Information Systems Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Business Management and Information Systems MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 67% 20% 3% £9250 £21900 £20800 160 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 88% 0% 5% £9250 £25200 135 Egham On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) The University of Sheffield 84% 3% 10% £9250 £29110 157 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Computing (Information Systems) BSc University of Greenwich 81% 7% 25% £9250 £16150 £17000 169 London On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 88% 0% 5% £9250 £25200 135 Egham On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering (Including Year Abroad) BEng (Hons) University of Essex 63% 0% 9% £9250 £22750 118 Colchester On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) University of East Anglia 59% 10% 10% £9250 £26100 134 Norwich On campus Full-time
Computer Systems and Networks Engineering BSc (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 30% £9250 £15000 110 Southampton On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hons) The University of Sheffield 84% 3% 7% £9250 £29110 157 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Electronic Engineering and Computer Systems BEng (Hons) University of Huddersfield 84% 15% 10% £9250 £17600 125 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Cyber Security BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 67% 3% 0% £9250 £16500 124 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 88% 0% 5% £9250 £25200 135 Egham On campus Full-time
Computer Systems and Networks Engineering with Placement BSc (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 30% £9250 £15000 110 Southampton On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 73% 10% 5% £9250 £26100 123 Norwich On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) Middlesex University 69% 5% 30% £9250 £15100 105 London On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 73% 2% 10% £9250 £26100 138 Norwich On campus Full-time
Accounting and Financial Information Systems BA (Hons) University of Greenwich 81% 10% 15% £9250 £16150 £17000 132 London On campus Full-time
Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University 89% 10% 5% £9000 £15000 £16000 93 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Computer Systems and Networks Engineering with Computing Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 30% £9250 £13020 110 Southampton On campus Full-time
Computer and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 86% 5% 5% £9250 £27250 155 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Computer and Electronic Engineering (with placement year) MEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 86% 5% 5% £9250 £27250 155 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Essex 63% 0% 20% £9250 £22750 118 Colchester On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering (including placement year) BEng (Hons) University of Essex 63% 0% 9% £9250 £22750 118 Colchester On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering and Robotics BEng (Hons) London Metropolitan University 77% 25% 30% £9250 £17600 78 London On campus Full-time
Computer Systems and Networks Engineering with Placement and Computing Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 30% £9250 £13020 110 Southampton On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with a year in Industry BEng (Hons) University of East Anglia 59% 10% 5% £9250 £26100 140 Norwich On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 61% 15% 25% £9250 £9250 £15750 £16250 107 Leicester On campus Full-time
Computer and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 86% 5% 30% £9250 £27250 155 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 88% 0% 5% £9250 £25200 135 Egham On campus Full-time
Mechatronics and Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) University of East London 70% 16% 7% £9250 £13920 96 London On campus Full-time
Computer and Electronic Engineering (with placement year) BEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 86% 5% 30% £9250 £27250 155 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Business Management and Information Systems BSc (Hons) University of Aberdeen 67% 10% 4% £9250 £26100 £24800 171 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 73% 10% 20% £9250 - 109 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 61% 15% 85% £9250 - 106 Luton On campus Full-time
Computer Information Systems for Business BSc (Hons) Bangor University 72% 10% 15% £9000 - 122 Bangor On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hons) The University of Warwick 74% 5% 0% £9250 - 216 Coventry On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with Industrial Experience BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 82% 0% 14% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 73% 10% 20% £9250 - 109 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 61% 15% 30% £9250 - 106 Luton On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) The University of Warwick 74% 5% 10% £9250 - 198 Coventry On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) Bangor University 75% 10% 10% £9000 - 142 Bangor On campus Full-time
Computer Information Systems BSc (Hons) Bangor University 66% 0% 10% £9000 - 122 Bangor On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems (With Year in Industry) BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 73% 10% 20% £9250 - 109 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 82% 0% 20% £9250 - 136 London On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with a Year Abroad BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 82% 0% 14% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hons) Bangor University 76% 10% 15% £9000 - 142 Bangor On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 88% 0% 5% £9250 - 135 Egham On campus Full-time
Cyber Security BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 71% 3% 15% - - 134 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems MEng (Hons) University of Surrey 84% 5% 5% - - 131 Guildford On campus Full-time
Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 84% 5% 5% - - 131 Guildford On campus Full-time
Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 84% 5% 5% - - 131 Guildford On campus Full-time
Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems MEng (Hons) University of Surrey 84% 5% 5% - - 131 Guildford On campus Full-time
Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 84% 5% 5% - - 131 Guildford On campus Full-time
Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 83% 0% 5% - - 137 Guildford On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering and Robotics (including foundation year) BEng (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17600 - London On campus Full-time
