University of Plymouth
Plymouth, South West. 189 full-time degree courses in 26 subjects.
Its strongest courses
Compared with the same subject at other universities (50 = typical).
- MOptom Optometry · Ophthalmics · course score 68 · £48k after 5 years (UK average £36k)
- MSci Paramedic Practice · Health sciences (non-specific) · course score 63 · £40k after 5 years (UK average £32k)
- BSc Environmental Science with Forensics · Forensic and archaeological sciences · course score 62 · £32k after 5 years (UK average £33.5k)
- BSc Marketing · Marketing · course score 60 · £36k after 5 years (UK average £31.5k)
- BSc Geography with Ocean Science · Geography (non-specific) · course score 60 · £30k after 5 years (UK average £32.5k)
Subjects
- Medicine and dentistry · 6 courses · £52k after 5 yrs
- Economics · 3 courses · £41k after 5 yrs
- Computing · 8 courses · £37.5k after 5 yrs
- Engineering · 20 courses · £37k after 5 yrs
- Architecture, building and planning · 6 courses · £37k after 5 yrs
- Materials and technology · 3 courses · £36.5k after 5 yrs
- Health and social care · 4 courses · £35k after 5 yrs
- Medical sciences · 9 courses · £33.5k after 5 yrs
- Mathematical sciences · 6 courses · £33k after 5 yrs
- Chemistry · 3 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
- General, applied and forensic sciences · 1 course · £32k after 5 yrs
- Physics and astronomy · 1 course · £32k after 5 yrs
- Allied health · 17 courses · £31.5k after 5 yrs
- Nursing and midwifery · 13 courses · £31.5k after 5 yrs
- Geography, earth and environmental studies · 18 courses · £30k after 5 yrs
- Politics · 4 courses · £29.5k after 5 yrs
- Business and management · 14 courses · £29k after 5 yrs
- Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 8 courses · £26.5k after 5 yrs
- Psychology · 9 courses · £26.5k after 5 yrs
- Law · 3 courses · £26.5k after 5 yrs
- History and archaeology · 2 courses · £25.5k after 5 yrs
- Biosciences · 14 courses · £25k after 5 yrs
- Creative arts and design · 8 courses · £24.5k after 5 yrs
- English studies · 6 courses · £24.5k after 5 yrs
- Performing arts · 2 courses · £23.5k after 5 yrs
- Education and teaching · 1 course · £23k after 5 yrs
Questions
Is University of Plymouth a good university?
University of Plymouth ranks 61 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 51 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation, TEF and entry points.
How much do University of Plymouth graduates earn?
Graduates of a typical University of Plymouth course earn £31k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.
What are University of Plymouth's best courses?
Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Optometry, Paramedic Practice, Environmental Science with Forensics.
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.