School of Science graduates in working life

School of Science

The teaching and research of the School of Science focuses on in the fields of advanced energy solutions, condensed matter and material physics, creation and transformation of technology-based businesses, data science and artificial intelligence, health technology, neuroscience, and software engineering. Explore the study opportunities offered by the School of Science on the school´s website.

Career Monitoring Survey 

The career monitoring survey is conducted as part of the national academic career monitoring*. The results presented on this page are based on the data obtained from the survey conducted in 2025 and targeted at graduates in 2020.

Satisfaction with Degree 

Graduates from the School of Science value their degree and feel that their employers appreciate their qualifications. Of the respondents who graduated in 2020, 97% were satisfied with their degree in relation to their own career, 95% felt that their employers value their degree, and 98% would recommend the degree to others. 

Employment

According to the results of the career monitoring survey, the employment situation for those who graduated from the School of Science in 2020 is very good. Of the respondents, 94% were either employed or self-employed. 

Five years after graduation, the median salary of respondents is 5 500 euros per month, and the average salary is 5 870 euros per month.

The large companies and organizations (with over 250 employees) employ the most professionals who have graduated from the School of Science. Of the respondents, 46% work in large companies, 32% in small or medium-sized enterprises, 11% in universities. 2% of respondents are entrepreneurs.

Respondents named companies such as Aalto University, Ericsson, Fortum, F-Secure, University of Helsinki, Nokia, Reaktor, Relex Solutions, Rovio, Wärtsilä and Wolt as their current employers. 

Examples of the most common job titles include data analyst, data engineer, doctoral researcher, game designer, information security specialist, investment manager, IT consultant, machine learning engineer, management consultant, product manager, service manager, and software developer.

The skills considered most important in their current jobs by the respondents include problem-solving skills, ability to learn and adopt new things, analytical and systematic thinking skills, information retrieval skills, and communication in English. 

*The national career monitoring is coordinated by the Aarresaari network, which consists of 13 Finnish universities' employment and career services. The survey is conducted using a standardized questionnaire simultaneously for those who graduated five years ago. The national results of career monitoring are publicly available in the Education and Culture Ministry's Vipunen information service as a PowerBI report. Vipunen also provides other information about the employment of degree holders. The careers of graduates in engineering and architecture are also studied by the Finnish Association of Academic Engineers and Architects TEK, and you can explore TEK Graduate Survey results on TEK's website.