What do postgraduate students earn?
See what postgrad students earn after graduation. The table shows the mean salaries of postgraduate students entering employment:
- into 'professional' jobs* – those jobs where a degree is usually required, or self-employment
- into all jobs (professional and non-professional jobs**)
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| Subject Group | Professional Job | All Jobs |
| Combined | £55,418 | £55,418 |
| Business & administrative studies | £46,165 | £44,685 |
| Veterinary science | £43,217 | £42,073 |
| Medicine & dentistry | £42,630 | £42,197 |
| Mathematical sciences | £36,685 | £36,068 |
| Computer science | £36,278 | £35,831 |
| Engineering & technology | £36,127 | £35,781 |
| Subjects allied to medicine | £34,081 | £33,798 |
| Social studies | £33,353 | £32,334 |
| Law | £32,540 | £31,458 |
| Physical sciences | £30,443 | £29,774 |
| Biological sciences | £30,233 | £28,849 |
| Architecture, building & planning | £30,177 | £29,966 |
| Historical & philosophical studies | £29,790 | £27,322 |
| Languages | £27,494 | £25,514 |
| Education | £27,262 | £27,124 |
| Creative arts & design | £26,922 | £24,940 |
| Agriculture & related subjects | £25,914 | £24,693 |
| Mass communications & documentation | £24,531 | £23,706 |
| All Subjects | £32,834 | £32,089 |
Published October 2016
Notes
- Date source: HESA 2014–15, Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey (DLHE), which asks UK and EU domiciled graduates what they are doing on a particular reference date roughly six months after graduation.
- Combined – courses that cross more than one subject group.
- *Professional employment refers to a job or occupation which normally requires a degree.
- **Non-professional employment refers to a job or occupation which doesn't normally require a degree.
- Combined – courses that cross more than one subject group.
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