Best universities for Health and social care (2026)

104 UK universities teaching Health and social care 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 Warwick Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	71	£51.5k	88%	90%	168
2	UCL Camden, London · TEF Silver	65	£57.5k	—	82%	136
3	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	65	£34.5k	—	95%	136
4	Stranmillis University College Northern Ireland	64	—	100%	88%	136
5	University of Bristol Bristol, City of, South West · TEF Silver	63	£46.5k	88%	85%	136
6	Glasgow Caledonian University Scotland	62	£38k	98%	91%	136
7	University of Dundee Scotland	62	£37.5k	100%	85%	152
8	University of Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	62	£35.5k	95%	92%	152
9	University of York York, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	62	£30.5k	100%	89%	136
10	University of Edinburgh Scotland	61	£40k	90%	83%	168
11	University of Keele Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands · TEF Gold	61	£35.5k	95%	95%	104
12	Teesside University Middlesbrough, North East · TEF Gold	61	£33k	—	97%	120
13	University of Bath Bath and North East Somerset, South West · TEF Gold	60	£32k	90%	90%	136
14	Oxford Brookes University Oxford, South East · TEF Silver	59	£36.5k	95%	91%	104
15	Robert Gordon University Scotland	58	£37k	90%	90%	136
16	University of Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield, East of England · TEF Silver	58	£35k	—	85%	136
17	Kingston University Kingston upon Thames, London · TEF Gold	58	£34.5k	90%	90%	104
18	University of Lincoln Lincoln, East Midlands · TEF Gold	58	£34k	—	87%	104
19	Southampton Solent University Southampton, South East · TEF Gold	57	£34.5k	80%	94%	120
20	New College Durham County Durham, North East · TEF Silver	57	£33k	85%	93%	—
21	University of Lancaster Lancaster, North West · TEF Gold	57	£32k	95%	79%	136
22	University of Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	57	£30k	88%	93%	128
23	University of Plymouth Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	56	£35k	82%	85%	120
24	University of Essex Colchester, East of England · TEF Silver	56	£33.5k	90%	90%	120
25	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	56	£32.5k	85%	91%	120
26	University of Leeds Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	56	£30k	95%	84%	136
27	Bournemouth University Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West · TEF Silver	55	£37k	100%	75%	120
28	University of Strathclyde Scotland	55	£37k	85%	75%	184
29	Buckinghamshire New University Buckinghamshire, South East · TEF Silver	55	£34.5k	90%	91%	104
30	University of East Anglia Norwich, East of England · TEF Silver	55	£34.5k	95%	81%	120
31	Moorlands College New Forest, South East · TEF Silver	55	£23.5k	100%	92%	120
32	Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland	55	—	92%	79%	136
33	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	54	£35.5k	85%	80%	104
34	University of East London Newham, London · TEF Silver	54	£33k	85%	92%	104
35	London South Bank University Southwark, London · TEF Silver	54	£32.5k	—	87%	104
36	University of Central Lancashire Preston, North West · TEF Silver	54	£32k	85%	91%	120
37	Wrexham University Wrexham, Wales	54	£32k	80%	91%	120
38	University of Sussex Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	54	£31.5k	90%	89%	120
39	University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham, South West · TEF Silver	53	£34.5k	95%	77%	120
40	University of Salford Salford, North West · TEF Silver	53	£31k	95%	79%	120
41	University of Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands · TEF Silver	53	£29.5k	90%	98%	104
42	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, North West · TEF Gold	53	£25.5k	88%	92%	120
43	University of Chichester Chichester, South East · TEF Gold	53	£25.5k	90%	97%	104
44	Weston College of Further and Higher Education North Somerset, South West · TEF Gold	53	£25k	—	96%	—
45	Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff, Wales	52	£31.5k	88%	83%	120
46	Birmingham City University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	52	£30k	83%	93%	104
47	Edge Hill University West Lancashire, North West · TEF Silver	52	£24k	93%	95%	120
48	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group) Canterbury, South East · TEF Silver	51	£33k	85%	83%	120
49	University of Glasgow Scotland	51	£32.5k	65%	91%	200
50	Swansea University Swansea, Wales	51	£31.5k	85%	88%	104

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.

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What is the best university for Health and social care?

On our measures University of Warwick ranks first for Health and social care, followed by UCL, University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group), Stranmillis University College. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Health and social care graduates earn the most?

UCL: typical earnings of £57.5k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).