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

General Studies

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Media Production
London South Bank University
£28,500
£28,500···£24,000···£30,000
2
Music Production, Performance and Business
The University of Westminster
£28,000
£28,000···£19,500···£26,500
3
Film and Television Production
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
£25,000
£25,000···£18,500···£22,500
4
Digital Design
Brunel University London
£25,000
£25,000···£25,000···£30,500
5
History/Theatre Studies
University of Glasgow
£24,500
£24,500···£23,000···£28,500
6
Music and Psychology
Liverpool Hope University
£24,000
£24,000···£18,000···£22,500
7
Comics and Graphic Novels
Teesside University
£24,000
£24,000···£19,500···£22,000
8
Creative Writing and Film Studies
Everton Free School & Football College
£24,000
£24,000···£17,000···£23,500
9
Documentary Photography and Visual Activism
Coleg Sir Gar
£24,000
£24,000···£15,000···£19,000
10
Graphic Design
University of Lincoln
£24,000
£24,000···£20,000···£25,500
11
3D Design & Animation
Coleg Sir Gar
£24,000
£24,000···£18,500···£22,500
12
Music: Popular Music and Recording
University of Salford, the
£23,500
£23,500···£18,500···£23,000
13
Graphic Design
University of Chester
£23,000
£23,000···£19,000···£23,000
14
Acting for Film
The University of Chichester
£22,000
£22,000···£18,500···£22,500
15
Performance
The University of Chichester
£22,000
£22,000···£18,500···£23,500
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