Best universities for Health sciences (non-specific) (2026)

71 UK universities teaching Health sciences (non-specific) 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	UCL Camden, London · TEF Silver	63	£43.5k	80%	87%	152
2	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	63	£36.5k	100%	81%	160
3	University of Surrey Guildford, South East · TEF Silver	62	£39k	95%	85%	136
4	University of Plymouth Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	61	£40k	95%	82%	120
5	City St George's, University of London Islington, London · TEF Silver	61	£39.5k	92%	90%	128
6	Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff, Wales	61	£30.5k	95%	97%	152
7	University of Stirling Scotland	60	£33k	100%	85%	184
8	University of Strathclyde Scotland	60	£31k	95%	89%	200
9	University of Ulster Northern Ireland	59	—	98%	80%	136
10	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	58	£32k	100%	85%	120
11	University of St Mark & St John Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	58	—	90%	84%	136
12	University of Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield, East of England · TEF Silver	57	£36k	95%	88%	120
13	London South Bank University Southwark, London · TEF Silver	56	£41.5k	80%	95%	136
14	University of Brighton Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	56	£37k	90%	81%	136
15	University of Sheffield Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	56	£34.5k	90%	92%	136
16	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales	56	£33.5k	94%	95%	104
17	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	56	£32k	91%	79%	152
18	University of Cumbria Cumberland, North West · TEF Silver	56	£31.5k	100%	84%	136
19	University of the West of Scotland Scotland	56	£30.5k	95%	93%	168
20	University of West London Ealing, London · TEF Silver	54	£34.5k	90%	91%	136
21	University of the West of England, Bristol South Gloucestershire, South West · TEF Silver	54	£33.5k	94%	91%	120
22	University of East Anglia Norwich, East of England · TEF Silver	54	£32k	88%	89%	136
23	University of Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands · TEF Silver	54	£31.5k	89%	91%	136
24	University of Reading Wokingham, South East · TEF Silver	54	£31k	92%	83%	144
25	University of Leicester Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Gold	53	£33.5k	90%	86%	120
26	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, North West · TEF Gold	53	£31k	80%	86%	136
27	De Montfort University Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Silver	53	£29k	95%	93%	128
28	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	52	£42.5k	75%	69%	128
29	Robert Gordon University Scotland	52	£32k	90%	87%	152
30	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	52	£28.5k	—	88%	136
31	Buckinghamshire New University Buckinghamshire, South East · TEF Silver	51	£34k	80%	95%	120
32	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	51	£33.5k	85%	79%	152
33	Glasgow Caledonian University Scotland	51	£32k	100%	69%	168
34	University of Keele Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands · TEF Gold	51	£32k	90%	80%	120
35	Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	51	£30.5k	88%	84%	112
36	University of Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	51	£30.5k	90%	87%	120
37	University of Derby Derby, East Midlands · TEF Gold	51	£27k	92%	96%	112
38	Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, East of England · TEF Gold	50	£33k	92%	72%	120
39	University of Northumbria at Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	50	£31.5k	90%	87%	120
40	Birmingham City University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	50	£30k	96%	76%	136
41	University of Huddersfield Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	50	£30k	90%	76%	120
42	York St John University York, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	50	£29.5k	85%	89%	136
43	Swansea University Swansea, Wales	50	£28.5k	86%	86%	136
44	University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham, South West · TEF Silver	50	—	88%	84%	128
45	University of Essex Colchester, East of England · TEF Silver	49	£33.5k	88%	76%	120
46	Bournemouth University Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West · TEF Silver	49	£27k	92%	92%	120
47	University of Bradford Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	49	£25.5k	90%	86%	136
48	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Gold	49	—	100%	66%	120
49	Teesside University Middlesbrough, North East · TEF Gold	48	£40.5k	—	76%	88
50	Wrexham University Wrexham, Wales	48	£31k	80%	85%	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.

Questions

What is the best university for Health sciences (non-specific)?

On our measures UCL ranks first for Health sciences (non-specific), followed by University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, University of Surrey, University of Plymouth. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Health sciences (non-specific) graduates earn the most?

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