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

Mass Communications & Documentation

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Mathematics with Economics
University College London
£41,000
£41,000···£45,000···£64,000
2
Criminology and Forensic Psychology
Royal School of Needlework(The)
£34,000
£34,000···£25,500···£31,000
3
Philosophy and Economics
University College London
£33,500
£33,500···£31,000···£39,500
4
Economics and Finance
Queen Mary University of London
£33,000
£33,000···£35,500···£50,000
5
German and Politics
Queen Mary University of London
£33,000
£33,000···£25,000···£31,000
6
Social Work
University of the West of England, Bristol
£32,000
£32,000···£29,500···£33,000
7
Economics, Psychology and Philosophy
The University of Warwick
£32,000
£32,000···£29,000···£38,500
8
Global Development
University of York
£30,000
£30,000···£27,500···£37,000
9
Criminology
University of Northampton, the
£30,000
£30,000···£23,500···£24,000
10
Management with Economics
Goldsmiths' College
£28,000
£28,000···£25,000···£30,000
11
Sociology
Aston University
£27,000
£27,000···£23,000···£26,500
12
Business Economics
The University of Essex
£27,000
£27,000···£27,000···£37,000
13
Politics and International Relations
The University of Essex
£26,500
£26,500···£25,000···£32,500
14
History and Politics
The University of Reading
£26,000
£26,000···£25,000···£29,500
15
Psychology and Criminology
Spirit Ssr Limited
£26,000
£26,000···£20,000···£25,500
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