Best universities for Allied health (2026)

104 UK universities teaching Allied health as a full-time degree, ranked on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, students staying on and entry points.

Filter by your grades, subjects and region →All universities

#	University	Score	Salary 5 yrs on	Working or studying	Satisfied	Typical UCAS
1	Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales	68	£41k	96%	86%	160
2	University of Edinburgh Scotland	65	£39.5k	100%	90%	168
3	University of Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	65	£37k	100%	85%	152
4	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	65	£36k	100%	88%	152
5	Aston University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Gold	64	£40k	90%	90%	136
6	Glasgow Caledonian University Scotland	61	£32k	98%	92%	192
7	UCL Camden, London · TEF Silver	60	£43.5k	80%	79%	152
8	University of Stirling Scotland	60	£33k	100%	85%	184
9	University of Southampton Southampton, South East · TEF Silver	60	£32k	95%	92%	144
10	University of Liverpool Liverpool, North West · TEF Gold	60	£32k	90%	92%	136
11	King's College London Westminster, London · TEF Silver	59	£38k	88%	80%	152
12	Buckinghamshire New University Buckinghamshire, South East · TEF Silver	59	£34k	95%	98%	120
13	University of Leicester Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Gold	59	£33.5k	90%	94%	120
14	University of Glasgow Scotland	59	£33k	87%	84%	232
15	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	59	£32k	100%	85%	120
16	University of Surrey Guildford, South East · TEF Silver	59	£31.5k	95%	92%	136
17	University of Plymouth Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	59	£31.5k	95%	85%	136
18	University of Winchester Winchester, South East · TEF Silver	59	—	92%	94%	136
19	University of Ulster Northern Ireland	59	—	94%	86%	136
20	City St George's, University of London Islington, London · TEF Silver	58	£38k	90%	83%	136
21	University of Sunderland Sunderland, North East · TEF Silver	58	£31.5k	94%	92%	136
22	Performance Preparation Academy Leicester, East Midlands	58	£29k	—	92%	136
23	University of Sheffield Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	57	£34.5k	88%	90%	136
24	University of Brighton Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	57	£33.5k	92%	85%	136
25	Robert Gordon University Scotland	57	£32k	98%	89%	168
26	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, North West · TEF Gold	57	£31k	90%	86%	136
27	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	57	£30k	90%	94%	136
28	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales	56	£33.5k	94%	91%	104
29	University of the West of England, Bristol South Gloucestershire, South West · TEF Silver	56	£31k	94%	87%	128
30	Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff, Wales	56	£30k	98%	91%	112
31	De Montfort University Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Silver	56	£29k	95%	94%	136
32	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	55	£40k	75%	85%	120
33	University of Essex Colchester, East of England · TEF Silver	55	£33.5k	88%	88%	120
34	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	55	£33.5k	85%	84%	152
35	University of Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield, East of England · TEF Silver	55	£33k	89%	90%	120
36	University of East Anglia Norwich, East of England · TEF Silver	55	£32k	88%	86%	136
37	Oxford Brookes University Oxford, South East · TEF Silver	55	£32k	90%	88%	120
38	University of Northumbria at Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	55	£31.5k	95%	88%	120
39	University of Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands · TEF Silver	55	£31.5k	89%	91%	128
40	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	55	£31.5k	90%	80%	144
41	University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham, South West · TEF Silver	55	—	90%	87%	128
42	Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	54	£30.5k	92%	82%	120
43	University of Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	54	£30.5k	90%	88%	120
44	University of Sussex Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	53	£36k	76%	90%	120
45	University of Keele Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands · TEF Gold	53	£32k	90%	80%	120
46	University of Reading Wokingham, South East · TEF Silver	53	£32k	85%	96%	120
47	Leeds Beckett University Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Bronze	53	£32k	88%	94%	120
48	University of Strathclyde Scotland	53	£31k	90%	85%	184
49	University of Cumbria Cumberland, North West · TEF Silver	53	£31k	95%	84%	120
50	University of Huddersfield Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	53	£30k	90%	83%	120

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.

More specific subjects

Questions

What is the best university for Allied health?

On our measures Cardiff University ranks first for Allied health, followed by University of Edinburgh, University of Birmingham, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Allied health graduates earn the most?

UCL: typical earnings of £43.5k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).