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

Languages

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Scots Law/Business Management
University of Glasgow
£30,000
£30,000···£31,000···£41,000
2
Applied Criminology with Forensic Investigation with Foundation Year
Stratford College London Limited
£28,000
£28,000···£23,500···£27,000
3
Law with Criminology
Sheffield Hallam University
£26,000
£26,000···£21,000···£26,000
4
Human Resource Management and Law
University of Stirling
£26,000
£26,000···£25,000···£32,000
5
Law Accelerated with English Law
University of Aberdeen
£26,000
£26,000···£26,500···£40,000
6
Law with options in Business Management
University of Aberdeen
£26,000
£26,000···£26,500···£40,000
7
Law
Bangor University
£25,000
£25,000···£20,000···£23,500
8
Law With Criminology
Bangor University
£25,000
£25,000···£20,000···£23,500
9
Law with Psychology
Nottingham Trent University
£25,000
£25,000···£22,500···£29,000
10
Law
University of Glasgow
£25,000
£25,000···£27,500···£40,000
11
Law with Politics with Foundation Year
University of Keele
£24,500
£24,500···£22,500···£27,500
12
Criminology and Law
Uk Curriculum and Accreditation Body (Ukcab)
£24,000
£24,000···£17,500···£21,000
13
Law with Professional Placement Year
University of Salford, the
£24,000
£24,000···£20,500···£26,500
14
Scots Law
University of Dundee
£24,000
£24,000···£24,500···£38,000
15
Law with Politics
The University of Manchester
£24,000
£24,000···£24,000···£32,000
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