Mechanical Engineering
28MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£47,000
SATISFACTIONnot published
CONTINUATION35%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS85%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 28% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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Mechanical Engineering
BEng · University of the Highlands and Islands
CONTINUATION ALERT
65% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £47,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £38,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £41,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 98th percentile of 1,186 Engineering and Technology courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 90%Found their work meaningful
- 85%Felt on track with their career
- 85%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 40% of graduatescards →
- 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 40% of graduatescards →
- 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
- 4 / 100Skilled trades occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).