Following our recognition as the best university in the UK for graduate employment, new data reveals that, as a University of Nottingham graduate, you are likely to earn an above-average salary.
The Department for Education has released data to show how much UK graduates of 22 different courses are earning one, three, five and ten years since graduating. The data uses tax, benefits and student loans data to compile employment and salary information.
In 14 of the subjects included in the data Nottingham graduates have earnings at least £3,000 above the average for all universities. In 15 of the subjects the data shows that the rank of the median salary for Nottingham graduates improves between one and five years after graduation, in some cases by over 10 places. This suggests that Nottingham graduates progress in their careers faster than graduates from other universities.
Top earners include graduates in medicine, economics and mathematical sciences who command average earnings of £48,500, £47,900 and £39,400 respectively after five years. Nottingham ranked 4th, 9th and 8th respectively across these subjects.
The top ranked subjects were English, Medicine, and Social Studies where the earnings of Nottingham graduates after five years were ranked 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively when compared to all universities.
The University is also ranked in the world top 60 universities for employability by the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017.
The data is taken from graduates from 2008/9 to 2012/13. There are a number of caveats around using the figures including the difference the region graduates live in makes on the salary levels, and the fact that the data is raw and uncontrolled, based on historic figures and not comprehensive. For more details visit the government website.
Posted on Wednesday 14th June 2017