University of Derby

Its strongest courses

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

1. BA Creative Writing and Publishing with Foundation Year · Creative writing · course score 58 · £23.5k after 5 years (UK average £28k)
2. BA Sport Management · Tourism, transport and travel · course score 57 · £24k after 5 years (UK average £26.5k)
3. BA Fine Art · Art · course score 57 · £23.5k after 5 years (UK average £25k)
4. BEd Primary Education with QTS (3-7) · Teacher training · course score 56 · £32.5k after 5 years (UK average £32.5k)
5. BSc Music Production · Others in technology · course score 56 · £32k after 5 years (UK average £38k)

Subjects

• Medical sciences · 8 courses · £35.5k after 5 yrs
• Engineering · 12 courses · £34k after 5 yrs
• Architecture, building and planning · 8 courses · £33.5k after 5 yrs
• Mathematical sciences · 1 course · £32.5k after 5 yrs
• Computing · 21 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
• Materials and technology · 2 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
• Nursing and midwifery · 15 courses · £31k after 5 yrs
• Health and social care · 7 courses · £28.5k after 5 yrs
• Allied health · 8 courses · £28.5k after 5 yrs
• Geography, earth and environmental studies · 4 courses · £27.5k after 5 yrs
• Business and management · 39 courses · £26.5k after 5 yrs
• Economics · 8 courses · £26k after 5 yrs
• Politics · 2 courses · £26k after 5 yrs
• Sport and exercise sciences · 7 courses · £26k after 5 yrs
• Law · 9 courses · £25k after 5 yrs
• Psychology · 13 courses · £24.5k after 5 yrs
• Creative arts and design · 20 courses · £24k after 5 yrs
• Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 17 courses · £24k after 5 yrs
• General, applied and forensic sciences · 4 courses · £24k after 5 yrs
• History and archaeology · 3 courses · £24k after 5 yrs
• Biosciences · 6 courses · £23.5k after 5 yrs
• English studies · 11 courses · £23.5k after 5 yrs
• Education and teaching · 7 courses · £23.5k after 5 yrs
• Media, journalism and communications · 8 courses · £23.5k after 5 yrs
• Performing arts · 4 courses · £23k after 5 yrs
• Combined and general studies · 4 courses · £22.5k after 5 yrs

Questions

Is University of Derby a good university?

University of Derby ranks 88 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 49 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation, TEF and entry points.

How much do University of Derby graduates earn?

Graduates of a typical University of Derby course earn £26k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.

What are University of Derby's best courses?

Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Creative Writing and Publishing with Foundation Year, Sport Management, Fine Art.