In accordance with the provisions of Law no. 30 of 14 February 2003 and the subsequent Ministerial Decree of 23 December 2003 issued by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, public and private universities must also take on a role in job placement intermediation. In this context, placement in the labour market and the possibility of finding employment, starting a profession or developing an entrepreneurial activity that provides satisfaction and adequate remuneration represent one of the objectives that every university department must pursue in order to support its graduating students and graduates as they enter the world of work.
The DEIM Department, in close collaboration with the University Placement Office, promotes the job placement service, which handles the following initiatives:
Dr. Stefano Meloni – stefano.meloni@unitus.it
The Department’s graduates find employment in the fields of Economics, Engineering and Political-Social Studies.
The results of the XXVI Survey on the Employment Status of Graduates, conducted by Almalaurea and published in June 2024, provide a broad overview of graduates’ entry into the labour market, the characteristics of the jobs found, including profession and salary, the effectiveness of the degree and the use in the workplace of the skills acquired at university.
Figure 1: Employment rate 3 years after graduation: master’s degree graduates from 2020 interviewed in 2023

Source: Almalaurea – XXVI Survey on the Employment Status of Graduates (June 2024)
The summary analyses presented below, for each of the three disciplinary areas, refer to the Department’s master’s degree graduates, considering the cohort of graduates from 2020 interviewed 3 years after obtaining their degree (Almalaurea interviews conducted in 2023). For a detailed overview of the results of the surveys conducted by Almalaurea, please refer to the University page: https://www.unitus.it/en/studenti/placement/almalaurea/
ECONOMICS AREA
The employment rate three years after graduation — where all those engaged in paid work or training activities are considered employed — stood in 2023 at 86.3% for master’s degree graduates who obtained their degree in 2020, a percentage higher than the University average.
Combining the answers regarding the use of work-related skills in the activity carried out and the requirement of the degree for the job, it emerges that more than 75% of the Department’s graduates consider the master’s degree to be very effective or effective in the work performed (Figure 2).
| MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES (3 YEARS AFTER GRADUATION) | ECONOMICS AREA |
| Employment rate | |
| Men | 85.4 |
| Women | 87.5 |
| Total | 86.3 |
| Job satisfaction (averages, scale 1-10) | 8.3 |
| Net monthly salary (averages, in euros) | |
| Men | 1,679 |
| Women | 1,588 |
| Total | 1,638 |
Figure 2: Effectiveness of the degree in the work performed (percentage values) – ECONOMICS AREA

Source: Almalaurea – XXVI Survey on the Employment Status of Graduates (June 2024)
ENGINEERING AREA
The employment rate three years after graduation — where all those engaged in paid work or training activities are considered employed — stood in 2023 at 100% for master’s degree graduates, demonstrating the high external effectiveness of the Department’s educational offer.
Combining the answers regarding the use of work-related skills in the activity carried out and the requirement of the degree for the job, it emerges that almost 90% of the Department’s graduates in the engineering area consider the master’s degree to be very effective or effective in the work performed.
| MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES (3 YEARS AFTER GRADUATION) | ENGINEERING AREA |
| Employment rate | 100 |
| Job satisfaction (averages, scale 1-10) | 7.6 |
| Net monthly salary (averages, in euros) | 1,514 |
Figure 3: Effectiveness of the degree in the work performed (percentage values) – ENGINEERING AREA

Source: Almalaurea – XXVI Survey on the Employment Status of Graduates (June 2024)
POLITICAL-SOCIAL AREA
The employment rate three years after graduation — where all those engaged in paid work or training activities are considered employed — stood in 2023 at 83.3% for master’s degree graduates, a percentage that is also higher than the University average in this area.
Combining the answers regarding the use of work-related skills in the activity carried out and the requirement of the degree for the job, it emerges that around three quarters of the Department’s graduates in the political-social area consider the master’s degree to be very effective, effective or fairly effective in the work performed.
| MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES (3 YEARS AFTER GRADUATION) | POLITICAL-SOCIAL AREA |
| Employment rate | |
| Men | 85.7 |
| Women | 81.3 |
| Total | 83.3 |
| Job satisfaction (averages, scale 1-10) | 7.8 |
| Net monthly salary (averages, in euros) | |
| Men | 1,563 |
| Women | 1,491 |
| Total | 1,526 |
Figure 4: Effectiveness of the degree in the work performed (percentage values) – POLITICAL-SOCIAL AREA

Source: Almalaurea – XXVI Survey on the Employment Status of Graduates (June 2024)