Economics

 

Economics
5 years after Graduation.

EXPLAINER NOTES BY ANDY GARDNER

Subjects covered include:

Economics

General Median salaries to compare with below:

For all 24-29-year-olds in work in 2014-15: £20,800 WonkHE.   For all ages, £27,600 in 2015 ASHE

Interesting points from the depths of the LEO spreadsheet:

Good levels of median earnings. Approximately 80% of courses produce median earnings of £30k plus, and half of these are in the middle prior attainment band.  Like Business Studies there are a range of apprenticeships in accountancy, insurance and investment management that sixth formers could consider if they are not bothered about the university experience.

It’s not just about the money!

There are many reasons to go to university; Love of a subject, independent and critical thinking, independent living (if affordable!).  It’s not just about salary levels, however applicants must not be misled by general statements about a blanket graduate dividend, these can be clearly bogus.  See information below.

For courses with a clear vocational link, check to see if there is a relevant apprenticeship standard:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/institute-for-apprenticeships
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch

Economics
Data Set

HE provider Upper quartile Median earnings Lower quartile
The University of Cambridge 105300 61000 44600
Birkbeck College 72800 60200 32900
London School of Economics and Political Science 120900 55200 44700
The University of Warwick 68900 52000 41800
The University of Bath 68500 51200 33700
The University of Oxford 80600 51200 37400
University College London 64700 49600 39800
The University of Bristol 62600 48200 37600
University of Nottingham 62300 47900 36400
The University of Edinburgh 62000 47400 31700
University of Durham 61700 46200 32800
The University of Surrey 58000 46000 36500
The University of St Andrews 60500 44100 30000
The University of Exeter 52200 42000 30800
The University of York 49300 41600 30800
The University of Manchester 52000 40100 28700
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 52400 39900 29000
The City University 48900 39600 28400
The University of Leeds 51200 38500 28500
The University of Southampton 49200 38100 27400
Oxford Brookes University 45100 37600 30000
The University of Birmingham 51900 36900 28200
GB 51300 36600 26400
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College 53500 36100 26500
Loughborough University 43900 35000 28700
The University of Aberdeen 50200 34600 27600
The University of Essex 42700 34000 27100
The University of Stirling 41200 33600 23000
The University of Lancaster 40100 33500 23800
Leeds Beckett University 63300 33500 27200
Queen Mary University of London 42700 33300 26200
The School of Oriental and African Studies 46400 32400 25200
The University of Glasgow 50200 32300 28100
The University of Portsmouth 49100 31800 23600
The University of Reading 41900 31700 24600
The University of Leicester 40100 31600 23200
The University of Liverpool 47500 31600 23300
The University of Sheffield 39200 31500 26000
The University of Sussex 42900 31500 23400
Brunel University London 42500 31400 24400
The University of Kent 42200 30800 26500
University of the West of England, Bristol 40400 30700 26100
The Nottingham Trent University 36300 30400 19400
Cardiff University 38100 30400 24000
The University of Strathclyde 40000 30300 23300
The University of East Anglia 45800 30200 25300
University of Hertfordshire 38000 28000 21300
Kingston University 32200 27400 19300
Middlesex University 30000 26700 17800
The University of Dundee 43200 26500 23300
Swansea University 35900 26400 18600
University of Plymouth 36100 25300 19200
The University of Greenwich 29600 24900 18900
The University of Hull 33000 24000 18600
Coventry University 27300 23800 16900
The Manchester Metropolitan University 32400 22600 18300
The University of Bradford 27500 22000 17900
Aberystwyth University 30100 21100 17800
London Metropolitan University 30000 20200 15900
The University of Central Lancashire 25300 18900 15100
The University of East London 29400 18100 11400

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