Subject Guide

Biological Sciences

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Full UK Coverage Official HESA Data Career Outcomes
Average Graduate Salary
£23,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses21,204
Data SourceOffice for Students

MSciMolecular Biology

The University of Manchester
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiological Sciences (Biochemistry)

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MSciMicrobiology

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MSciGenetics

The University of Manchester
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MSciBiotechnology

The University of Manchester
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiological Sciences

Nottingham Trent University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScBiochemistry

University of Salford, the
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BScAnimal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics

The Royal Veterinary College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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MSciMicrobiology with Professional Placement

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiology

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScForensic Biology with Foundation Year

University of Keele
FT4Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScMicrobiology with International Year

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT4Y
Satisfied79%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiological Sciences (with Foundation Year)

Nottingham Trent University
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MSciBiology and Marine Biology

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScZoology (with Foundation Year)

Nottingham Trent University
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScMolecular & Cellular Biology with Plant Science

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out9%
Salary£26k
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BScHuman Biology and Infectious Diseases

University of Salford, the
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScBiology with Entrepreneurship

The University of Manchester
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScEcology and Conservation

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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BScMolecular Biology with a Modern Language

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiochemistry (with a year in industry)

University of Dundee
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScBiology (with year in industry)

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out16%
Salary£25k
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BScMolecular Biology and Genetics

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BScGenetics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses21,204
Avg Graduate Salary£23,000
Data SourceOffice for Students