University of Aberdeen

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 406 courses, University of Aberdeen's largest teaching areas are languages and area studies (81 courses), history and philosophy (54 courses) and business and management (53 courses), with further provision in law, social sciences and education and teaching. In the latest national data it records 86.5% average course satisfaction (NSS), 87.2% first-year continuation, 89.1% of graduates in work or further study and 76.9% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £26,907 fifteen months after graduating to £31,743 after five years, peaking at £55,000 for Medicine.