Real Earnings Data

Salary Explorer

Compare graduate earnings across every subject. Real salary data from HMRC tax records — 15 months, 3 years & 5 years post-graduation.

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21 subjects · Full-time · Starting salary (15 months)

Median Graduate Salary by Subject

Full-time graduates only · Click a bar to see top courses
Trajectory key:15 months3 years5 years
Medicine & Dentistry
£37,000
Education
£36,000
Computer Science
£30,000
£30,000£34,000+13% over 5yrs
Mass Communications & Documentation
£30,000
Languages
£30,000
£30,000£38,500£49,000+63% over 5yrs
Law
£29,500
£29,500£30,000£35,500+20% over 5yrs
Subjects Allied to Medicine
£28,000
£28,000£30,500+9% over 5yrs
Politics
£28,000
Psychology
£26,000
Veterinary Science
£26,000
£26,000£26,500+2% over 5yrs
Combined
£26,000
Historical & Philosophical Studies
£25,000
Economics
£25,000
£25,000£26,000+4% over 5yrs
Engineering & Technology
£24,500
£24,500£29,500£32,500+33% over 5yrs
Architecture, Building & Planning
£24,500
£24,500£25,000+2% over 5yrs
Nursing
£24,500
Agriculture & Related
£24,000
Sociology
£24,000
Biological Sciences
£23,000
£23,000£23,500+2% over 5yrs
Physical Sciences
£23,000
£23,000£25,000+9% over 5yrs
General Studies
£21,500
Top earning courses

Biological Sciences

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Biochemistry
The University of Warwick
£30,500
£30,500···£31,500···£39,500
2
Applied Biological Research
The Royal Veterinary College
£28,000
3
Biological Sciences with International Year
Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust
£27,500
£27,500···£26,000···£34,500
4
Marine Biology And Oceanography
Bangor University
£27,500
£27,500···£24,000···£30,000
5
Microbiology
University of Strathclyde
£27,000
£27,000···£25,000···£31,000
6
Sports Coaching with Physical Education
Dancebox Theatre Works
£27,000
£27,000···£23,000···£28,500
7
Biochemistry with Foundation Year
The University of Surrey
£26,500
£26,500···£27,500···£35,000
8
Sport and Exercise Science
Elizabeth School of London Limited
£26,000
£26,000···£25,000···£31,000
9
Genetics
The University of Manchester
£26,000
£26,000···£27,500···£34,500
10
Exercise and Sport Sciences
University of Exeter
£26,000
£26,000···£24,000···£31,000
11
Sport Studies
University of Stirling
£25,500
£25,500···£22,500···£28,500
12
Animal & Conservation Biology
Edinburgh Napier University
£25,000
£25,000···£22,500···£27,500
13
Biochemistry
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
£25,000
£25,000···£23,500···£29,000
14
Biochemistry
University of Sussex
£25,000
£25,000···£25,500···£31,000
15
Physical Education
University of St Mark & St John
£24,000
£24,000···£16,500···£23,500
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