University of the West of Scotland

Its strongest courses

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

1. BSc Chemistry with Education · Teacher training · course score 64 · £37k after 5 years (UK average £32.5k)
2. BSc Applied Bioscience & Zoology · Zoology · course score 62 · £26k after 5 years (UK average £30k)
3. BA Integrated Health & Social Care (Year 3 Entry) · Health studies · course score 61 · £30.5k after 5 years (UK average £27k)
4. BSc Paramedic Science · Health sciences (non-specific) · course score 59 · £30.5k after 5 years (UK average £32k)
5. BA Social Work · Social work · course score 58 · £33.5k after 5 years (UK average £30k)

Subjects

• Education and teaching · 4 courses · £37k after 5 yrs
• Nursing and midwifery · 4 courses · £35k after 5 yrs
• Medical sciences · 1 course · £34.5k after 5 yrs
• Engineering · 11 courses · £33k after 5 yrs
• Health and social care · 5 courses · £30.5k after 5 yrs
• Allied health · 2 courses · £30.5k after 5 yrs
• Sport and exercise sciences · 4 courses · £27.5k after 5 yrs
• Chemistry · 1 course · £27k after 5 yrs
• General, applied and forensic sciences · 2 courses · £27k after 5 yrs
• Physics and astronomy · 2 courses · £27k after 5 yrs
• Computing · 8 courses · £26.5k after 5 yrs
• Law · 1 course · £26.5k after 5 yrs
• Business and management · 11 courses · £26k after 5 yrs
• Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 3 courses · £25.5k after 5 yrs
• Biosciences · 3 courses · £24.5k after 5 yrs
• Psychology · 2 courses · £24.5k after 5 yrs
• Media, journalism and communications · 2 courses · £24.5k after 5 yrs
• Performing arts · 3 courses · £23k after 5 yrs
• English studies · 2 courses · £22k after 5 yrs
• Creative arts and design · 3 courses · £21.5k after 5 yrs
• Geography, earth and environmental studies · 1 course · — after 5 yrs
• Mathematical sciences · 1 course · — after 5 yrs

Questions

Is University of the West of Scotland a good university?

University of the West of Scotland ranks 129 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 44 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation and entry points.

How much do University of the West of Scotland graduates earn?

Graduates of a typical University of the West of Scotland course earn £27k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.

What are University of the West of Scotland's best courses?

Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Chemistry with Education, Applied Bioscience & Zoology, Integrated Health & Social Care (Year 3 Entry).