Nursing Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Teesside University 59% 0% 2% £9250 £13000 136 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln 20% 0% 5% £9250 £14700 134 Lincoln On campus Full-time
University of East Anglia 52% 10% 0% £9250 £9250 £17100 £18000 150 Norwich On campus Full-time
University of Exeter 79% 0% 5% £9250 £25000 157 Exeter On campus Full-time
Cardiff University 68% 0% 3% £9000 £22950 162 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Glasgow Caledonian University 64% 0% 15% £9250 £12250 183 Glasgow On campus Full-time
University of Wales 76% 5% 11% £9000 £13500 99 Cardiff On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 50% 1% 5% £9250 £13100 126 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of Keele 71% 0% 7% £9250 £19800 158 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Queen Margaret University 58% 0% 10% £9250 £15500 177 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
University of Bradford 92% 2% 3% £9250 £20118 142 Bradford On campus Full-time
The University of Sheffield 89% 2% 2% £9250 £24450 153 Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of Derby 68% 0% 40% £9250 £14045 81 Derby On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln 66% 0% 8% £9250 £14700 140 Lincoln On campus Full-time
University of Bradford 57% 0% 0% £9250 £9250 £20118 £21124 142 Bradford On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University 67% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 109 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
University of Hull 49% 0% 0% £9250 £17550 139 Hull On campus Full-time
University of Brighton 76% 0% 0% £9250 £13842 151 Brighton On campus Full-time
University of East Anglia 46% 1% 7% £9250 £9250 £17100 £18000 127 Norwich On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 45% 0% 4% £9250 £18000 126 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 74% 0% 5% £9250 £18000 162 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 49% 1% 7% £9250 £13100 129 Worcester On campus Full-time
Cardiff University 84% 0% 0% £9000 £22950 179 Cardiff On campus Full-time
University of Keele 53% 0% 0% £9250 £19800 137 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
University of Dundee 83% 0% 0% £9250 £19500 159 Dundee On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 30% 0% 1% £9250 £16415 140 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Glasgow Caledonian University 57% 0% 5% £9250 £12250 173 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Ulster University 88% 0% 1% £9250 £15360 140 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 65% 0% 5% £9250 £14500 133 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Brighton 56% 0% 3% £9250 £13842 104 Brighton On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 61% 1% 3% £9250 £14500 125 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Bradford 35% 2% 3% £9250 £9250 £20118 £21124 143 Bradford On campus Full-time
Oxford Brookes University 53% 0% 6% £9250 £15300 127 Oxford On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 60% 1% 0% £9250 £14000 106 London On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 56% 0% 15% £9250 £13100 48 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of East London 52% 3% 1% £9250 £13740 107 London On campus Full-time
The University of Nottingham 51% 0% 3% £92650 £26500 149 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 57% 5% 13% £9250 £14000 109 London On campus Full-time
The University of Edinburgh 92% 0% 5% £9250 £30400 199 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
The University of Nottingham 53% 0% 2% £92650 £26500 138 Nottingham On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 40% 0% 5% £9250 £18000 134 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Keele 67% 0% 0% £9250 £24000 138 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
University of Hull 51% 0% 0% £9250 £17550 143 Hull On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 78% 0% 10% £9250 £18000 135 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
University of Keele 67% 0% 0% £9250 £19800 138 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Cardiff University 68% 0% 3% £9000 £22950 160 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Glasgow Caledonian University 57% 0% 5% £9250 £12250 173 Glasgow On campus Full-time
University of Hull 84% 0% 0% £9250 £17550 155 Hull On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University 81% 1% 3% £9250 £12500 112 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Teesside University 81% 0% 2% £9250 £13000 £14000 135 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
University of Keele 71% 0% 7% £9250 £24000 158 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland 53% 0% 0% £9250 £13000 142 Sunderland On campus Full-time
York St John University 79% 0% 6% £9250 £12750 129 York On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 86% 0% 5% £9250 £12000 130 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of Bradford 43% 2% 3% £9250 £9250 £20118 £21124 142 Bradford On campus Full-time
The University of York 40% 0% 5% £9250 £24000 146 York On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 63% 0% 8% £9250 £18000 92 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
University of Keele 53% 0% 0% £9250 £24000 137 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Glasgow Caledonian University 83% 0% 6% £9250 £12250 148 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Oxford Brookes University 88% 0% 5% £9250 £15300 142 Oxford On campus Full-time
University of Glasgow 92% 5% 2% £27750 £95800 197 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Glasgow Caledonian University 64% 0% 15% £9250 £12250 183 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 65% 0% 8% £9250 £12000 136 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Robert Gordon University 66% 2% 8% £8240 £13670 119 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
University of Southampton 58% 0% 4% £9250 - 136 Southampton On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 44% 0% 0% £9250 - 129 Northampton On campus Full-time
Liverpool John Moores University 96% 1% 10% £9250 - 130 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Derby 60% 0% 10% £9250 - 131 Derby On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 77% 5% 15% £9250 - 103 Northampton On campus Full-time
University of Chester 50% 0% 20% £9250 - 126 Chester On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 77% 0% 0% £9250 - 124 Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton 51% 5% 0% £9250 - 126 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
University of Birmingham 32% 0% 6% £9250 - 148 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of Chester 50% 0% 20% £8250 - 126 Chester On campus Full-time
University of Birmingham 32% 0% 6% £9250 - 142 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of South Wales 57% 0% 6% £9000 - 151 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
University of Derby 88% 0% 10% £9250 - 146 Derby On campus Full-time
University of Central Lancashire 40% 0% 7% £9250 - 140 Preston On campus Full-time
King's College London 67% 1% 7% £9250 - 156 London On campus Full-time
University of Birmingham 32% 0% 6% £9250 - 154 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of Chester 47% 0% 5% £9250 - 137 Chester On campus Full-time
Edinburgh Napier University 83% 0% 4% £9250 - 111 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Edinburgh Napier University 90% 0% 0% £9250 - 153 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
University of Birmingham 32% 0% 6% £9250 - 151 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 71% 0% 2% £9250 - 100 Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of Hertfordshire 89% 0% 5% £9250 - 127 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Edinburgh Napier University 94% 0% 0% £9250 - 128 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
University of Central Lancashire 40% 0% 7% £9250 - 140 Preston On campus Full-time
University of Chester 50% 0% 20% £9250 - 126 Chester On campus Full-time
University of South Wales 87% 0% 5% £9000 - 147 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Edge Hill University 66% 2% 0% £9250 - 144 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
De Montfort University 62% 0% 5% £9250 - 128 Leicester On campus Full-time
De Montfort University 54% 0% 0% £9250 - 119 Leicester On campus Full-time
King's College London 60% 0% 7% £9250 - 142 London On campus Full-time
Brunel University 66% 0% 10% - - 142 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
University of the West of England 46% 0% 2% - - 127 Bristol On campus Full-time
Edge Hill University 43% - 3% £9250 - 140 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Plymouth University 48% 0% 4% - - 127 Plymouth On campus Full-time
