

University Insights
Aggregated HESA/NSS/LEO statistics averaged across all 88 courses at this institution.
Academic strengths & graduate outcomes
Across 88 courses, Robert Gordon University's largest teaching areas are business and management (17 courses), architecture and planning (12 courses) and engineering and technology (11 courses), with further provision in nursing and midwifery, creative arts and design and law. In the latest national data it records 85.1% average course satisfaction (NSS), 77.3% first-year continuation, 92.5% of graduates in work or further study and 81.7% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £31,066 fifteen months after graduating to £35,034 after five years, peaking at £52,000 for Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Faculties & Courses
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Architecture and Planning 12
MEngMechanical and Electrical Engineering
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Satisfied79%
Drop-out25%
Salary£32k
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MEngMechanical and Offshore Engineering
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MEngMechanical and Offshore Engineering
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary£33k
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MEngRenewable Energy Engineering
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Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£44k
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MEngMechanical and Electrical Engineering
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MEngMechanical Engineering
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Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary£50k
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MEngRenewable Energy Engineering
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MEngMechanical Engineering
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Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary£33k
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MEngElectronic and Electrical Engineering
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Satisfied79%
Drop-out25%
Salary£32k
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MSciAdvanced Architectural Technology
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Satisfied95%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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MArchArchitecture
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Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MEngElectronic and Electrical Engineering
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Salary (3yr)£44k
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Business and Management 17
BAInternational Tourism Management
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Satisfied96%
Drop-out45%
Salary£25k
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BAEvents Management
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAAccounting with Business Analytics
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAInternational Business Management
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Satisfied93%
Drop-out32%
Salary£29k
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BAFashion Management
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BABusiness with Marketing
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Satisfied95%
Drop-out25%
Salary£29k
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BADigital Marketing
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Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAManagement
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Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary£29k
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BABusiness Management
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Satisfied89%
Drop-out56%
Salary£29k
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BScAccounting
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Satisfied90%
Drop-out35%
Salary£27k
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BABusiness Management
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Satisfied
Drop-out15%
Salary£39k
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BABusiness with Data Analytics
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Satisfied93%
Drop-out37%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BABusiness with Finance and Economics
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Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScQuantity Surveying and Commercial Management
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Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAAccounting and Finance
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Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAInternational Hospitality Management
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Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BABusiness with Human Resource Management
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Satisfied75%
Drop-out30%
Salary£29k
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Communications and Media 1
BAJournalism
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Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary£23k
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Computer Science 8
BScComputing and Creative Design
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MSciComputing Science
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Satisfied78%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScCyber Security
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out30%
Salary£26k
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BScData Science with Business Management
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out37%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScData Science with Artificial Intelligence
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out28%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScComputing (Application Software Development)
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Satisfied94%
Drop-out35%
Salary£26k
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LLBLaw with Artificial Intelligence
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out28%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScComputer Science
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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Creative Arts and Design 9
BAFashion and Textile Design
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Satisfied77%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BACommunication Design
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Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BAFine Art
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Satisfied94%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BDesInterior Design
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Satisfied89%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BScGames Design
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out28%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScDigital Media
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BScWeb and Mobile Design
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Satisfied89%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAFilm and Media
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Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAProduct Ceramics and Jewellery
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Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary£24k
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Engineering and Technology 11
BEngElectronic and Electrical Engineering
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Satisfied79%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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BEngMechanical and Offshore Engineering
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary£33k
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BEngEngineering Design
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£34k
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BEngMechanical Engineering
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Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary£50k
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BEngRenewable Energy Engineering
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Satisfied
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£44k
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BEngElectronic and Electrical Engineering
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Satisfied
Drop-out40%
Salary£50k
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BEngMechanical and Electrical Engineering
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Satisfied
Drop-out40%
Salary£50k
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BEngRenewable Energy Engineering
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Satisfied82%
Drop-out23%
Salary (3yr)£34k
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BEngMechanical and Electrical Engineering
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out35%
Salary£32k
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BEngMechanical Engineering
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Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£33k
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BEngMechanical and Offshore Engineering
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Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary (3yr)£44k
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Law 8
LLBLaw (Online)
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BACriminology
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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LLBLaw
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary£48k
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LLBLaw
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out21%
Salary£25k
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LLBLaw (Online)
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out35%
Salary£48k
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BALaw and Management
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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LLBLaw with Criminology
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out23%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BALaw and Management
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out45%
Salary£39k
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Medicine and Dentistry 3
BScBiomedical Science
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Satisfied79%
Drop-out24%
Salary£30k
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BScParamedicine
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Satisfied80%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPharmacy
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Satisfied68%
Drop-out7%
Salary£38k
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Nursing and Midwifery 10
BScMidwifery
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Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MoOthOccupational Therapy
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysioPhysiotherapy
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Satisfied97%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScNursing - Adult
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Satisfied77%
Drop-out17%
Salary£27k
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BScNursing - Dual Registration in Children and Young People and Mental Health
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Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScNursing - Children and Young People
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Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BScNursing - Dual Registration in Adult and Children and Young People
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Satisfied77%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScNursing - Mental Health
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Satisfied73%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScNursing - Dual Registration in Adult and Mental Health
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Satisfied77%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScNursing - Mental Health
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Satisfied78%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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Social Sciences 3
BASocial Work
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Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£38k
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BAApplied Social Sciences
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out16%
Salary£37k
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BASocial Work
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out18%
Salary£41k
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Sport and Exercise Science 2
BScSport Coaching
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Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BScApplied Sports and Exercise Science
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out17%
Salary£26k
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Subjects Allied to Medicine 4
BScNursing - Adult
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Satisfied70%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MRadDiagnostic Radiography
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Satisfied79%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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MDietNutrition and Dietetics
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Satisfied94%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic and Analytical Science
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Satisfied96%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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