The University of Manchester

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 361 courses, The University of Manchester's largest teaching areas are languages and area studies (56 courses), business and management (46 courses) and biological sciences (37 courses), with further provision in history and philosophy, social sciences and architecture and planning. In the latest national data it records 82.4% average course satisfaction (NSS), 90.4% first-year continuation, 84.8% of graduates in work or further study and 75.2% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £28,274 fifteen months after graduating to £34,914 after five years, peaking at £59,000 for Computer Science.