Why go to Uni?

Whether you’re looking to broaden your mind, expand your skills or get the qualification that will help you get your dream job, a university education can help make it happen.

Opportunities

University provides students with fantastic opportunities. While studying at uni you can:

  • develop specific knowledge in a chosen field
  • increase your understanding of the world we live in
  • make lifelong friends
  • embark on new experiences
  • challenge yourself and your thinking

Advantages

A university degree will provide you with considerable advantages. It will:

  • make you more attractive to future employers
  • significantly improve your employability†
  • give you greater earning potential*
  • allow you to have greater control over the direction you take in life
  • help give you the confidence to chase your dreams
† Over 81 per cent of La Trobe’s 2009 first degree graduates found full-time employment within four months of completing their qualification. Source: Australian Graduate Survey 2009.
*In terms of earnings, a bachelor's degree has the largest impact increasing earnings by about 31per cent on average. Source: Australian Council for Educational Research, January 2009.