Cardiff University
Cardiff, Wales. 222 full-time degree courses in 28 subjects.
Its strongest courses
Compared with the same subject at other universities (50 = typical).
- BSc Medical Pharmacology · Pharmacology · course score 70 · £42k after 5 years (UK average £38.5k)
- BN Nursing (Child) · Children's nursing · course score 69 · £35.5k after 5 years (UK average £33k)
- MOptom Optometry · Ophthalmics · course score 64 · £48.5k after 5 years (UK average £36k)
- BSc Psychology · Applied psychology · course score 64 · £32k after 5 years (UK average £25.5k)
- BA Journalism and Communication · Journalism · course score 64 · £30k after 5 years (UK average £27k)
Subjects
- Medicine and dentistry · 3 courses · £52k after 5 yrs
- Computing · 11 courses · £46.5k after 5 yrs
- Economics · 5 courses · £44.5k after 5 yrs
- Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy · 3 courses · £42k after 5 yrs
- Allied health · 4 courses · £41k after 5 yrs
- Business and management · 8 courses · £40.5k after 5 yrs
- Architecture, building and planning · 8 courses · £40k after 5 yrs
- Engineering · 29 courses · £38.5k after 5 yrs
- Mathematical sciences · 17 courses · £36.5k after 5 yrs
- Physics and astronomy · 10 courses · £36k after 5 yrs
- Medical sciences · 3 courses · £35.5k after 5 yrs
- Nursing and midwifery · 5 courses · £35.5k after 5 yrs
- Politics · 10 courses · £34.5k after 5 yrs
- Chemistry · 9 courses · £34k after 5 yrs
- Law · 2 courses · £33.5k after 5 yrs
- General, applied and forensic sciences · 1 course · £32.5k after 5 yrs
- Biosciences · 11 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
- Psychology · 3 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
- Languages and area studies · 7 courses · £30.5k after 5 yrs
- Philosophy and religious studies · 3 courses · £30.5k after 5 yrs
- Celtic studies · 7 courses · £30.5k after 5 yrs
- Geography, earth and environmental studies · 23 courses · £30k after 5 yrs
- Media, journalism and communications · 4 courses · £30k after 5 yrs
- History and archaeology · 5 courses · £29.5k after 5 yrs
- Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 12 courses · £29k after 5 yrs
- English studies · 15 courses · £28.5k after 5 yrs
- Education and teaching · 1 course · £28k after 5 yrs
- Performing arts · 3 courses · £27k after 5 yrs
Questions
Is Cardiff University a good university?
Cardiff University ranks 32 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 55 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation and entry points.
How much do Cardiff University graduates earn?
Graduates of a typical Cardiff University course earn £34.5k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.
What are Cardiff University's best courses?
Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Medical Pharmacology, Nursing (Child), Optometry.
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.