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Living in the UK: Top 14 Graduate Starting Salaries and Where to Study Them

 

Subject

Graduate Starting Salary*

Top 5 Places to Study (in 2014)

Dentistry

£30,775

($48,336)

The University of Manchester, England

University of Glasgow, Scotland

King’s College London, England

The University of Sheffield, England

University of Dundee, Scotland

Medicine

£29,383

($46,150)

University of Cambridge, England

University of Oxford, England

The University of Edinburgh, Scotland

University College London, England

University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Geology

£29,182

($45,834)

University of Cambridge, England

Imperial College London, England

University of Oxford, England

Durham University, England

Birkbeck, University of London, England

Chemical Engineering

£27,722

($43,576)

University of Cambridge, England

Imperial College London, England

University of Oxford, England

University of Leeds, England

The University of Manchester, England

Economics

£26,940

($42,346)

The University of Warwick, England

London School of Economics, England

University of Oxford, England

University of Cambridge, England

University College London, England

Engineering (General)

£26,294

($41,331)

University of Cambridge, England

University of Surrey, England

University of Oxford, England

Imperial College London, England

Durham University, England

Mechanical Engineering

£25,703

($40,398)

University of Cambridge, England

Imperial College London, England

University of Bristol, England

University of Bath, England

University of Southampton, England

Veterinary Medicine

£25,690

($40,378)

University of Glasgow, Scotland

The University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Royal Veterinary College, England

University of Cambridge, England

University of Liverpool, England

Mathematics

£24,296

($38,187)

University of Cambridge, England

University of Oxford, England

Imperial College London, England

The University of Warwick, England

Durham University, England

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

£24,214

($38,059)

University of Cambridge, England

Imperial College London, England

University of Southampton, England

University of Surrey, England

University of Bristol, England

Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering

£24,133

($37,928)

University of Cambridge, England

Imperial College London, England

University of Bath, England

University of Bristol, England

The University of Sheffield, England

Physics & Astronomy

£23,964

($37,662)

University of Cambridge, England

University of Oxford, England

Durham University, England

Imperial College London, England

University of Glasgow, Scotland

Civil Engineering

£23,707

($37,258)

University of Cambridge, England

University of Bath, England

Imperial College London, England

University of Bristol, England

University of Southampton, England

Social Work

£23,445

($36,849)

The University of Edinburgh, Scotland

University of Sussex, England

University of Leeds, England

University of Bath, England

Swansea University, Wales

 

*Mean salaries of full-time, first degree leavers entering employment

Top 15 Overall University for 2014

  1. Cambridge, England
  2. Oxford, England
  3. London School of Economics, England
  4. Imperial College London, England
  5. Durham, England
  6. St. Andrews, Scotland
  7. University College London, England
  8. Warwick, England
  9. Bath, England
  10. Exeter, England
  11. Lancaster, England
  12. York, England
  13. Surrey, England
  14. Loughborough, England
  15. Bristol, England