Building Surveying Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

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9 Building Surveying Courses in London.
  • A Day in the Life of a Building Surveyor. Paul Arthur - Paragon.
    1/5
  • What’s the difference between town planning and a building surveyor?
    2/5
  • A day in the life of... a Building Surveyor
    3/5
  • BSc (Hons) Building Surveying - A day in the life
    4/5
  • BSc (Hons) Building Surveying Student Peter Roberts
    5/5

Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
58 /100
4336 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Building Surveying

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £32378 £34420 £39657
25-75 percentile range £28294 - £38057 £26867 - £43392 £30382 - £50214
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Building Surveying courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £30921 £35363 £41734
25-75 percentile range £26835 - £36254 £28278 - £43182 £31688 - £51731
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Building Surveying

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Current jobs

Among graduates of Building Surveying who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Typical employers for graduates of Building Surveying

  • Specialised Private Practices
  • Central Government
  • Local Government
  • Large Property- owning Organisations
  • Public/Private Organisations
  • Loss Adjusters

Specialisations within Building Surveying

  • Quantity Surveying
  • Commercial Management
  • Construction Project Management
  • Strategic Project Management
  • Construction Law and Dispute Resolution

Jobs of graduates of Building Surveying (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Building Surveying at Anglia Ruskin University

74% Caring personal services
35% Information Technology Professionals
35% Sales occupations
10% Managers, directors and senior officials
7% Elementary occupations
5% Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
5% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
4% Business and public service associate professionals
3% Information Technology Professionals
1% Secretarial and related occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Building Surveying

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Building Surveying, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Building Surveying is the study of techniques for the analysis of a building's performance from design and construction, through to maintenance and repair.

The median salary of graduates of Building Surveying was £32378 15 months after graduation, £34420 3 years after graduation and £39657 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Building Surveying studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC