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Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

Ventspils Augstskola · Higher education institution · Ventspils

2023 graduates in 2024 (1 year on)

Graduates

122

Employed, November 2024

88%

107 graduates

Emigrated

0%

0 graduates

Median annual income, 2024

€17,912

mean €18,651; 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 on122107 (88%)13 (11%)0 (0%)2 (1.6%)€18,651€17,912
2022 · 2 years on12496 (77%)17 (14%)0 (0%)11 (8.9%)€21,911€20,657
2021 · 3 years on129104 (81%)16 (12%)2 (1.6%)7 (5.4%)€24,346€21,192
2020 · 4 years on149119 (80%)18 (12%)4 (2.7%)8 (5.4%)€26,008€23,827
2019 · 5 years on150118 (79%)21 (14%)1 (0.7%)10 (6.7%)€29,724€25,578
2018 · 6 years on139108 (78%)22 (16%)0 (0%)9 (6.5%)€29,116€25,595
2017 · 7 years on160122 (76%)17 (11%)2 (1.3%)19 (12%)€27,168€23,716

By level of study

Short-cycle professional higher education (college)

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on5——————
2022 · 2 years on66 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2021 · 3 years on5——————
2020 · 4 years on6——————
2019 · 5 years on1——————

Professional bachelor's degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on4941 (84%)7 (14%)0 (0%)1 (2.0%)€14,102€14,707
2022 · 2 years on4437 (84%)5 (11%)0 (0%)2 (4.5%)€17,780€18,814
2021 · 3 years on5240 (77%)8 (15%)0 (0%)4 (7.7%)€22,577€20,486
2020 · 4 years on4637 (80%)7 (15%)1 (2.2%)1 (2.2%)€19,998€18,873
2019 · 5 years on6951 (74%)15 (22%)1 (1.4%)2 (2.9%)€24,666€21,508
2018 · 6 years on7765 (84%)12 (16%)0 (0%)0 (0%)€23,177€22,714
2017 · 7 years on8973 (82%)11 (12%)2 (2.2%)3 (3.4%)€23,441€22,151

Bachelor's degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on2219 (86%)3 (14%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2022 · 2 years on3322 (67%)4 (12%)0 (0%)7 (21%)——
2021 · 3 years on2619 (73%)4 (15%)1 (3.8%)2 (7.7%)——
2020 · 4 years on3026 (87%)1 (3.3%)0 (0%)3 (10%)——
2019 · 5 years on3127 (87%)2 (6.5%)0 (0%)2 (6.5%)——
2018 · 6 years on2717 (63%)2 (7.4%)0 (0%)8 (30%)——
2017 · 7 years on3314 (42%)4 (12%)0 (0%)15 (45%)——

Master's degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on108 (80%)1 (10%)0 (0%)1 (10%)——
2022 · 2 years on9——————
2021 · 3 years on3——————
2020 · 4 years on2214 (64%)3 (14%)1 (4.5%)4 (18%)——
2019 · 5 years on1510 (67%)1 (6.7%)0 (0%)4 (27%)——
2018 · 6 years on5——————
2017 · 7 years on1312 (92%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (7.7%)——

Professional master's degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3635 (97%)1 (2.8%)0 (0%)0 (0%)€21,525€21,783
2022 · 2 years on3226 (81%)6 (19%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——
2021 · 3 years on4338 (88%)4 (9.3%)1 (2.3%)0 (0%)€26,544€22,108
2020 · 4 years on4538 (84%)5 (11%)2 (4.4%)0 (0%)€24,952€23,838
2019 · 5 years on3429 (85%)3 (8.8%)0 (0%)2 (5.9%)——
2018 · 6 years on2920 (69%)8 (28%)0 (0%)1 (3.4%)——
2017 · 7 years on2422 (92%)2 (8.3%)0 (0%)0 (0%)——

Doctoral degree

GraduatedGraduatesEmployedUnemployed or inactiveEmigratedNo informationMean income, 2024Median income, 2024
2018 · 6 years on1——————
2017 · 7 years on1——————

By programme group (18)

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)

