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Mechanical Engineering

BEng · University of Glasgow · 4 years

Mechanical Engineering

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University of Glasgow

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£31,000
SATISFACTION73%
CONTINUATION87%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS85%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 25% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

The pay story

  • £31,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
  • £30,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
  • £39,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 42th 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
  • 65%Felt on track with their career
  • 85%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

  • 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 65% of graduatescards →
  • 5 / 100Sports and fitness occupations · 5% 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).