1 (11%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2018 · 6 years on97 (78%)1 (11%)0 (0%)1 (11%)——
2017 · 7 years on1110 (91%)1 (9.1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——

Professional qualification after a bachelor's (no degree)

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on7——————
2022 · 2 years on4——————
2021 · 3 years on1817 (94%)1 (5.6%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——

Professional master's degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3631 (86%)4 (11%)0 (0%)1 (2.8%)€24,146€23,351
2022 · 2 years on6157 (93%)2 (3.3%)1 (1.6%)1 (1.6%)€24,101€22,801
2021 · 3 years on8777 (89%)6 (6.9%)0 (0%)4 (4.6%)€24,964€21,934
2020 · 4 years on9689 (93%)5 (5.2%)1 (1.0%)1 (1.0%)€24,077€22,193
2019 · 5 years on8778 (90%)4 (4.6%)0 (0%)5 (5.7%)€24,031€21,284
2018 · 6 years on8373 (88%)7 (8.4%)0 (0%)3 (3.6%)€31,259€26,368
2017 · 7 years on7163 (89%)6 (8.5%)0 (0%)2 (2.8%)€25,157€23,112

Doctoral degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3——————
2022 · 2 years on6——————
2021 · 3 years on1——————
2020 · 4 years on2——————
2019 · 5 years on3——————
2018 · 6 years on3——————

By programme group (34)

Each line shows the group's newest cohort; open it for every cohort. The file gives study levels and programme groups as codes of the Latvian education classification (Cabinet Regulation No. 322); the English names are our translations. A few groups from an older edition of the classification aren't named in it and are shown by thematic area with their number.

Short-cycle professional higher education (college)

Teacher educationTeacher training and education science2023: 46 graduates · 91% employed · median €19,091
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on4642 (91%)0 (0%)€19,091
2022 · 2 years on4236 (86%)0 (0%)€18,255
2021 · 3 years on1515 (100%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on77 (100%)0 (0%)—

Professional bachelor's degree

Teacher educationTeacher training and education science2023: 56 graduates · 95% employed · median €19,275
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on5653 (95%)0 (0%)€19,275
2022 · 2 years on5453 (98%)1 (1.9%)€19,863
2021 · 3 years on5650 (89%)0 (0%)€19,393
2020 · 4 years on6762 (93%)0 (0%)€18,621
2019 · 5 years on7362 (85%)2 (2.7%)€19,275
2018 · 6 years on5245 (87%)0 (0%)€16,762
2017 · 7 years on7368 (93%)0 (0%)€19,245
Management and administrationBusiness and administration2023: 32 graduates · 75% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3224 (75%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on2117 (81%)1 (4.8%)—
2021 · 3 years on4239 (93%)0 (0%)€15,111
2020 · 4 years on3531 (89%)0 (0%)€21,823
2019 · 5 years on3834 (89%)0 (0%)€21,857
2018 · 6 years on3432 (94%)0 (0%)€16,163
2017 · 7 years on3228 (88%)1 (3.1%)—
Social servicesSocial welfare2023: 22 graduates · 95% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on2221 (95%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on2020 (100%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on1715 (88%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on1919 (100%)0 (0%)—
2019 · 5 years on2520 (80%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on1714 (82%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on2118 (86%)0 (0%)—
DesignArts2023: 11 graduates · 82% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on119 (82%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on1413 (93%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on4———
2020 · 4 years on96 (67%)0 (0%)—
2019 · 5 years on2216 (73%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on9———
2017 · 7 years on117 (64%)0 (0%)—
Software and applications development and analysisInformation and communication technologies2023: 9 graduates · 100% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on99 (100%)0 (0%)—
Tourism and leisurePersonal services2023: 8 graduates · 75% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on86 (75%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on4———
2021 · 3 years on6———
2020 · 4 years on4———
2019 · 5 years on108 (80%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on77 (100%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on1210 (83%)0 (0%)—
Environmental engineeringEngineering and engineering trades2023: 2 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on2———
Computer scienceInformation and communication technologies2023: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1———
2022 · 2 years on1410 (71%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on128 (67%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on6———
2019 · 5 years on107 (70%)1 (10%)—
2018 · 6 years on1212 (100%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on7———
Environmental protection (group 850)2021: 6 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2021 · 3 years on6———
2020 · 4 years on1———
2019 · 5 years on4———
2018 · 6 years on5———
2017 · 7 years on119 (82%)0 (0%)—
Electronics and automationEngineering and engineering trades2021: 3 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2021 · 3 years on3———
2020 · 4 years on2———
2019 · 5 years on1———
2018 · 6 years on3———
2017 · 7 years on3———
Mathematics and statisticsMathematics and statistics2020: 3 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2020 · 4 years on3———
2019 · 5 years on1———
Visual and plastic artsArts2017: 3 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2017 · 7 years on3———

Bachelor's degree

Audiovisual and media artsArts2023: 7 graduates · 86% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on76 (86%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on7———
2021 · 3 years on118 (73%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on5———
2019 · 5 years on1210 (83%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on109 (90%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on87 (88%)0 (0%)—
Humanities (group 222)2023: 7 graduates · 86% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on76 (86%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on1210 (83%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on159 (60%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on1312 (92%)0 (0%)—
2019 · 5 years on1713 (76%)2 (12%)—
2018 · 6 years on1412 (86%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on96 (67%)0 (0%)—
Computer scienceInformation and communication technologies2023: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1———
2021 · 3 years on1———
2018 · 6 years on3———
2017 · 7 years on2———
Software and applications development and analysisInformation and communication technologies2023: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1———
Music and performing artsArts2021: 10 graduates · 100% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2021 · 3 years on1010 (100%)0 (0%)—