Software and applications development and analysisInformation and communication technologies2023: 5 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on5———
2022 · 2 years on66 (100%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on5———
2020 · 4 years on6———
2019 · 5 years on1———

Professional bachelor's degree

Management and administrationBusiness and administration2023: 22 graduates · 77% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on2217 (77%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on2018 (90%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on2723 (85%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on2621 (81%)1 (3.8%)—
2019 · 5 years on3829 (76%)1 (2.6%)—
2018 · 6 years on3632 (89%)0 (0%)€24,873
2017 · 7 years on4236 (86%)0 (0%)€21,145
Language studiesHumanities2023: 18 graduates · 89% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1816 (89%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on1915 (79%)0 (0%)—
Electronics and automationEngineering and engineering trades2023: 8 graduates · 88% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on87 (88%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on5———
2021 · 3 years on1———
2020 · 4 years on3———
2019 · 5 years on3———
2018 · 6 years on2———
2017 · 7 years on66 (100%)0 (0%)—
Sociology and cultural studiesSocial and behavioural sciences2023: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1———
Humanities (group 222)2021: 24 graduates · 67% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2021 · 3 years on2416 (67%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on1713 (76%)0 (0%)—
2019 · 5 years on2819 (68%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on3931 (79%)0 (0%)€17,266
2017 · 7 years on4131 (76%)2 (4.9%)€20,532

Bachelor's degree

Computer scienceInformation and communication technologies2023: 21 graduates · 86% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on2118 (86%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on2419 (79%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on1813 (72%)0 (0%)—
2020 · 4 years on2221 (95%)0 (0%)—
2019 · 5 years on2523 (92%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on1816 (89%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on138 (62%)0 (0%)—
Management and administrationBusiness and administration2023: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1———
2022 · 2 years on2———
2021 · 3 years on1———
2020 · 4 years on4———
2018 · 6 years on5———
2017 · 7 years on10———
Humanities (group 222)2022: 7 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2022 · 2 years on7———
2021 · 3 years on76 (86%)1 (14%)—
2020 · 4 years on4———
2019 · 5 years on6———
2018 · 6 years on4———
2017 · 7 years on10———

Master's degree

Management and administrationBusiness and administration2023: 7 graduates · 86% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on76 (86%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on5———
2021 · 3 years on2———
2020 · 4 years on126 (50%)1 (8.3%)—
2019 · 5 years on107 (70%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on2———
2017 · 7 years on77 (100%)0 (0%)—
Computer scienceInformation and communication technologies2023: 3 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3———
2022 · 2 years on4———
2021 · 3 years on1———
2020 · 4 years on3———
2019 · 5 years on3———
2018 · 6 years on3———
2017 · 7 years on6———
Language studiesHumanities2020: 7 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2020 · 4 years on7———
2019 · 5 years on2———

Professional master's degree

Management and administrationBusiness and administration2023: 28 graduates · 96% employed
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on2827 (96%)0 (0%)—
2022 · 2 years on2823 (82%)0 (0%)—
2021 · 3 years on3530 (86%)1 (2.9%)—
2020 · 4 years on3531 (89%)2 (5.7%)€22,178
2019 · 5 years on2421 (88%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on1613 (81%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on1715 (88%)0 (0%)—
Language studiesHumanities2023: 4 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on4———
2022 · 2 years on3———
2021 · 3 years on5———
2020 · 4 years on8———
2019 · 5 years on97 (78%)0 (0%)—
2018 · 6 years on7———
Sociology and cultural studiesSocial and behavioural sciences2023: 3 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on3———
Electronics and automationEngineering and engineering trades2023: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on1———
2022 · 2 years on1———
2021 · 3 years on3———
2020 · 4 years on2———
2019 · 5 years on1———
2018 · 6 years on66 (100%)0 (0%)—
2017 · 7 years on3———
Humanities (group 222)2017: 4 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2017 · 7 years on4———

Doctoral degree

Humanities (group 222)2018: 1 graduates
GraduatedGraduatesEmployedEmigratedMedian income, 2024
2018 · 6 years on1———
2017 · 7 years on1———

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, Liepāja University, 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, 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.