Uni by Subject

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Graduate salaries by subject

What graduates typically earn 15 months and 5 years after university, subject by subject.

After 15 months After 5 years

  1. Medicine£43k then £52.5k
  2. Dentistry£44k then £52.5k
  3. Veterinary Science£35.2k then £41.5k
  4. Economics£30k then £39.8k
  5. Maths£31.5k then £38.5k
  6. Pharmacy£38k then £38.5k
  7. Computer Science£30k then £37.7k
  8. Engineering£31.5k then £37.7k
  9. Physics£31k then £36.3k
  10. Chemistry£29k then £33k
  11. Nursing£30k then £32.9k
  12. Social Work£35k then £32.5k
  13. Accounting and Finance£28k then £32.4k
  14. Physiotherapy£30k then £32.2k
  15. Midwifery£30k then £32.1k
  16. Business£28k then £32k
  17. Primary Teaching£31.5k then £32k
  18. Geography£28k then £32k
  19. Politics£28k then £31.5k
  20. Law£26.2k then £30.8k
  21. Biology£26k then £29.8k
  22. Architecture£26k then £29.5k
  23. History£26.5k then £28k
  24. English Literature£26k then £27.5k
  25. Criminology£27k then £27.5k
  26. Sports Science£25.8k then £27.5k
  27. Psychology£26k then £26.5k
  28. Fashion£26k then £26.5k
  29. Film£25k then £25k
  30. Music£25k then £24.5k

Typical (median) earnings across the universities we rank for each subject. 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. Medicine and dentistry graduates are mostly on NHS pay scales.