Master's degree

Humanities (group 222)2023: 19 graduates · 89% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1917 (89%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on76 (86%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on1513 (87%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on5———
2019 · 5 years on5———
2018 · 6 years on6———
2017 · 7 years on98 (89%)0 (0%)—
Education scienceTeacher training and education science2023: 14 graduates · 93% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1413 (93%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on1313 (100%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on1414 (100%)0 (0%)—
Audiovisual and media artsArts2023: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1———
2022 · 2 years on2———
2021 · 3 years on5———
2020 · 4 years on2———
2019 · 5 years on4———
2018 · 6 years on3———
2017 · 7 years on2———

Professional qualification after a bachelor's (no degree)

Teacher educationTeacher training and education science2023: 7 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on7———
2022 · 2 years on4———
2021 · 3 years on1817 (94%)0 (0%)—

Professional master's degree

Management and administrationBusiness and administration2023: 16 graduates · 100% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1616 (100%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on3028 (93%)1 (3.3%)—
2021 · 3 years on1816 (89%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on1613 (81%)0 (0%)—
2019 · 5 years on1716 (94%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on119 (82%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on1211 (92%)0 (0%)—
Environmental science and managementEnvironmental science2023: 8 graduates · 75% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on86 (75%)0 (0%)—
Computer useInformation and communication technologies2023: 6 graduates · 100% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on66 (100%)0 (0%)—
Computer scienceInformation and communication technologies2023: 3 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3———
2022 · 2 years on1———
2021 · 3 years on8———
2020 · 4 years on5———
2019 · 5 years on8———
2018 · 6 years on1817 (94%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on6———
Medical servicesHealth care2023: 3 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3———
2022 · 2 years on77 (100%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on2———
2020 · 4 years on5———
2019 · 5 years on2———
2018 · 6 years on3———
Social servicesSocial welfare2022: 10 graduates · 90% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2022 · 2 years on109 (90%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on87 (88%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on76 (86%)0 (0%)—
2019 · 5 years on1313 (100%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on98 (89%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on1514 (93%)0 (0%)—
Environmental protection (group 850)2022: 7 graduates · 100% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2022 · 2 years on77 (100%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on97 (78%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on87 (88%)1 (13%)—
2019 · 5 years on86 (75%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on6———
2017 · 7 years on7———
Teacher educationTeacher training and education science2022: 6 graduates · 100% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2022 · 2 years on66 (100%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on4240 (95%)0 (0%)€21,102
2020 · 4 years on5554 (98%)0 (0%)€22,534
2019 · 5 years on3937 (95%)0 (0%)€21,899
2018 · 6 years on3631 (86%)0 (0%)€26,368
2017 · 7 years on2825 (89%)0 (0%)—
Visual and plastic artsArts2017: 3 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2017 · 7 years on3———

Doctoral degree

Computer useInformation and communication technologies2023: 2 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on2———
2022 · 2 years on1———
Education scienceTeacher training and education science2023: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1———
2022 · 2 years on4———
2020 · 4 years on2———
2019 · 5 years on1———
2018 · 6 years on1———
Language studiesHumanities2022: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2022 · 2 years on1———
2021 · 3 years on1———
2019 · 5 years on2———
2018 · 6 years on2———

How to read these figures

Status is each graduate's situation in November of the year measured. “Unemployed or inactive” is one figure in the source: it includes people registered as unemployed and people outside the labour market — among them graduates studying without a job — so it is not an unemployment rate. “Emigrated” is the Central Statistical Bureau's estimate of who left Latvia. “No information” covers graduates with no personal code in the education register and those on short-term residence permits, which includes many foreign graduates — so the employed share understates institutions with many international students.

To protect privacy the ministry withholds detail: the status split where 5 or fewer graduates in a group were employed, income where 30 or fewer were, and income for doctoral graduates altogether. A dash means withheld, not zero — and we never work a withheld figure out from the others.

Other institutions in Latvia: University of Latvia, Riga Technical University, Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Turība University, Pauls Stradiņš Medical College of the University of Latvia, Business Management College, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences, ISMA University of Applied Sciences, Baltic International Academy, Rēzekne Academy of Technologies, Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Art Academy of Latvia, BA School of Business and Finance, Latvian Academy of Sport Education, EKA University of Applied Sciences, State Police College, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Latvian Academy of Culture, Red Cross Medical College of Rīga Stradiņš University, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, College of Law, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Riga 1st Medical College of the University of Latvia, Riga Medical College of the University of Latvia, Alberta College, Riga Graduate School of Law, Riga Technical College, International Cosmetology College, Daugavpils Medical College of Daugavpils University, National Defence Academy of Latvia, Liepāja Maritime College of Riga Technical University, Latvian Culture College of the Latvian Academy of Culture, Riga Building College, Riga Aeronautical Institute, Jēkabpils Agrobusiness College, State Border Guard College, Fire Safety and Civil Protection College, College of Accounting and Finance, Malnava College of the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Social Integration State Agency, Riga Management College, Olaine College of Technology of Riga Technical University, Novikontas Maritime College, Luther Academy, European Christian Academy, Riga Higher Institute of Religious Sciences (Pontifical Lateran University), Latvian Maritime Academy, BA Business College, Pauls Stradiņš Medical College of the University of Latvia, Rēzekne branch, Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Latgale branch, Riga Aeronautical Institute, Daugavpils branch

Source: Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia (Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija), “2017_2023.g. Latvijas augstākās izglītības iestāžu absolventi 2020.–2024. monitoringa gados”, tax year 2024 file, data.gov.lv, released under CC0 1.0. English names, translations of the classification codes, shares and the selection shown are CollegeMatcher's.