The employment rate of two-year college graduates is 85.9% and their average monthly wage is 2.02 million won, both of which are comparatively higher than the employment rate (82.9%) and the average monthly wage (1.967 million won) of four-year college graduates.
With respect to employment rates by gender, the employment rate of male two-year college graduates (90.1%) is higher than that of male four-year college graduates (85.7%), and the employment rate of female two-year college graduates (82.3%) is higher than that of female four-year college graduates (80.9%).
With respect to income levels by gender, the income levels of both male and female two-year college graduates (males, 2.338 million won and females, 1.717 million won) are higher than those of their four-year college graduate counterparts (males, 2.208 million won and females, 1.688 million won).
In the case of majoring in Humanities, Sociology, or Natural Sciences, it is more advantageous in finding employment to attend a two-year college and enter the labor market two years early than it is to attend a provincial four-year college.