Energy Engineering Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Environmental Engineering MEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 82% 3% 1% £9250 £28600 180 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering MEng University of Strathclyde 100% 0% 10% £9250 £26700 200 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering MEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 82% 3% 0% £9250 £28600 180 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering BEng (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 5% 5% £9250 £15000 £16125 131 Southampton On campus Full-time
Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year MEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 82% 3% 1% £9250 £28600 180 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering with Science and Engineering Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 5% 5% £9250 £13020 £14000 131 Southampton On campus Full-time
Energy and Environmental Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Wales 67% 5% 25% £9000 £13500 132 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) Cardiff University - 0% 6% £9000 £25450 £28200 150 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 82% 3% 0% £9250 £28600 180 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering MEng (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 75% 4% 0% £9250 £16100 130 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 82% 3% 0% £9250 £28600 180 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year BEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 82% 3% 1% £9250 £28600 180 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Exeter 92% 0% 0% £9250 £29700 143 Exeter On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering MEng University of Abertay Dundee 70% 5% 0% £9250 £15000 150 Dundee On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Strathclyde 92% 0% 10% £9250 £26700 208 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons) Cardiff University - 0% 6% £9000 £25450 £28200 150 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Energy & Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Wales 67% 5% 25% £9000 £13500 132 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year BEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 82% 3% 1% £9250 £28600 180 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Year in Industry) BEng (Hons) Cardiff University - 0% 6% £9000 £25450 £28200 150 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering MEng De Montfort University 75% 11% 15% £9250 £9250 £15750 £16250 64 Leicester On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng (Hons) University of Exeter 92% 0% 0% £9250 £29700 150 Exeter On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering MEng (Hons) University of East Anglia 68% 5% 5% £9250 £26100 131 Norwich On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering MEng (Hons) Cardiff University - 0% 6% £9000 £25450 £28200 150 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Exeter 92% 0% 0% £9250 £29700 150 Exeter On campus Full-time
Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year MEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 82% 3% 1% £9250 £28600 180 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Aberdeen 87% 10% 5% £9250 £26100 £24800 143 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering BEng (Hons) University of East Anglia 68% 5% 5% £9250 £26100 131 Norwich On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering MEng University of Portsmouth 78% 5% 0% £9250 £20200 114 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Portsmouth 78% 10% 0% £9250 £20200 137 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering BEng (Hons) De Montfort University 75% 11% 30% £9250 £15750 £16250 64 Leicester On campus Full-time
Sustainable Energy Engineering BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 76% 11% 10% £9250 - 134 London On campus Full-time
Sustainable Energy Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 73% 10% 9% £9250 - 130 London On campus Full-time
Sustainable Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 76% 11% 15% £9250 - 134 London On campus Full-time
Sustainable Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad MEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 76% 11% 15% £9250 - 134 London On campus Full-time
Sustainable Energy Engineering MEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 76% 11% 15% £9250 - 134 London On campus Full-time
Sustainable Energy Engineering with Industrial Experience BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 76% 11% 15% £9250 - 134 London On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Leeds 84% 5% 0% - - 170 Leeds On campus Full-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Leeds 84% 5% 0% - - 169 Leeds On campus Full-time
Renewable and Sustainable Engineering BEng (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - 5% 0% £9000 - 110 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering MSc Kingston University - - - £5423 £8690 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
Civil and Environmental Engineering BEng University of Abertay Dundee - - - £9250 £15000 - Dundee On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering with Environmental Management BEng (Hons) University of East Anglia - - - £9250 £24400 - Norwich On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering with Environmental Management MSc University of East Anglia - - - £11000 £22750 - Norwich On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering MSc (PG) University of East Anglia - - - £11000 £22750 - Norwich On campus Full-time
Water, Waste and Environmental Engineering with Industrial Practice MSc University of Greenwich - - - £16550 £21000 - London On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering MSc University of Aberdeen - - - £11100 £27000 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering MSc (PG) De Montfort University - - - £9000 £9500 £17100 £17600 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering MSc University of Hull - - - £11550 £12000 - Hull On campus Full-time
Renewable and Sustainable Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Environmental Engineering and Project Management MSc (Eng) University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering MSc MSc Brunel University - - - - - - Uxbridge online Part-time
Environmental and Energy Engineering MSc (Eng) The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Energy Engineering with Industrial Management MSc (Eng) The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Chemical and Energy Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering MSc University of Exeter - - - - - - Exeter On campus Full-time
Chemical and Energy Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Global Energy Technologies and Systems Masters MSc University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Environmental Engineering PgDip Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Full-time
Renewable Energy Engineering MSc University of Central Lancashire - - - - - - Preston On campus Full-time
Water and Environmental Engineering MSc University of Surrey - - - - - - Guildford On campus Full-time
Offshore Renewable Energy Engineering MSc (PG) Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Sustainable Energy Engineering MSc MSc The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Subsurface Energy Engineering MSc The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Civil and Geoenvironmental Engineering MSc Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
89 /100
4300 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. 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 Energy Engineering

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £30004 £34063 £39731
25-75 percentile range £26953 - £33624 £27400 - £41840 £31149 - £50019
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Energy Engineering 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 £30685 £33120 £39908
25-75 percentile range £27261 - £35134 £26974 - £40231 £31233 - £48581
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Energy Engineering

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 Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Energy Engineering 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 Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Energy Engineering

  • Industrial Employers
  • Fuel Production Industries
  • Manufacturing Companies
  • Government Departments
  • Research Department
  • The Motor Industry
  • Wider Manufacturing Industry
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Energy Agencies
  • Higher and Further Education

Specialisations within Energy Engineering

  • Materials of Energy Technology
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Water Engineering
  • Alternative Energy
  • Materials and Processes for Sustainable Energies
  • Gas Engineering

Jobs of graduates of Energy Engineering (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Energy Engineering at Loughborough University of Technology

34% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15% Finance Professionals
13% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
13% Information Technology Professionals
4% Teaching Professionals
2% Business and public service associate professionals
2% Finance Professionals
2% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
2% Business and public service associate professionals
2% Natural and social science professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Energy Engineering 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 Energy Engineering

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Energy Engineering, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Energy Engineering is the study and principles of engineering as they apply to the development and exploitation of various forms of energy, e.g. wind, water, solar etc. Involves the study and application of specialist mathematics.

The median salary of graduates of Energy Engineering was £30004 15 months after graduation, £34063 3 years after graduation and £39731 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Energy Engineering studies:
  • Master of Engineering (Honours) - MEng (Hons)
  • Master of Engineering - MEng
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Bachelor of Engineering - BEng
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Master of Science (Engineering) - MSc (Eng)
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip