The University of Essex

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 591 courses, The University of Essex's largest teaching areas are communications and media (127 courses), psychology (101 courses) and history and philosophy (82 courses), with further provision in education and teaching, biological sciences and languages and area studies. In the latest national data it records 85.4% average course satisfaction (NSS), 74% first-year continuation, 84.6% of graduates in work or further study and 59.5% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £27,431 fifteen months after graduating to £31,819 after five years, peaking at £46,500 for Finance and Mathematics.