So we all get told in school that going to university will mean you’ll earn more than people who don’t. This may or may not be true. But how much you will mean is based on your degree. We’ve come up with a list of how much, on average, the top degrees earn after graduation.
Medicine & Dentistry
One year after graduation: £36,000
Three years after graduation: £42,800
Five years after graduation: £47,300
Ten years after graduation: £55,100
Economics
One year after graduation: £24,500
Three years after graduation: £31,500
Five years after graduation: £37,900
Ten years after graduation: £48,000
Mathematical sciences
One year after graduation: £22,500
Three years after graduation: £28,000
Five years after graduation: £33,100
Ten years after graduation: £40,300
Engineering & Technology
One year after graduation: £25,100
Three years after graduation: £29,500
Five years after graduation: £32,600
Ten years after graduation: £40,000
Architecture, building and planning
One year after graduation: £23,200
Three years after graduation: £28,600
Five years after graduation: £30,900
Ten years after graduation: £36,600
Veterinary science
One year after graduation: £28,300
Three years after graduation: £32,400
Five years after graduation: £34,900
Ten years after graduation: £36,000
Computer science
One year after graduation: £21,100
Three years after graduation: £25,200
Five years after graduation: £27,800
Ten years after graduation: £34,200
Law
One year after graduation: £17,200
Three years after graduation: £21,500
Five years after graduation: £25,200
Ten years after graduation: £33,600
Physical sciences
One year after graduation: £19,600
Three years after graduation: £23,800
Five years after graduation: £27,100
Ten years after graduation: £32,800
Business and administrative studies
One year after graduation: £19,400
Three years after graduation: £23,400
Five years after graduation: £26,800
Ten years after graduation: £32,200
Languages
One year after graduation: £19,300
Three years after graduation: £23,400
Five years after graduation: £26,800
Ten years after graduation: £32,200
Biological sciences
One year after graduation: £16,200
Three years after graduation: £21,100
Five years after graduation: £24,500
Ten years after graduation: £30,700
Nursing
One year after graduation: £25,500
Three years after graduation: £27,200
Five years after graduation: £28,500
Ten years after graduation: £30,300
Subjects Allied to Medicine
One year after graduation: £21,000
Three years after graduation: £24,400
Five years after graduation: £26,400
Ten years after graduation: £29,600
Historical and philosophical studies
One year after graduation: £17,400
Three years after graduation: £22,200
Five years after graduation: £25,400
Ten years after graduation: £29,300
Social studies
One year after graduation: £18,000
Three years after graduation: £21,800
Five years after graduation: £24,500
Ten years after graduation: £28,900
English studies
One year after graduation: £16,300
Three years after graduation: £21,400
Five years after graduation: £24,000
Ten years after graduation: £27,900
Psychology
One year after graduation: £16,300
Three years after graduation: £20,100
Five years after graduation: £22,600
Ten years after graduation: £26,700
Agriculture
One year after graduation: £16,500
Three years after graduation: £19,100
Five years after graduation: £20,500
Ten years after graduation: £24,300
Creative arts
One year after graduation: £14,300
Three years after graduation: £17,800
Five years after graduation: £20,200
Ten years after graduation: £23,200
Last Updated on August 3, 2022
Published on November 13, 2020
