Heriot-Watt University

Its strongest courses

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

1. MA International Business Management with a Modern Language · Business studies · course score 61 · £36.5k after 5 years (UK average £31.5k)
2. MA Applied Modern Languages and Translating: French/Spanish · Others in language and area studies · course score 61 · £29.5k after 5 years (UK average £33k)
3. BEng Chemical Engineering · Chemical, process and energy engineering · course score 60 · £37.5k after 5 years (UK average £38k)
4. MEng Aerospace Engineering · Aeronautical and aerospace engineering · course score 59 · £37.5k after 5 years (UK average £38k)
5. MA British Sign Language (Interpreting, Translating and Applied Language Studies) · Others in English studies · course score 58 · £29.5k after 5 years (UK average £29k)

Subjects

• Economics · 3 courses · £42k after 5 yrs
• Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 3 courses · £42k after 5 yrs
• Computing · 9 courses · £41.5k after 5 yrs
• Architecture, building and planning · 2 courses · £40.5k after 5 yrs
• Mathematical sciences · 15 courses · £37.5k after 5 yrs
• Engineering · 20 courses · £37.5k after 5 yrs
• Business and management · 11 courses · £36.5k after 5 yrs
• Physics and astronomy · 4 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
• Biosciences · 2 courses · £30.5k after 5 yrs
• General, applied and forensic sciences · 1 course · £30.5k after 5 yrs
• Sport and exercise sciences · 1 course · £30.5k after 5 yrs
• Chemistry · 6 courses · £30k after 5 yrs
• Languages and area studies · 2 courses · £29.5k after 5 yrs
• English studies · 1 course · £29.5k after 5 yrs
• Psychology · 4 courses · £27.5k after 5 yrs
• Creative arts and design · 5 courses · £24k after 5 yrs
• Agriculture, food and related studies · 2 courses · — after 5 yrs
• Geography, earth and environmental studies · 2 courses · — after 5 yrs

Questions

Is Heriot-Watt University a good university?

Heriot-Watt University ranks 53 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 51 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation and entry points.

How much do Heriot-Watt University graduates earn?

Graduates of a typical Heriot-Watt University course earn £37.5k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.

What are Heriot-Watt University's best courses?

Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are International Business Management with a Modern Language, Applied Modern Languages and Translating: French/Spanish, Chemical Engineering.