Applied Geographical Information Systems (GIS) MSc The University of Sheffield - - - £10800 £22000 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering (Including Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £22750 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Computing (Data and Information Systems) HND University of Wales - - - £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Computing (Data and Information Systems) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Wales - - - £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Business Information Systems BSc (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £9000 £15000 £16000 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Middlesex University - - - £9250 £15100 - London On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) The University of Sheffield - - - £9250 £29110 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Computer Systems Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year BEng (Hons) The University of Sheffield - - - £9250 £29110 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Information Systems MSc Kingston University - - - £5423 £8690 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
Information Technology and Business Information Systems (Top Up) BSc (Hons) Middlesex University - - - £9250 £14000 - London On campus Full-time
Business Computer Systems (top-up) BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17600 - London On campus Full-time
Geographical Information Systems MSc University of Portsmouth - - - £8900 £18100 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering BEng Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £9000 £15000 £16000 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Computing (Data and Information Systems) BSc University of Wales - - - £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Information Systems Management MSc University of Huddersfield - - - £7900 £18700 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Information Systems MSc University of Portsmouth - - - £10400 £20200 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Information Systems and Computing Integrated PhD Brunel University - - - £9620 £18720 - Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Information Systems Management MSc De Montfort University - - - £9000 £9500 £17100 £17600 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Business Information Systems Management MSc Middlesex University - - - £10500 £15300 - London On campus Full-time
Computing and Information Systems MSc University of Greenwich - - - £10500 £17275 - London On campus Part-time
Mechatronics and Computer Systems Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £13920 - London On campus Full-time
Geographical Information Systems MSc University of Aberdeen - - - £10000 £22000 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Information Systems Management (with Placement) MSc University of Huddersfield - - - - £18000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Computer Information Systems FdSc Nelson and Colne College - - - £9000 - - Nelson On campus Full-time
Information Systems (Top Up) (Online Distance Learning) BSc Middlesex University - - - - £6000 - London On campus Part-time
Computer Systems Security MSc University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Part-time
Management (Information Systems and Innovation) PhD The London School of Economics and Political Science - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Information Systems Management MSc The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Computing and Information Systems (conversion programme) MSc Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Management, Information Systems and Digital Innovation MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Geographical Information Systems MSc Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
Electronic and Computer Systems (Top-up) BEng (Hons) University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Computing and Information Systems MSc University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Part-time
Information Systems PgDip The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Geographical Information Systems MSc University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Information Systems and Operations Management MSc MSc The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation MSc The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Information Systems Management MSc University of Bedfordshire - - - - - - Luton On campus Part-time
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) MSc Aberystwyth University - - - - - - Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Management and Information Systems: Change and Development MSc The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Part-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
81 /100
514 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 Information Systems

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26737 £24976 £29266
25-75 percentile range £23032 - £31063 £18312 - £32475 £21197 - £39777
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Information Systems 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 £25895 £25901 £30232
25-75 percentile range £22871 - £28105 £19077 - £32965 £23268 - £41268
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Information Systems

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 Information Systems 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 Information Systems

  • Local and central government
  • Secondary, further and higher education
  • The NHS
  • Charities
  • The media
  • IT consultancy firms
  • Software houses
  • IT service providers
  • Telecom companies

Specialisations within Information Systems

  • Web Development
  • Software Programming
  • Network and Computer Systems Administration
  • Network Engineering
  • Computer Systems Analysis
  • Network Architecture
  • Information Science

Jobs of graduates of Information Systems (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Information Systems at Coventry University

65%
10% Elementary occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Media Professionals
5% Media Professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Administrative occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Information Systems 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 Information Systems

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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 Information Systems, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Information Systems is the study, design or application of computer systems which capture, process and transmit information.

The median salary of graduates of Information Systems was £26737 15 months after graduation, £24976 3 years after graduation and £29266 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Information Systems studies:
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Master of Engineering (Honours) - MEng (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Bachelor of Engineering - BEng
  • PhD with Integrated Study - PhD
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert