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Publication - Statistics

Graduate outcomes by University and subject (LEO data): Scotland

Published
13 June 2017
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Part of
Education
ISBN
9781788510363

This experimental statistics release presents employment and earnings outcomes for graduates five years after graduation.

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Table 2 shows the annualised median earnings for each Scottish Higher Education Institution and subject area five years after graduation.

Table 2: Median annualised earnings five years after graduation by Scottish Institution and Subject area

  The University of Aberdeen University of Abertay Dundee The University of Dundee Edinburgh Napier University The University of Edinburgh Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow School of Art The University of Glasgow Heriot-Watt University Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh The Robert Gordon University Royal Conservatoire of Scotland The University of St Andrews SRUC The University of Stirling The University of Strathclyde University of the Highlands and Islands The University of the West of Scotland Scotland Great Britain
Medicine & Dentistry 48,000 . 48,200 . 49,000 . . 49,200 . . . . 40,300 . . . . . 48,000 47,000
Subjects allied to medicine (excluding nursing) 26,600 x 28,300 x 34,700 27,000 . 26,000 . 24,700 28,000 . x . . 31,800 . 35,600 26,700 26,600
Nursing . 24,700 27,300 27,400 x 29,100 . 30,100 . 29,600 27,700 . . . 26,900 . . 27,100 27,900 28,400
Biological Sciences (excluding psychology) 25,100 24,500 22,400 20,700 26,900 24,200 . 24,400 23,200 . 24,900 . 23,200 x 23,300 24,800 . 25,600 24,300 24,100
Psychology 25,900 18,400 22,300 21,200 27,400 20,700 . 22,300 25,900 24,100 . . 22,600 . 20,400 22,300 . 19,300 21,900 22,200
Veterinary science . . . . 34,700 . . 33,900 . . . . . . . . . . 34,000 35,900
Agriculture & related subjects x . . x 23,500 . . x x . . . . 26,500 x . x . 22,800 21,800
Physical sciences 29,800 21,000 25,600 . 30,000 24,400 . 27,600 25,500 . 24,800 . 27,400 23,200 21,900 26,900 x 21,900 26,900 26,600
Mathematical sciences x . 24,200 x 31,200 x . 27,600 30,400 . . . 35,300 . 28,200 28,600 . x 29,600 31,900
Computer Science 32,800 24,000 25,900 24,000 42,700 23,700 . 37,800 30,500 . 27,000 . 40,800 . 28,400 35,900 x 20,100 25,700 27,100
Engineering & technology 49,000 26,100 29,800 32,800 36,700 28,200 . 32,800 35,300 . 44,200 . . . . 34,600 41,900 30,500 34,100 31,800
Architecture, building & planning 29,600 . 23,300 25,200 25,600 31,500 25,900 x 27,600 . 33,000 . . . . 27,100 . . 27,600 29,300
Social studies (excluding economics) 24,600 22,200 24,700 17,600 29,800 23,600 . 23,900 . x 30,800 . 29,400 . 22,600 24,600 16,300 21,200 25,000 24,600
Economics 34,600 . 26,500 x 47,400 . . 32,300 x . x . 44,100 . 33,600 30,300 . . 33,600 36,600
Law 32,500 23,300 27,300 21,000 34,200 23,000 . 31,600 x . 28,700 . . . 23,300 28,300 . 19,700 28,500 25,300
Business & administrative studies 28,400 23,000 26,300 25,600 34,000 25,900 . 32,900 27,100 21,700 31,400 . 33,700 27,200 25,800 28,100 22,700 21,600 26,500 26,300
Mass communications & documentation . . x 25,200 . 19,000 . . . 21,600 24,600 . x . 20,800 x x 17,500 21,500 22,300
Languages (excluding English studies) 23,100 . x x 30,300 . . 23,000 27,800 . . . 28,300 . 22,800 22,800 x 19,500 25,300 26,500
English studies 23,000 . 19,400 . 23,300 . . 23,600 x . . . 26,800 . 23,700 21,900 x . 23,000 23,800
Historical & philosophical studies 22,700 . 20,100 . 27,000 . . 21,600 . . . . 28,000 . 23,600 23,000 x . 24,700 24,700
Creative arts & design 19,000 . 17,900 22,300 21,200 23,300 20,200 24,000 18,600 17,900 21,200 16,000 . . . 19,600 13,300 18,600 19,700 20,000
Education 29,700 . 28,600 . 29,400 . . 29,700 x . . 29,600 . . 29,800 27,500 . 29,400 29,400 24,700
Combined x . . . 21,400 . . . . . . . x . x . . x 21,500 24,200

* UK domiciled First degree qualifiers 2008/09

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