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BEng Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year)

Nottingham Trent University🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Engineering & Technology
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Course Score
B /74
Graduate Salary£30,500
Satisfaction78%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs75%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Engineering & Technology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£30,500
typical starting salary
£29,000
£34,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Engineering & Technology graduates nationally earn £24,000–£75,000 (1295 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
50%
02
Elementary occupations
10%
03
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
05
Sales occupations
5%
06
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Skilled trades occupations
5%
08
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (76% response rate)

83%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
73%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
74%
Learning Resources
68%
Student Voice

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Nottingham
Average Weekly Rent
£125
Est. Annual Total£11,080
🎉12% cheaper than the UK average

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

<48
9%
48-63
9%
64-79
42%
80-95
15%
96-111
11%
112-127
4%
128-143
4%
144-159
2%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Other
5%
Degree
2%
No qualifications
2%
Other HE
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

25%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

40%Sales
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
28%Engineering

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
75%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
80%
Career On Track