Medics and Dentistry students are the top earners, with those taking degrees in the arts and humanities tending to earn less
Graduate
Non-graduate
1
Medicine
£31,079
-
2
Dentistry
£27,865
-
3
General Engineering
£23,169
£15,620
4
Economics
£23,060
£15,906
5
Veterinary Medicine
£22,498
£16,333
6
Mechanical Engineering
£21,331
£15,814
7
Mathematics
£20,898
£14,493
8
Physics & Astronomy
£20,538
£13,398
9
Civil Engineering
£20,466
£13,471
10
Nursing
£20,383
£18,500
11
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
£20,355
£14,977
12
Computer Science
£20,148
£15,580
13
Business Studies
£19,374
£15,054
14
Education
£19,359
£12,624
15
Politics
£19,342
£13,882
16
German
£19,248
£14,330
17
Accounting & Finance
£18,846
£15,023
18
Chemistry
£18,523
£13,271
19
French
£18,443
£14,715
20
History
£18,292
£13,346
21
Geology
£17,856
£13,809
22
Law
£17,831
£14,137
23
Geography
£17,751
£13,371
24
Music
£17,695
£13,254
25
Iberian Languages
£17,537
£15,078
26
Sociology
£17,235
£13,649
27
English
£17,229
£13,247
28
Biological Sciences
£16,871
£13,240
29
Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation Sport and Tourism
£16,837
£13,690
30
Psychology
£16,697
£13,473
31
Art & Design
£16,218
£12,726
32
Drama, Dance >& Cinematics
£16,082
£13,152
Source: Hesa 2004/05 DLHE return
