If you’ve decided you want to go to university when you leave school, first of all congratulations! Deciding what to do when you leave school can be a tricky decision to make, and university is a super exciting pathway for many aspiring professionals.
Whether you already have your heart set on a particular degree, or you’re still trying to decide, it can be super helpful to know what career path your degree could lead you to.
That’s where EY come in. As one of Australia’s professional service providers, they have career pathways for every degree! From aspiring art graduates to finance fanatics, discover where your degree fits into the world of professional services.
Keep reading to and get inspired and launch your career once you graduate!
Accounting Degree
If you love crunching numbers and the idea of helping others improve their businesses through financial planning, an accounting degree could be perfect for you! You’ll learn all about financial reporting, forecasting and internal controls. In short, you’ll be able to flex your math skills and land a rewarding and future-proof job: how good?
Where Could I Fit In?
- Assurance
- Risk Consulting
- People Consulting
- Strategy and Transactions
- Tax
Actuarial Degree
We think the actuary industry is underrated. Not that many people can actually define what actuaries do, but their job is super important! Essentially, they analyse the financial cost of risk and uncertainty to help businesses thrive. If you love math and helping others, this is a great option for you!
Where Could I Fit In?
- Business Consulting
- Tax
Arts Degree
Arts degrees are well-known for being pretty broad. With tonnes of potential majors ranging from history to literature and everything in between, you’re bound to find your ‘thing’ while studying for a Bachelor of Arts. What’s more, the skills you’ll learn can set you up for an incredible EY career, too.
Where Could I Fit In?
- Assurance
- Business Consulting
Commerce / Business Degree
Like arts degrees, commerce and business degrees can be pretty varied! Whether you want to get into the strategy side of things, better understand tax, or work in assurance, there’s an academic pathway for you! And even if you aren’t quite sure what you want to get into, they’re a great way to try out a bunch of different subjects before specialising.
Where Could I Fit In?
- Assurance
- CBS
- Risk Consulting
- Strategy and transactions
- Tax
Data Analytics Degree
“So, what is data analytics?” You may ask. Essentially, it’s the science of analysing raw data to help businesses perform more efficiently. Those studying data analytics will learn how to convert raw data into actionable insights through the use of various tools, technologies and processes. What’s more, the industry is only growing, so it’s a super smart career choice for the future!
Where Could I Fit In?
- Assurance
- Business Consulting
- People Consulting
- Strategy and Transactions
- Tax
- Technology Consulting
Engineering
As one of the four key elements of STEM, engineering is a great choice for those looking for a rewarding and high-paying career. There are tonnes of different types of engineering specialisations to choose from, which gives you a bunch of different options to keep your studies and your career interesting!
Where Could I Fit In
- Assurance
- Business Consulting
- Risk Consulting
- People Consulting
- Strategy and Transactions
- Tax
- Technology Consulting
Finance Degree
Finance degrees are great for anyone wanting to break into a role in business. They mix technical and theoretical knowledge that will truly help you become an expert in your field and start your career journey off on the right foot! If you’re interested in finance, accounting, economics, statistics and maths, why not give a finance degree a shot? It could just land you and incredible EY career.
Where Could I Fit In?
- Assurance
- Risk Consulting
- Core Business Services
- People Consulting
- Strategy and Transactions
- Tax
Human Resources Degree
Human resources roles are an integral part of any business. After all, someone needs to make sure existing and future employees stay happy and feel supported! In your human resources degree, you’ll be learning about change management, employee relations, labour law, organisational behaviour, recruitment and staffing! Essentially, you’ll be covering all kinds of exciting and super-important topics.
Where Could I Fit In?
- CBS
- People Consulting
- Tax
IT / Information Systems Degree
Information technology (or IT) degrees usually revolve around the use of computers to manage data for businesses! You’ll be working with computer software, hardware, electronics, internet and e-commerce in a variety of different contexts. This means that students will graduate as bonafide computer pros ready to launch exciting and future-proof careers!
Where Could I Fit In?
- Assurance
- Risk Consulting
- People Consulting Service
- Strategy and Transactions
- Technology Consulting
- Tax
- Technology Consulting
Law
There are a bunch of EY careers that a law degree would set you up perfectly for, and because law is such a varied degree, you’ll learn a tonne of helpful info that’ll set you up for your career!
Where Could I Fit In?
- Assurance
- Risk Consulting
- Core Business Services
- Strategy and Transactions
- Tax
Organisational Psychology
Organisational psychology is one of the lesser-known career paths, but it’s by no means unimportant! The term ‘organisational psychology’ refers to studies of human behaviour in the workplace, so it’s a great pathway for aspiring people managers! Spend your degree learning how to evaluate individual, group and organisational dynamics and use that research to find solutions to any issues!
Where Could I Fit In?
- People Consulting
Explore Your Options with EY
You might be surprised to hear that this extensive list doesn’t actually cover all your options! There are tonnes of other degrees that can lead to rewarding and impressive EY careers, all you need to do is take the time to look.
Start planning your education pathway and launch an incredible career with EY by heading to their employer profile today!
