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

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15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Arts and Humanities
The Open University
£31,000
£31,000···£21,000···£24,000
2
Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship)
The University of Manchester
£30,000
£30,000···£29,000···£38,500
3
English Literature And Creative Writing
West Herts College
£27,000
£27,000···£25,000···£30,500
4
English Literature With Film
West Herts College
£27,000
£27,000···£25,000···£30,500
5
Philosophy And English Language
West Herts College
£25,000
£25,000···£25,000···£30,500
6
Philosophy And Media
West Herts College
£25,000
£25,000···£25,000···£30,500
7
Illustration with Diploma in Creative Professional Development
Norwich University of the Arts
£24,000
£24,000···£19,500···£24,500
8
Games Art and Design
Norwich University of the Arts
£24,000
9
Fashion Communication and Promotion with Diploma in Creative Professional Development
Norwich University of the Arts
£24,000
£24,000···£19,500···£24,500
10
Business Enterprise and Business Law
University of Strathclyde
£23,500
£23,500···£26,500···£37,000
11
Photography with Diploma in Creative Computing
Norwich University of the Arts
£22,500
£22,500···£18,500···£23,000
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