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

Agriculture & Related

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Veterinary Biosciences
The University of Surrey
£35,000
2
Food Business and Innovation
Qahe (Ulst) Limited
£30,000
3
Nutrition
The University of Leeds
£30,000
£30,000···£27,000···£34,000
4
Nutrition and Food Science
The University of Reading
£30,000
£30,000···£30,500···£36,000
5
Agriculture with Placement Year
The University of Reading
£30,000
£30,000···£29,500···£37,500
6
Nutrition and Food Science with Professional Training
The University of Reading
£30,000
£30,000···£30,500···£36,000
7
Environmental Management and Sustainability
The University of Reading
£29,000
£29,000···£28,000···£37,500
8
Food and Nutrition Science
University of Bedfordshire
£28,000
£28,000···£19,500···£24,500
9
Agriculture
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
£27,500
£27,500···£24,000···£28,000
10
Animal Behaviour and Welfare with Science Foundation Year
University of Lincoln
£25,500
£25,500···£18,500···£23,500
11
Animal Behaviour
Anglia Ruskin University
£25,000
£25,000···£19,000···£23,500
12
Equine Business Management
Hartpury University
£24,000
£24,000···£21,000···£26,500
13
Applied Animal Behavioural Science and Welfare
Whitefield Academy Trust
£24,000
14
Racehorse Performance and Rehabilitation (with foundation year)
Hartpury University
£24,000
£24,000···£21,000···£26,500
15
Agriculture
Bishop Burton College
£24,000
£24,000···£18,000···£21,000
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