Best universities for Forensic and archaeological sciences (2026)

46 UK universities teaching Forensic and archaeological sciences as a full-time degree, ranked on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, students staying on and entry points.

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#	University	Score	Salary 5 yrs on	Working or studying	Satisfied	Typical UCAS
1	University of Dundee Scotland	71	£40k	100%	80%	168
2	University of Surrey Guildford, South East · TEF Silver	66	£38.5k	80%	91%	128
3	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	62	£33k	95%	82%	104
4	University of York York, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	61	£36k	85%	75%	136
5	University of Glasgow Scotland	61	£35k	83%	78%	216
6	University of Plymouth Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	59	£32k	80%	97%	104
7	Robert Gordon University Scotland	58	£27k	100%	99%	152
8	Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales	57	£32.5k	83%	80%	152
9	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Gold	57	£27k	90%	91%	120
10	University of Aberdeen Scotland	56	£31.5k	80%	90%	152
11	Glasgow Caledonian University Scotland	56	£29k	—	94%	152
12	University of Keele Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands · TEF Gold	56	£27.5k	87%	89%	120
13	Kingston University Kingston upon Thames, London · TEF Gold	55	£33k	65%	93%	104
14	University of Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	55	£30.5k	80%	81%	120
15	UCL Camden, London · TEF Silver	55	£30.5k	75%	86%	136
16	University of Huddersfield Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	55	£28k	85%	84%	136
17	Abertay University Scotland	54	£29k	90%	92%	168
18	University of the West of England, Bristol South Gloucestershire, South West · TEF Silver	54	£27.5k	95%	89%	112
19	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group) Canterbury, South East · TEF Silver	52	£29k	80%	83%	120
20	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales	52	£28.5k	95%	76%	104
21	Bournemouth University Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West · TEF Silver	51	£30.5k	88%	83%	80
22	University of Bradford Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	51	£27.5k	85%	87%	120
23	University of Central Lancashire Preston, North West · TEF Silver	51	£26.5k	86%	88%	120
24	University of St Mark & St John Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	51	—	65%	80%	136
25	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	50	£30k	75%	96%	80
26	Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury, South East · TEF Silver	50	£27.5k	90%	83%	88
27	Leeds Trinity University Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	50	—	90%	89%	112
28	London South Bank University Southwark, London · TEF Silver	49	£31k	60%	98%	88
29	University of Northumbria at Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	49	£26.5k	87%	79%	120
30	University of Lincoln Lincoln, East Midlands · TEF Gold	49	£25k	80%	93%	104
31	University of Derby Derby, East Midlands · TEF Gold	49	£24k	90%	88%	104
32	Teesside University Middlesbrough, North East · TEF Gold	47	£26k	74%	90%	120
33	University of Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands · TEF Silver	47	£25k	85%	82%	120
34	Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, East of England · TEF Gold	46	£28k	75%	75%	104
35	Coventry University Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	45	£26.5k	70%	84%	104
36	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	44	£26.5k	—	81%	104
37	University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, West Midlands · TEF Bronze	44	£26.5k	85%	89%	104
38	De Montfort University Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Silver	43	£25k	—	86%	96
39	University of Chester Cheshire West and Chester, North West · TEF Silver	42	£25k	90%	61%	104
40	University of West London Ealing, London · TEF Silver	40	£26k	70%	80%	88
41	South Essex College of Further and Higher Education Southend-on-Sea, East of England · TEF Silver	39	£26.5k	70%	84%	—
42	University of the West of Scotland Scotland	38	£27k	75%	82%	104
43	London Metropolitan University Hackney, London · TEF Silver	36	£28k	75%	78%	56
44	University of Bedfordshire Luton, East of England · TEF Bronze	36	£23.5k	75%	79%	72
45	Buckinghamshire New University Buckinghamshire, South East · TEF Silver	34	£28k	—	71%	80
46	University of Cumbria Cumberland, North West · TEF Silver	25	£22k	70%	45%	72

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.

Questions

What is the best university for Forensic and archaeological sciences?

On our measures University of Dundee ranks first for Forensic and archaeological sciences, followed by University of Surrey, University of Portsmouth, University of York. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Forensic and archaeological sciences graduates earn the most?

University of Dundee: typical earnings of £40k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).