Business and management: postgraduate courses compared

Median pay

Estimate: the business master’s figure, adjusted by how City St George's’s business master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 335 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at City St George's.

Range of pay

£37,000 to £83,200 after 1 year

£43,600 to £92,400 after 5 years

In work or study

86.2% after 5 years, all universities

89% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, City St George's

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the business master’s figure, adjusted by how City St George's’s business master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 335 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at City St George's.

Range of pay

£37,000 to £83,200 after 1 year

£43,600 to £92,400 after 5 years

In work or study

86.2% after 5 years, all universities

89% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, City St George's

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the business master’s figure, adjusted by how University of Warwick’s business master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 159 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at University of Warwick.

Range of pay

£37,000 to £83,200 after 1 year

£43,600 to £92,400 after 5 years

In work or study

86.2% after 5 years, all universities

95% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University of Warwick

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the business master’s figure, adjusted by how Bath’s business master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 134 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at Bath.

Range of pay

£37,000 to £83,200 after 1 year

£43,600 to £92,400 after 5 years

In work or study

86.2% after 5 years, all universities

90% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Bath

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the business master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Loughborough’s business undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£55,600) and all universities in England (£35,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£37,000 to £83,200 after 1 year

£43,600 to £92,400 after 5 years

In work or study

86.2% after 5 years, all universities

84% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Loughborough

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample