University of Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands. 260 full-time degree courses in 31 subjects.
Its strongest courses
Compared with the same subject at other universities (50 = typical).
- MSci Computer Science · Computer science · course score 72 · £60k after 5 years (UK average £35k)
- MSci Biotechnology · Biotechnology · course score 67 · £41k after 5 years (UK average £38k)
- BSc Environmental Science · Environmental sciences · course score 67 · £34.5k after 5 years (UK average £32.5k)
- BSc Accounting and Finance · Accounting · course score 66 · £52k after 5 years (UK average £33.5k)
- BMus Music · Music · course score 66 · £29k after 5 years (UK average £24.5k)
Subjects
- Computing · 10 courses · £60k after 5 yrs
- Medicine and dentistry · 2 courses · £52k after 5 yrs
- Economics · 8 courses · £50.5k after 5 yrs
- Business and management · 12 courses · £48.5k after 5 yrs
- Physics and astronomy · 17 courses · £43.5k after 5 yrs
- Mathematical sciences · 15 courses · £43k after 5 yrs
- Engineering · 35 courses · £42k after 5 yrs
- Materials and technology · 7 courses · £41k after 5 yrs
- Architecture, building and planning · 2 courses · £39.5k after 5 yrs
- Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy · 1 course · £38.5k after 5 yrs
- Law · 4 courses · £37k after 5 yrs
- General, applied and forensic sciences · 2 courses · £37k after 5 yrs
- Allied health · 1 course · £37k after 5 yrs
- Medical sciences · 3 courses · £36k after 5 yrs
- Politics · 12 courses · £36k after 5 yrs
- Biosciences · 18 courses · £35.5k after 5 yrs
- Health and social care · 1 course · £35.5k after 5 yrs
- Geography, earth and environmental studies · 20 courses · £34.5k after 5 yrs
- Languages and area studies · 16 courses · £34k after 5 yrs
- Sport and exercise sciences · 3 courses · £33.5k after 5 yrs
- Chemistry · 14 courses · £33k after 5 yrs
- History and archaeology · 5 courses · £32.5k after 5 yrs
- Nursing and midwifery · 5 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
- Philosophy and religious studies · 3 courses · £31.5k after 5 yrs
- Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 26 courses · £31k after 5 yrs
- English studies · 7 courses · £30.5k after 5 yrs
- Education and teaching · 1 course · £29.5k after 5 yrs
- Performing arts · 1 course · £29k after 5 yrs
- Psychology · 4 courses · £29k after 5 yrs
- Media, journalism and communications · 4 courses · £28.5k after 5 yrs
- Combined and general studies · 1 course · — after 5 yrs
Questions
Is University of Birmingham a good university?
University of Birmingham ranks 16 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 58 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation, TEF and entry points.
How much do University of Birmingham graduates earn?
Graduates of a typical University of Birmingham course earn £36k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.
What are University of Birmingham's best courses?
Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Computer Science, Biotechnology, Environmental Science.
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.