Career Path Insights
Basic Income Type Economic Support Recipients
- as of May 1, 2024
RARA Student Fellows
101
- Research Support Fund: ¥180,000 per month
- Research Expenses: ¥340,000 per year
JSPS Special Research Fellows
(DC1, DC2)
22
- Research Encouragement Fund: ¥200,000 per month
- Research Encouragement Fund: Up to ¥1,500,000 per year
Initiatives to Secure Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellows
Student Proportions
- as of May 1, 2024
- only regular students, excluding professional graduate schools
Number of students
Master's Program 3,355
Doctoral Program 789
Nationalities of students
Master's Program 49countries
Doctoral Program 42countries
Humanities and Social Sciences
Age Distribution
Master's Program
- Under 24 years old
- 54.2%
- 25～29 years old
- 31.2%
- Over 30 years old
- 9.7%
- Over 40 years old
- 2.8%
- Over 50 years old
- 2.1%
Doctoral Program
- Under 27 years old
- 21.6%
- 28〜30 years old
- 19.4%
- Over 31 years old
- 24.5%
- Over 40 years old
- 17.2%
- Over 50 years old
- 17.3%
Science Age Distribution
Master's Program
- Under 24 years old
- 88.3%
- 25〜29 years old
- 11.4%
- Over 30 years old
- 0.2%
- Over 40 years old
- 0.1%
- Over 50 years old
- 0%
Doctoral Program
- Under 27 years old
- 53.0%
- 28〜30 years old
- 21.3%
- Over 31 years old
- 18.3%
- Over 40 years old
- 4.4%
- Over 50 years old
- 3.0%
Career Path Data
- 2023 Results
- only regular students, excluding professional graduate schools
Humanities and Social Sciences
Master's Program
- Employment Rate
- 60.0%
- Further Education Rate
- 11.8%
- Others
- 28.2%
Doctoral Program
- University Faculty
- 43.4%
- Postdoc
- 13.3%
- Private Sector
- 12.0%
- Public Sector
- 10.8%
- Employment in Other Fields
- 4.8%
- Others
(Continuing Job Search, etc.) - 15.7%
Science
Master's Program
- Employment Rate
- 88.3%
- Further Education Rate
- 5.8%
- Others
- 5.9%
Doctoral Program
- University Faculty
- 4.9%
- Postdoc
- 14.6%
- Private Sector
- 46.4%
- Public Sector
- 2.4%
- Employment in Other Fields
- 12.2%
- Others
(Continuing Job Search, etc.) - 19.5%
Scholarship Amounts
Number of Recipients
Master's Program 1,335
Doctoral Program 391
Scholarship Recipients
Master's Program 49.1%
Doctoral Program 48.8%
Average Amount Received
Master's Program
Average Amount 193,289yen
Doctoral Program
Average Amount 1,071,309yen
