Graduate Salaries by University and Subject

Which universities' graduates earn most, by subject, from US College Scorecard and UK Graduate Outcomes government data: median earnings four years after completing and median salary fifteen months after graduating.

What graduates earn in the United Kingdom, by subject

Discover Uni (HESA/OfS): median salary 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes) and LEO median 3 years after, per course; one best course per provider per subject

The course named is the best-paid one recorded in that subject, not a typical one. A part-time or distance course taken by people already in work reports a higher median than a full-time first degree, so read the figure as what that particular course's leavers earned, not as what the subject pays.

SubjectCoursesProvidersBest-paid course recordedIts median
Politics89689History and Politics — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)£37,500
Sociology861100Criminology — Robert Gordon University£37,000
Economics75582Economics — University of Cambridge£54,000
Computer science747109Computing — Imperial College London£70,000
Mathematics68268Mathematics and Economics — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)£50,000
Business studies56397Business Management — Buckinghamshire New University£49,000
Physics52951Chemistry and Physics — Durham University£35,000
Design studies51076Design — Goldsmiths University of London£26,000
Business and management (non-specific)49173Business Management with Enterprise — Leeds Beckett University£44,000
Electrical and electronic engineering46981Electronic and Electrical Engineering — Robert Gordon University£50,000
History45079Ancient History and Archaeology — Birkbeck, University of London£46,500
Law44482Business Law — University of East London£55,000
Sport and exercise sciences40669Applied Sport Science — The University of Edinburgh£28,500
Literature in English38460Comparative Literature and Culture and English — Royal Holloway, University of London£30,000
Chemistry34950Chemistry with Computing — University of Bristol£38,000
Marketing34276Advertising and Digital Marketing — Lancaster University£29,500
Computer games and animation32568Animation — The University of Northampton£36,000
Civil engineering32264Environmental Civil Engineering — Glasgow Caledonian University£42,000
English studies (non-specific)32051Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic — University of Cambridge£31,000
Biomedical sciences (non-specific)30493Biomedical Science — University of Derby£35,500
Music30076Actor Musician — University of Surrey£30,000
French studies29527Arabic and French — University of Manchester£27,500
Finance28579Accounting and Finance — University of Staffordshire£52,000
Cinematics and photography27473Animation — University of East London£29,000
Tourism, transport and travel25261Aviation Management — Buckinghamshire New University£49,000
Media studies24764"Culture, Media & Creative Industries" — King's College London£27,000
Production and manufacturing engineering24054Advanced Manufacturing and Operations — University of Wales: Trinity Saint David£37,500

What graduates earn in the United States, by field

College Scorecard field-of-study file (U.S. Department of Education): median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled four years after completing, federal-aid recipients; one best programme per institution per family

The course named is the best-paid one recorded in that subject, not a typical one. A part-time or distance course taken by people already in work reports a higher median than a full-time first degree, so read the figure as what that particular course's leavers earned, not as what the subject pays.

SubjectCoursesProvidersBest-paid course recordedIts median
Business, management & marketing4,4191,442Finance and Financial Management Services — University of Pennsylvania$202,069
Health professions2,6691,240Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions — University of Washington (System)$150,811
Social sciences2,107767Economics — Duke University$161,149
Health professions1,973892Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies — Rush University$240,659
Engineering1,791433Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering — Carnegie Mellon University$250,168
Visual & performing arts1,581697Design and Applied Arts — Carnegie Mellon University$138,588
Education1,365830International and Comparative Education — Duke University$79,640
Biological & biomedical sciences1,356902Neurobiology and Neurosciences — Dartmouth College$143,067
Computer & information sciences1,225822Computer Science — Carnegie Mellon University$268,121
Communication & journalism1,218789Communication and Media Studies — University of Pennsylvania$114,266
Psychology1,1951,110Psychology, General — Georgetown University$99,007
Security & protective services787703Homeland Security — George Mason University$143,972
Parks, recreation & fitness737649Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness — Wake Forest University$79,599
English language & literature736629English Language and Literature, General — Stanford University$82,036
Public administration & social service644569Public Policy Analysis — Princeton University$107,792
Multi/interdisciplinary studies573424Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other — University of the Pacific$171,261
Physical sciences488288Physics — MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology$131,025
Liberal arts & general studies479479Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology$147,998
History460460History — Dartmouth College$136,403
Mathematics & statistics413336Mathematics — Duke University$297,029
Engineering technologies404231Engineering-Related Fields — The University of Texas at Austin$145,638
Foreign languages & linguistics375291Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics — The University of Rhode Island$90,953
Natural resources & conservation374302Natural Resources Conservation and Research — Boston College$82,861