Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
27MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION85%
CONTINUATION70%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS80%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 27% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · University of Derby · 4 years
CONTINUATION ALERT
30% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £30,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £31,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £34,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 23th 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
- 95%Found their work meaningful
- 70%Felt on track with their career
- 80%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
- 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 60% of graduatescards →
- 25 / 100Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
- 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 5% 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).