Best universities for Production and manufacturing engineering (2026)

59 UK universities teaching Production and manufacturing engineering 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	66	£50.5k	87%	81%	216
2	University of Bath Bath and North East Somerset, South West · TEF Gold	66	£49.5k	85%	80%	176
3	University of Warwick Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	65	£44.5k	90%	81%	168
4	Loughborough University Charnwood, East Midlands · TEF Gold	63	£42.5k	92%	84%	136
5	University of Strathclyde Scotland	60	£38.5k	89%	85%	200
6	University of Ulster Northern Ireland	60	—	100%	83%	112
7	University of Sheffield Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	59	£41.5k	90%	87%	128
8	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	59	£41k	85%	91%	152
9	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group) Canterbury, South East · TEF Silver	57	£43.5k	95%	86%	88
10	University of Southampton Southampton, South East · TEF Silver	57	£43.5k	88%	76%	168
11	University of Leeds Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	57	£38.5k	90%	86%	152
12	Aberystwyth University Ceredigion, Wales	57	£38.5k	95%	81%	120
13	Norwich University of the Arts Norwich, East of England · TEF Gold	57	—	86%	84%	120
14	Heriot-Watt University Scotland	56	£37.5k	92%	79%	176
15	University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, West Midlands · TEF Bronze	55	£49.5k	95%	82%	72
16	University of York York, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	55	£41k	90%	70%	120
17	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	55	£41k	80%	78%	152
18	University of Aberdeen Scotland	55	£39.5k	90%	82%	152
19	University of Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	55	£36.5k	90%	81%	104
20	Oxford Brookes University Oxford, South East · TEF Silver	54	£42k	90%	72%	136
21	University of Sussex Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	54	£38.5k	95%	77%	120
22	University of Essex Colchester, East of England · TEF Silver	53	£45.5k	87%	80%	88
23	Queen Mary University of London Tower Hamlets, London · TEF Silver	53	£41k	80%	75%	152
24	Robert Gordon University Scotland	52	£40.5k	95%	76%	136
25	University of Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield, East of England · TEF Silver	52	£38.5k	90%	80%	104
26	University of Liverpool Liverpool, North West · TEF Gold	52	£38k	80%	81%	104
27	University of Plymouth Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	52	£36.5k	80%	84%	104
28	University of Derby Derby, East Midlands · TEF Gold	52	£33.5k	100%	80%	96
29	University of Brighton Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	50	£38.5k	84%	90%	88
30	Bournemouth University Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West · TEF Silver	50	£37k	90%	79%	104
31	Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, East of England · TEF Gold	50	£36.5k	80%	78%	120
32	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	49	£40k	80%	81%	88
33	University of East London Newham, London · TEF Silver	49	£34k	90%	84%	88
34	Coventry University Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	48	£37k	85%	75%	104
35	Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	48	£35.5k	90%	75%	104
36	University of Northumbria at Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	48	£34.5k	88%	81%	120
37	Blackpool and the Fylde College Blackpool, North West · TEF Gold	47	£36k	80%	87%	—
38	University of Central Lancashire Preston, North West · TEF Silver	47	£35.5k	85%	75%	120
39	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	47	£35k	65%	85%	104
40	Birmingham City University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	46	£30.5k	95%	86%	88
41	University of Wales: Trinity Saint David Swansea, Wales	46	£30.5k	95%	90%	72
42	Edge Hill University West Lancashire, North West · TEF Silver	46	—	75%	78%	120
43	University of the West of England, Bristol South Gloucestershire, South West · TEF Silver	45	£37.5k	80%	72%	104
44	University of Buckingham Buckinghamshire, South East · TEF Silver	45	—	75%	87%	104
45	Leeds Beckett University Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Bronze	44	£33.5k	95%	83%	104
46	De Montfort University Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Silver	44	£29.5k	90%	82%	88
47	Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff, Wales	44	£29k	90%	79%	104
48	Kingston University Kingston upon Thames, London · TEF Gold	43	£35.5k	72%	76%	88
49	London Metropolitan University Hackney, London · TEF Silver	43	£32k	80%	91%	72
50	Brunel University of London Hillingdon, London · TEF Bronze	42	£39.5k	83%	48%	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.

Questions

What is the best university for Production and manufacturing engineering?

On our measures UCL ranks first for Production and manufacturing engineering, followed by University of Bath, University of Warwick, Loughborough University. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Production and manufacturing engineering graduates earn the most?

UCL: typical earnings of £50.5k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).