University College Birmingham

Birmingham, West Midlands. 40 full-time degree courses in 13 subjects.

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Overall score

ranked 118 of 149

Salary 5 yrs on

£25.5k

typical course

Satisfied students

93%

National Student Survey

Staying on

64%

into year 2

Degree courses

full-time

TEF 2023

Silver

teaching excellence

Firsts

23.6%

59.9% firsts or 2:1s (2023-24)

Its strongest courses

Compared with the same subject at other universities (50 = typical).

BA Culinary Arts Management · Food and beverage production · course score 62 · £28k after 5 years (UK average £26.5k)
BSc Health and Social Care · Health studies · course score 53 · £25.5k after 5 years (UK average £27k)
BA International Hospitality and Tourism Management · Tourism, transport and travel · course score 51 · £25.5k after 5 years (UK average £26.5k)
BSc Food and Nutrition · Food sciences · course score 49 · £28k after 5 years (UK average £26.5k)
BA Criminology with Psychology · Psychology (non-specific) · course score 48 · £25.5k after 5 years (UK average £30.5k)

Subjects

Agriculture, food and related studies · 3 courses · £28k after 5 yrs
Sport and exercise sciences · 4 courses · £26k after 5 yrs
Business and management · 8 courses · £25.5k after 5 yrs
Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 1 course · £25.5k after 5 yrs
Psychology · 5 courses · £25.5k after 5 yrs
Health and social care · 3 courses · £25.5k after 5 yrs
Creative arts and design · 1 course · £23k after 5 yrs
Education and teaching · 1 course · £18.5k after 5 yrs
Nursing and midwifery · 2 courses · — after 5 yrs
Allied health · 4 courses · — after 5 yrs
Architecture, building and planning · 2 courses · — after 5 yrs
Computing · 3 courses · — after 5 yrs
Engineering · 3 courses · — after 5 yrs

Questions

Is University College Birmingham a good university?

University College Birmingham ranks 118 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 46 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation, TEF and entry points.

How much do University College Birmingham graduates earn?

Graduates of a typical University College Birmingham course earn £25.5k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.

What are University College Birmingham's best courses?

Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Culinary Arts Management, Health and Social Care, International Hospitality and Tourism Management.

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.