Construction and the Built Environment Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Architecture and Built Environment Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Northumbria University 75% 0% 5% - - 97 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Construction & Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC The London College UCK 90% 10% 6% £6165 - - Hounslow On campus Full-time
Construction & Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HND The London College UCK 90% 10% 6% £6165 - - Hounslow On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment HND Leicester College - - 5% £4080 £10700 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HND Bradford College 61% - 45% £7750 - - Bradford On campus Full-time
Architecture and the Built Environment PhD University of Huddersfield - - 20% £2362 £5000 - Huddersfield On campus Part-time
Construction & The Built Environment BSE HNC HCUC, Harrow College & Uxbridge College - - 20% £6000 £7682 - Harrow On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Cardiff and Vale College - - 20% £6000 £12000 - Rumney On campus Full-time
Construction & The Built Environment Civil Engineering HNC HCUC, Harrow College & Uxbridge College - - 20% £6000 £7682 - Harrow On campus Full-time
Built Environment HNC University of the Highlands and Islands - - 20% £6915 £7230 - Inverness On campus Full-time
Sustainable Building Design MSc Southampton Solent University - - 20% £8700 £14300 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Foundation Built Environment BA/BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - - 20% £9250 £14500 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Design and Management of Sustainable Built Environments MSc University of Reading - - 20% £10550 £22850 - Reading On campus Full-time
Higher National Certificate (HNC) Construction and the Built Environment HND East Sussex College - - 20% £2975 £3750 - Eastbourne On campus Part-time
Construction & The Built Environment BSE HVAC HND HCUC, Harrow College & Uxbridge College - - 20% £5605 £7543 - Harrow On campus Full-time
Construction & The Built Environment (Construction) HNC HCUC, Harrow College & Uxbridge College - - 20% £6000 £7682 - Harrow On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HND University of Bolton 47% - - £5996 - - Bolton On campus Full-time
Sustainable Building Design and Engineering MSc University of Greenwich 47% - - £8750 £14500 - London On campus Full-time
Construction & The Built Environment HNC Doncaster College and University Centre 47% - - £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Surveying) Top-Up HND East Surrey College 47% - - £6165 - - Redhill On campus Full-time
Construction and The Built Environment HND University of Wolverhampton - - - £8400 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
HNC Construction and the Built Environment (Tresham) HNC Bedford College - - - £2948 - - Bedford On campus Part-time
Construction & The Built Environment - Construction HNC Halesowen College - - - £4880 - - Halesowen On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment: Construction Management HND Grŵp NPTC Group - - - £7500 - - Neath On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC New College Durham - - - £2400 - - Durham On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Oldham College - - - £7500 - - Oldham On campus Full-time
Construction in the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC Chesterfield College - - - £58 - - Chesterfield On campus Part-time
HNC Construction Management for England (RQF) HNC Croydon College - - - £2400 - - London On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Construction Management Pathway) HND Trafford College - - - £6995 - - Altrincham On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment HND New College Durham - - - £2400 - - Durham On campus Part-time
Construction and The Built Environment (Building Services Engineering) HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Construction and The Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) - HND HND South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Construction and The Built Environment HNC WCG -Warwickshire College Group - - - £4500 - - Leamington Spa On campus Part-time
Civil Engineering and the Built Environment HND New College Durham - - - £2400 - - Durham On campus Part-time
Construction in the Built Environment – Site Management & Quantity Surveying HND West Suffolk College - - - £6360 - - Bury St Edmunds On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Construction Management) Top-Up HND East Surrey College - - - £6165 - - Redhill On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment – Architectural Technology HND Chesterfield College - - - £6995 - - Chesterfield On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment HND Grimsby Institute - - - £5900 - - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Weston College of Further and Higher Education - - - £6950 - - Weston-super-Mare On campus Full-time
Construction & The Built Environment (Plumbing) HND Burnley College - - - £7000 - - Burnley On campus Full-time
Construction and Built Environment HNC Chichester College - - - £3250 - - Chichester On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Construction) HNC East Surrey College - - - £6165 - - Redhill On campus Full-time
Top-up Construction and the Built Environment (Construction-Management) HND Doncaster College and University Centre - - - £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC Grimsby Institute - - - £5495 - - Grimsby On campus Part-time
Construction & the Built Environment HNC York College - - - £2875 - - York On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Grimsby Institute - - - £5495 - - Grimsby On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Barnsley College - - - £2995 - - Barnsley On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Gloucestershire College - - - - £9000 - Gloucester On campus Part-time
Construction and The Built Environment (Construction) HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Construction & Built Environment (Plumbing) HNC Burnley College - - - £7000 - - Burnley On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HND Wigan and Leigh College - - 10% - - - Wigan On campus Full-time
Construction in the Built Environment HNC Chesterfield College - - - £58 - - Chesterfield On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Building Services Engineering - Electrical Pathway) HNC Trafford College - - - £6995 - - Altrincham On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC New City College - - - £2500 £3500 - - London On campus Part-time
Sustainable Building Design Part Time MSc Southampton Solent University - - - £8700 - - Southampton On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment - HNC HNC South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Sustainable Construction and the Built Environment HNC South Devon College - - - £8400 - - Paignton On campus Part-time
Construction and The Built Environment (Surveying) HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Grŵp NPTC Group - - - £7500 - - Neath On campus Full-time
Construction in the Built Environment HNC West Suffolk College - - - £6360 - - Bury St Edmunds On campus Full-time
Built Environment Foundation FDCert London South Bank University - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Construction and The Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC Doncaster College and University Centre - - - £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment Top up (Building Services Engineering - Electrical Pathway) HND Trafford College - - - £6995 - - Altrincham On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Moulton College - - - - - - Northampton On campus Full-time
Construction and The Built Environment (Construction) HNC New College Swindon - - - - - - Swindon On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment HNC Bromley College of Further and Higher Education - - - - - - Bromley On campus Part-time
Planning Built Environments MA Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HND Moulton College - - - - - - Northampton On campus Part-time
BIM and Digital Built Environments PgCert University of Salford - - - - - - Salford On campus Full-time
Energy and Sustainable Building Design MSc De Montfort University - - - - - - Leicester online Part-time
Construction the Built Environment HND Moulton College - - - - - - Northampton On campus Part-time
Sustainable Building Conservation MSc Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Sustainable Mega Buildings MSc Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
HNC BTEC Construction and the Built Environment (Construction) HNC University of Bolton - - - - - - Bolton On campus Part-time
HNC BTEC Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC University of Bolton - - - - - - Bolton On campus Part-time
Sustainable Building Technology MSc The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Construction and the Built Environment

