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Materials Science and Engineering with a Foundation Year

BEng · Swansea University · 4 years

Materials Science and Engineering with a Foundation Year

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Swansea University

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION83%
CONTINUATION85%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS95%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 32% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

The pay story

  • £30,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
  • £26,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
  • £37,000Median, 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
  • 80%Felt on track with their career
  • 95%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Research and Development (RandD) and Other Research Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 60% 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).