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

Sociology

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
English and Film Studies
University of St Andrews
£28,000
£28,000···£26,000···£33,000
2
Film and Literature
The University of Warwick
£27,000
£27,000···£22,000···£29,000
3
Digital Media and Communications
Manchester Metropolitan University
£25,000
£25,000···£19,500···£23,500
4
Translation, Media and Modern Language
The University of East Anglia
£25,000
£25,000···£22,500···£29,000
5
English Language and Media & Communication
Liverpool Hope University
£25,000
£25,000···£19,500···£25,500
6
History and Journalism
Iron Mill Education Limited
£24,500
£24,500···£21,000···£25,000
7
Journalism And Creative Writing
West Herts College
£24,500
£24,500···£24,000···£31,000
8
Media and Communication
Performance Preparation Academy Limited
£24,000
£24,000···£20,500···£25,000
9
Journalism, Media and Communication and Politics and International Relations
University of Strathclyde
£24,000
£24,000···£24,500···£29,000
10
Journalism & Creative Writing
Dbs Music Holdings Limited
£23,000
£23,000···£19,000···£23,500
11
Film and Television Production
Teesside University
£23,000
£23,000···£19,500···£23,000
12
Film and History
University of Southampton
£22,000
£22,000···£23,500···£30,000
13
Film and Creative Writing
University Academy 92 Limited
£22,000
£22,000···£19,500···£23,500
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