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Computer Science at Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast is ranked 30th of 134 universities for computer science on our measures. 75% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £31.3k after 15 months.
Typical offer AAA–AABNorthern Ireland13 courses
How it compares with other computer science courses
The marker shows the typical (median) computer science course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC1%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC0%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB16%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB27%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA27%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more30%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 13 computer science courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Highest student satisfaction: Computer Science (Undergraduate Masters including Professional Experience) (84%).
- Least competitive entry: Software Engineering (with Placement). Half of the students who started had more than 141 UCAS points, against 179 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Computer Science and Computer Science (Undergraduate Masters including Professional Experience) (100%).
- Placement year: 7 of the 13 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 5 years.
- Degrees awarded: BEng, BSc, MEng, MSci.
- Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT: 7 of the 13 courses.
Computer Science
MEng · 4 years
Typical offerAAA–AAB
- Satisfied
- 74%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 179
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Computer Science (Undergraduate Masters including Professional Experience)
MEng · 5 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 153
- Graduate jobs
- 100%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Computer Science with Professional Experience
BSc · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 70%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 145
- Graduate jobs
- 89%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Computing and Information Technology Incl Professional Experience
BSc · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 66%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 142
- Graduate jobs
- 100%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Software Engineering
MEng · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 79%*
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 157
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Software Engineering (Undergraduate Masters with placement)
MEng · 5 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 79%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 163
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Software Engineering (with Placement)
BEng · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 98%
- Entry points
- 141
- Graduate jobs
- 90%
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Computer Engineering
BEng · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 79%*
- Stay on
- 97%*
- Entry points
- 145*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Computer Engineering (Undergraduate Masters with Year in Industry)
MEng · 5 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 79%*
- Stay on
- 97%*
- Entry points
- 145*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Computer Engineering (Undergraduate Masters)
MEng · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 79%*
- Stay on
- 97%*
- Entry points
- 145*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Computer Engineering (with year in industry)
BEng · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 79%*
- Stay on
- 97%*
- Entry points
- 145*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Mathematics and Computer Science
BSc · 3 years
Estimated offer~A*AA–AAA
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 74%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 178
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Mathematics and Computer Science (Undergraduate Masters)
MSci · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 74%*
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 151*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (some checked by hand) (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
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