Subject Guide

Biological Sciences

Compare Biological Sciences degrees, uncover real graduate earnings, check student satisfaction, and make an informed decision about your future.

Full UK Coverage Official HESA Data Career Outcomes
Average Graduate Salary
£23,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses968
Data SourceOffice for Students
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AI Impact
Medium

BScBiological Sciences (Ecology)

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiological Sciences (Plant Science)

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScZoology

The University of Manchester
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BScBiological Sciences (Genetics)

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiomedical Science

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out6%
Salary£26k
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BScMicrobiology and Infection

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScZoology (with Foundation Year)

Nottingham Trent University
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScZoology with a Modern Language

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiology (with Foundation Year)

The University of Hull
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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MSciMicrobiology

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScMolecular Biology and Genetics

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BScBiological Sciences

The University of Reading
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BScEcology & Wildlife Conservation with Foundation Year

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScHuman Biology and Infectious Diseases

University of Salford, the
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScBiomedical Sciences with Integrated Foundation Year

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScBiology (with year in industry)

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out16%
Salary£25k
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BScBiological Sciences (Genetics)

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BScBiological Sciences with Foundation Year

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScImmunology (with a Modern Language)

The University of Manchester
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScGenetics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BScBiology

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BScBiological Sciences (with Foundation Year)

Nottingham Trent University
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScBiological Sciences

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out25%
Salary£31k
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BScZoology with Foundation Year

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses968
Avg Graduate Salary£23,000
Data SourceOffice for Students