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

Combined

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Classics
Birkbeck College
£46,500
£46,500···£26,000···£31,000
2
History and Politics
The London School of Economics and Political Science
£37,500
£37,500···£34,000···£49,500
3
French and Philosophy
University College London
£33,500
£33,500···£31,000···£39,500
4
Mathematics and Philosophy
The University of Warwick
£32,000
£32,000···£29,000···£38,500
5
History with Politics
University of Cambridge
£31,000
£31,000···£32,000···£43,500
6
Russian Studies and History
University of Edinburgh
£30,000
£30,000···£28,000···£34,500
7
History and History of Art
Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust
£28,000
£28,000···£26,000···£34,000
8
History
Queen Mary University of London
£27,500
£27,500···£27,000···£33,500
9
History and Politics
University Academy 92 Limited
£27,000
£27,000···£23,500···£29,500
10
Military and International History
Brunel University London
£26,500
£26,500···£25,500···£32,500
11
Classical Studies
University of Lincoln
£26,500
£26,500···£21,000···£25,500
12
Archaeology and Ancient History
University of Edinburgh
£26,000
£26,000···£26,000···£32,000
13
Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
University of Exeter
£26,000
£26,000···£26,000···£31,000
14
English Language/Philosophy
University of Glasgow
£25,000
£25,000···£22,500···£27,000
15
Philosophy and Politics
The University of Manchester
£25,000
£25,000···£24,500···£32,000
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