Aston University

Birmingham, West Midlands. 103 full-time degree courses in 22 subjects.

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Overall score

ranked 22 of 149

Salary 5 yrs on

£40k

typical course

Satisfied students

85%

National Student Survey

Staying on

90%

into year 2

Degree courses

103

full-time

TEF 2023

Gold

teaching excellence

Firsts

17.9%

72.6% firsts or 2:1s (2023-24)

Its strongest courses

Compared with the same subject at other universities (50 = typical).

BSc Business and Supply Chain Management · Others in technology · course score 68 · £36.5k after 5 years (UK average £27k)
BSc Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Adult Nursing) · Nursing (non-specific) · course score 65 · £39k after 5 years (UK average £33k)
BSc Human Resources and Business Management · Human resource management · course score 64 · £40k after 5 years (UK average £31.5k)
BSc Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing) · Mental health nursing · course score 63 · £39k after 5 years (UK average £33k)
BSc Economics · Economics · course score 62 · £48.5k after 5 years (UK average £48.5k)

Subjects

Economics · 9 courses · £48.5k after 5 yrs
Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy · 2 courses · £41k after 5 yrs
Computing · 10 courses · £40.5k after 5 yrs
Architecture, building and planning · 2 courses · £40.5k after 5 yrs
Business and management · 14 courses · £40k after 5 yrs
Mathematical sciences · 4 courses · £40k after 5 yrs
Allied health · 1 course · £40k after 5 yrs
Engineering · 24 courses · £39.5k after 5 yrs
Nursing and midwifery · 2 courses · £39k after 5 yrs
Materials and technology · 4 courses · £36.5k after 5 yrs
Politics · 4 courses · £34.5k after 5 yrs
Medical sciences · 3 courses · £32.5k after 5 yrs
Biosciences · 2 courses · £31.5k after 5 yrs
Psychology · 6 courses · £30.5k after 5 yrs
Law · 1 course · £29k after 5 yrs
English studies · 3 courses · £28.5k after 5 yrs
Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 5 courses · £26.5k after 5 yrs
Combined and general studies · 2 courses · — after 5 yrs
Media, journalism and communications · 1 course · — after 5 yrs
Creative arts and design · 2 courses · — after 5 yrs
History and archaeology · 1 course · — after 5 yrs
Medicine and dentistry · 1 course · — after 5 yrs

Questions

Is Aston University a good university?

Aston University ranks 22 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 56 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation, TEF and entry points.

How much do Aston University graduates earn?

Graduates of a typical Aston University course earn £40k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.

What are Aston University's best courses?

Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Business and Supply Chain Management, Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Adult Nursing), Human Resources and Business Management.

How the score works: universities are compared within each subject on salary five years after graduating (27%), the share in work or further study (18%), student satisfaction (18%), students staying on (13.5%), typical UCAS points (13.5%, compared within each nation) and the TEF rating (10%, England). 50 is typical. Figures: Discover Uni (Office for Students, HESA), National Student Survey, Graduate Outcomes, HMRC LEO earnings; full-time first degrees.