73.5 percent of returned doctoral students, 88.6 percent of graduate students, and 88 percent of undergraduates earn less than 10,000 Yuan per month, according to the “2015 Study Abroad Development Report.” The report, released this past Saturday, details the number of returned overseas students and their salaries upon return.

The number of returned overseas students has sharply increased since 2000. In 2000, 9,121 students returned after studying abroad, while in 2014, 364,800 returned.

23.2 percent of overseas returnees expected to earn a monthly salary of 10,000 to 20,000 Yuan on their return. 30 percent of doctoral students expected to earn 10,000 to 20,000 Yuan. In reality, salaries are much lower. 32.8 percent of doctoral students, 40.86 percent of graduate students, and 47.74 percent of undergraduates earn a monthly salary of 5,000 Yuan or less.

Since the Reform and Opening Up period, 3.5 million Chinese students have studied abroad. In 2014 alone, the total number of overseas students reached 180.96 million.

Majors often tend towards the practical- graduate students from China often study business administration, engineering, software engineering and information science while abroad. Despite this, salaries are often still low upon their return.

The report states that China has become the world’s largest exporter of students. The number of current of study abroad students represents the biggest wave so far from the Middle Kingdom. Study abroad is no longer only an option for China’s elite.

Source: inews.qq.com

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