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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20 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 and Dentistry
£37,000
£37,000£24,000£23,500-36% over 5yrs
Education and Teaching
£36,000
£36,000£26,500£28,000-22% over 5yrs
Architecture and Planning
£30,000
£30,000£29,000£34,000+13% over 5yrs
Communications and Media
£30,000
£30,000£20,000£23,500-22% over 5yrs
Languages and Area Studies
£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£26,000£30,500+9% over 5yrs
Economics
£28,000
£28,000£22,500£26,000-7% over 5yrs
Veterinary Sciences
£26,000
£26,000£20,000£24,500-6% over 5yrs
Agriculture
£26,000
£26,000£22,000£26,500+2% over 5yrs
Psychology
£26,000
£26,000£21,000£24,500-6% over 5yrs
History and Philosophy
£25,000
£25,000£19,000£23,500-6% over 5yrs
Sport and Exercise Science
£25,000
£25,000£22,500£26,000+4% over 5yrs
Computer Science
£24,500
£24,500£29,500£32,500+33% over 5yrs
Geography and Earth Sciences
£24,500
£24,500£20,500£25,000+2% over 5yrs
Physical Sciences
£24,000
£24,000£18,500£22,000-8% over 5yrs
Sociology
£24,000
£24,000£16,500£20,000-17% over 5yrs
Biological Sciences
£23,000
£23,000£18,500£23,500+2% over 5yrs
Mathematical Sciences
£23,000
£23,000£22,000£25,000+9% over 5yrs
General Studies
£21,500
£21,500£16,500£20,500-5% over 5yrs
Top earning courses

Geography and Earth Sciences

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Computer Science
University of Durham
£41,500
£41,500···£40,000···£54,000
2
Computer Science and Mathematics
Loughborough University
£38,000
£38,000···£31,000···£43,000
3
Computing Science
University of Glasgow
£38,000
£38,000···£32,500···£46,500
4
Computer Science (with a year in industry)
University of York
£35,000
£35,000···£40,000···£53,500
5
Computer and Internet Engineering
The University of Surrey
£32,500
£32,500···£41,500···£50,500
6
Geography
University of Oxford
£32,000
£32,000···£33,500···£43,500
7
Computer Science
The University of Hull
£31,000
£31,000···£28,000···£35,500
8
Computer Science
Swansea University
£30,000
£30,000···£31,500···£40,500
9
Computer Science
University of Portsmouth
£30,000
£30,000···£25,500···£32,000
10
Geography
Loughborough University
£30,000
£30,000···£30,500···£38,500
11
Geography
Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust
£28,500
£28,500···£27,500···£34,500
12
Environmental Science with Professional Experience
The University of Reading
£28,000
£28,000···£26,000···£31,000
13
Human Geography
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
£28,000
£28,000···£23,500···£29,000
14
Geography
University of Glasgow
£28,000
£28,000···£25,000···£31,000
15
Environmental Science (Placement Year)
University Academy 92 Limited
£27,000
£27,000···£26,000···£32,000
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