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

Law

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Politics, Philosophy and Law
The University of Warwick
£32,000
£32,000···£29,000···£38,500
2
Law with Study Abroad in English
The University of Warwick
£30,000
£30,000···£35,500···£46,000
3
Finance and Business Law
University of Strathclyde
£30,000
£30,000···£32,500···£45,000
4
Law
Anglia Ruskin University
£28,000
£28,000···£22,000···£28,500
5
Law and Korean
School of Oriental and African Studies
£28,000
£28,000···£24,500···£29,000
6
Law with Foundation Year
University of Derby
£27,000
£27,000···£20,500···£25,000
7
Graduate Law
University of Exeter
£26,500
£26,500···£32,000···£45,500
8
Social Policy and Law
University of Edinburgh
£26,000
£26,000···£26,500···£41,500
9
Law with Politics
University of Sussex
£26,000
£26,000···£27,500···£34,500
10
Law
The University of Leicester
£25,000
£25,000···£25,000···£35,000
11
Law/Politics
University of Glasgow
£25,000
£25,000···£27,500···£40,000
12
Law and Criminology
The University of Sheffield
£25,000
£25,000···£25,500···£34,000
13
Law (Philosophy, Politics and Law Pathway)
The University of Surrey
£25,000
£25,000···£27,000···£36,500
14
International Law
Coventry University
£25,000
£25,000···£21,000···£26,000
15
Law with Business
University of Keele
£25,000
£25,000···£24,000···£32,000
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