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £31497 £33392 £39689
25-75 percentile range £26823 - £36395 £26505 - £41913 £30106 - £50841
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Construction and the Built Environment 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 £29610 £33773 £41343
25-75 percentile range £26137 - £34616 £27329 - £40879 £31316 - £51379
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Construction and the Built Environment

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 Dec 20, 2022

Current jobs

Among graduates of Construction and the Built Environment 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 Dec 20, 2022

Typical employers for graduates of Construction and the Built Environment

  • UK or international construction companies
  • Design and build companies
  • Civil engineering contractors
  • Building and project management companies or consultancies
  • Property development companies
  • Organisations involved in urban regeneration and sustainable development
  • Housing associations
  • Health authorities

Specialisations within Construction and the Built Environment

  • Architectural Technology
  • Building Surveying
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction Management

Jobs of graduates of Construction and the Built Environment (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Construction and the Built Environment at Anglia Ruskin University

75%
60%
16% Managers, directors and senior officials
15% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
10% Engineering professionals
10% Business and public service associate professionals
4% Business and public service associate professionals
1% Administrative occupations
1% Skilled trades occupations
1% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Construction and the Built Environment in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Construction and the Built Environment

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Construction and the Built Environment, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Construction and the Built Environment is the multidisciplinary study of how the implementation of building solutions relates to investment in, and the ownership, use, development, management, maintenance and improvement of land, buildings and facilities in the context of identifiable physical, urban, rural or maritime parameters.

The median salary of graduates of Construction and the Built Environment was £31497 15 months after graduation, £33392 3 years after graduation and £39689 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Construction and the Built Environment studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
  • Foundation Certificate - FDCert
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert

Construction & Built Environment (Civil Engineering) - HNC at The London College UCK received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 90 out of 100 among 100 respondents.