University of Hertfordshire 71% 0% 7% - - 120 Hatfield On campus Full-time
University of Salford 49% 0% 6% - - 146 Salford On campus Full-time
Northumbria University 49% 0% 3% - - 148 Newcastle On campus Full-time
University of Salford 51% 0% 6% - - 144 Salford On campus Full-time
Brunel University 66% 0% 10% - - 142 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 84% - 1% £9250 - 128 Bolton On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 72% - 0% £9250 - 128 Bolton On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 71% - 1% £9250 - 129 Bolton On campus Full-time
The University of Winchester 87% - 1% £9250 - 147 Winchester On campus Full-time
University of East London 31% - - £9250 £13740 73 London On campus Full-time
University of Portsmouth 71% 0% 10% - - 124 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Edge Hill University 66% - 0% £9250 - 106 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
The University of Winchester 85% - 0% £9250 - 124 Winchester On campus Full-time
Swansea University 45% 0% 5% - - 145 Swansea On campus Full-time
Nottingham Trent University 72% 5% 3% - - 122 Nottingham On campus Full-time
University of South Wales 87% 0% 5% - - 147 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 72% - 1% £9250 - 128 Bolton On campus Full-time
University of Leeds 33% 0% 3% - - 150 Leeds On campus Full-time
University of Stirling 61% 0% 0% - - 200 Stirling On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 72% - 1% £9250 - 128 Bolton On campus Full-time
Plymouth University 63% 5% 5% - - 158 Plymouth On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 63% - 2% £9250 - 137 Bolton On campus Full-time
University of Leeds 37% 5% 5% - - 172 Leeds On campus Full-time
University of Stirling 61% 0% 0% - - 200 Stirling On campus Full-time
Swansea University 54% 0% 5% - - 152 Swansea On campus Full-time
Swansea University 54% 0% 5% - - 150 Swansea On campus Full-time
Kingston University 70% - 10% £7800 - 79 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aberystwyth University 91% - - £9000 £16300 108 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
University of Salford 49% 0% 6% - - 146 Salford On campus Full-time
University College Birmingham - - - £9250 £12500 98 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University College Birmingham - - - £9250 £12500 98 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University - 0% 2% £9250 - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln - 0% 0% £9250 - - Lincoln On campus Full-time
South Devon College 94% - 20% £9250 - - Paignton On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire - 0% - £6165 - - Luton On campus Full-time
University of Dundee - 0% - £7650 £18150 - Dundee On campus Full-time
University of Derby - 0% - £9250 £14700 - Derby On campus Full-time
University of the Highlands and Islands - 0% - £9000 £13620 - Inverness On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University - 0% - £9250 £16000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £12500 £16000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - - £9250 £18000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Part-time
University of Essex - - - £9250 £19080 - Colchester On campus Full-time
University of Essex - - - £9250 £19080 - Colchester On campus Full-time
BPP University - - 0% £22500 - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University - - 0% £9250 £33790 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University - - 0% £4450 £7050 - Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - 0% £9250 £18000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln - - 0% £9250 £14900 - Lincoln On campus Full-time
University of Bradford - - 0% £8784 £20885 - Bradford On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire - - 0% £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Full-time
University of Keele - - 0% £9250 £23000 - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
University of Keele - - 0% £9250 £23000 - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Middlesex University - - 0% £50 £84 - London On campus Part-time
Buckinghamshire New University - - 0% £8950 £13000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
University of Liverpool - - 0% £9900 £23200 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
The University of Sheffield - - 0% £9250 £19950 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - 0% £9250 £18000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Derby - - 0% £9250 £14700 - Derby On campus Full-time
University of Bolton - - 15% £9250 - - Bolton On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire - - 15% £9250 £15000 - Cheltenham On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - - £9250 £18000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln - - - £9250 £14900 - Lincoln On campus Full-time
University of Keele - - - £9250 £23000 - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Edge Hill University - - - £9250 - - Ormskirk On campus Full-time
London South Bank University - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland - - - £389 - - Sunderland On campus Part-time
University of Greenwich - - - £6165 - - London On campus Full-time
University of Southampton - - - £9250 - - Southampton On campus Full-time
Truro and Penwith College - - - £6165 - - Truro On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University - - - £8950 - - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
University of Southampton - - - £2075 - - Southampton On campus Part-time
Anglia Ruskin University - - - £9250 - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Edge Hill University - - - £9250 - - Ormskirk On campus Full-time
King's College London - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University - - - £8950 - - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
University of Central Lancashire - - - £9250 - - Preston On campus Full-time
University of Greenwich - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University - - - £3350 - - High Wycombe On campus Part-time
Buckinghamshire New University - - - £8750 - - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Liverpool John Moores University - - - £9250 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University - - - £8750 - - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland - - - £6935 - - Sunderland On campus Part-time
University of West London - - - £9250 - - Ealing On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland - - - £9250 - - Sunderland On campus Full-time
King's College London - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Part-time
University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth On campus Part-time
Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Part-time
The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
University of Worcester - - - - - - Worcester On campus Part-time
University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth On campus Part-time
University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Ulster University - - - - - - Coleraine On campus Full-time
University of the West of Scotland - - - - - - Paisley On campus Full-time
Bridgwater and Taunton College - - - - - - Bridgwater On campus Full-time
The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester online Full-time
University of Southampton - - - - - - Southampton On campus Full-time
City University London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
University of Surrey - - - - - - Guildford On campus Part-time
Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Ulster University - - - - - - Coleraine On campus Full-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth On campus Part-time
The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
University of Southampton - - - - - - Southampton On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - - - - - Huddersfield On campus Part-time
Ulster University - - - - - - Coleraine On campus Part-time
Anglia Ruskin University - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of Cumbria - - - - - - Carlisle On campus Full-time
University of Keele - - - - - - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Part-time
Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
University of Derby - - - - - - Derby On campus Part-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - - - - Wrexham On campus Part-time
University of Brighton - - - - - - Brighton On campus Part-time
Anglia Ruskin University - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Part-time
The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2022
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Nursing

