What do Graduates Earn and Do?
| Subject | Graduate salary | Non-graduate salary | Straight to graduate job |
| Dentistry | £30,143 | –– | 91% |
| Medicine | £29,146 | –– | 91% |
| Chemical Engineering | £27,151 | –– | 48% |
| Veterinary Medicine | £25,807 | –– | 86% |
| Economics | £25,637 | £16,249 | 36% |
| Middle Eastern and African Studies | £25,004 | –– | 29% |
| General Engineering | £24,937 | £24,246 | 47% |
| Social Work | £24,630 | £15,669 | 65% |
| Mechanical Engineering | £24,337 | £14,764 | 49% |
| Civil Engineering | £23,720 | £15,501 | 51% |
| Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | £23,478 | £14,697 | 39% |
| Librarianship & Information Management | £23,246 | £15,889 | 44% |
| Mathematics | £23,160 | £15,807 | 28% |
| Physics & Astronomy | £22,946 | £15,778 | 24% |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | £22,897 | £18,214 | 43% |
| Building | £21,979 | £15,500 | 53% |
| Nursing | £21,910 | £19,415 | 90% |
| Theology & Religious Studies | £21,749 | £14,043 | 25% |
| Computer Science | £21,712 | £16,465 | 43% |
| Accounting & Finance | £21,551 | £16,157 | 27% |
| Geology | £21,182 | £13,950 | 26% |
| Business Studies | £21,007 | £15,776 | 40% |
| Education | £20,890 | £14,164 | 60% |
| Other Subjects Allied to Medicine | £20,869 | £15,419 | 68% |
| Classics & Ancient History | £20,864 | £15,013 | 24% |
| Politics | £20,831 | £16,135 | 31% |
| East and South Asian Studies | £20,750 | £14,190 | 39% |
| Sociology | £20,744 | £14,272 | 26% |
| German | £20,657 | £15,207 | 35% |
| Iberian Languages | £20,573 | £15,645 | 37% |
| Food Science | £20,505 | £15,880 | 48% |
| Anatomy & Physiology | £20,420 | £14,248 | 22% |
| Anthropology | £20,223 | £14,985 | 29% |
| History of Art, Architecture and Design | £20,103 | £15,196 | 28% |
| Philosophy | £20,097 | £14,853 | 26% |
| Pharmacology & Pharmacy | £20,059 | £14,236 | 61% |
| French | £20,034 | £14,979 | 34% |
| Materials Technology | £20,006 | £13,888 | 48% |
| Land and Property Management | £19,993 | £14,707 | 57% |
| Town and Country Planning and Landscape | £19,974 | £15,198 | 35% |
| Chemistry | £19,948 | £14,550 | 27% |
| History | £19,909 | £14,534 | 23% |
| Geography & Environmental Science | £19,844 | £14,686 | 28% |
| Social Policy | £19,570 | £14,709 | 29% |
| Russian | £19,358 | £14,862 | 38% |
| Biological Sciences | £19,204 | £14,272 | 24% |
| Agriculture and Forestry | £18,933 | £14,522 | 29% |
| Law | £18,911 | £14,826 | 17% |
| Italian | £18,745 | £16,583 | 37% |
| English | £18,338 | £14,309 | 26% |
| Sports Science | £18,315 | £14,231 | 32% |
| Psychology | £18,173 | £14,118 | 26% |
| Linguistics | £18,074 | £14,131 | 29% |
| Architecture | £17,873 | £14,526 | 40% |
| Celtic Studies | £17,779 | –– | 19% |
| Archaeology | £17,675 | £13,884 | 24% |
| Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism | £17,664 | £14,836 | 36% |
| American Studies | £17,511 | £14,304 | 31% |
| Drama, Dance and Cinematics | £17,446 | £14,209 | 35% |
| Communication and Media Studies | £17,358 | £14,484 | 34% |
| Art & Design | £17,300 | £13,881 | 38% |
| Music | £16,925 | £13,923 | 33% |
| Average | £20,964 | £13,721 | 39% |
- Graduate: Graduate or self-employment
- Non-Graduate: Non-graduate or self employment
- For other destination figures, including further study and unemployment please see the full table
Mean salaries of full-time, first degree leavers entering employment or self-employment
Source HESA 2008–09
Published April 2011
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