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

Education

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Education
The University of East Anglia
£30,000
£30,000···£24,000···£28,500
2
Education Studies - Geography
University of Durham
£28,500
£28,500···£29,000···£38,500
3
Sport Coaching and Physical Education
Anglia Ruskin University
£28,000
£28,000···£22,500···£26,500
4
Education
University of Keele
£28,000
£28,000···£22,500···£26,500
5
Physical Education (Secondary Years)
The University of Chichester
£27,000
£27,000···£23,500···£29,000
6
Education and Spanish
University of Strathclyde
£27,000
£27,000···£25,500···£27,500
7
Education
University of the West of England, Bristol
£26,000
£26,000···£20,000···£23,500
8
Sport Coaching and Physical Education
The University of Cumbria
£24,000
£24,000···£21,000···£26,500
9
Education Studies and Sociology
Iron Mill Education Limited
£24,000
£24,000···£21,500···£25,000
10
Educational Psychology
The University of Manchester
£24,000
£24,000···£23,500···£29,500
11
Sport and Physical Education
University of Bedfordshire
£23,000
£23,000···£23,000···£27,500
12
Education Studies
Ashton Sixth Form College
£23,000
£23,000···£16,500···£20,000
13
Education and Early Years
The Oldham College
£22,000
£22,000···£14,500···£16,500
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