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £28093 £28294 £30455
25-75 percentile range £25000 - £30516 £21490 - £34158 £22442 - £37397
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Nursing 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 £26365 £26128 £27932
25-75 percentile range £24923 - £26731 £21696 - £29499 £23112 - £32253
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Nursing

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 Nursing 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 Nursing

  • The National Health Service
  • Private sector clinics and hospitals
  • Private Sector Healthcare
  • Voluntary organisations
  • Local authorities
  • Schools and further and higher education institutions
  • Prisons and the Armed Forces
  • Private sector organisations

Specialisations within Nursing

  • Registered Nursing
  • Cardiac Nursing
  • Anesthetist Nursing
  • Clinical Nursing
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Family Nursing
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Surgical Nursing
  • Mental Health Nursing
  • Educator
  • Midwifery
  • Oncology Nursing
  • Orthopedic Nursing
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Public Health Nursing
  • Travel Nursing
  • Theatre Nursing
  • School Nursing
  • Neonatal Nursing

Jobs of graduates of Nursing (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Nursing at Anglia Ruskin University

70% Health associate professionals
20% Caring personal services
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Nursing Professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Nursing

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

The median salary of graduates of Nursing was £28093 15 months after graduation, £28294 3 years after graduation and £30455 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Nursing studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Science (Honours) - Msci (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) - BN (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
  • Master of Nursing - MNurs
  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours) - BMedSc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
  • Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) - BNurs (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Nursing - BN
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Master of Medical Sciences - MMedSci
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • No award - No award
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Graduate Diploma - Grad Dip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Doctor of Nursing - DNursing
  • Master of Nursing - MN
  • Postgraduate Diploma (Initial Qualification) - PgDip
  • Professional Doctorate - ProfDoc
  • Foundation Certificate - FDCert

Child Nursing - BSc (Hons) at Liverpool John Moores University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 96 out of 100 among 25 respondents.