Specialist Teaching Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
MEdu (in curriculum enhancement) with Qualified Teacher Status MEd University of Derby 80% 0% 0% £9250 £14900 133 Derby On campus Full-time
Computer Science with Education and Qualified Teacher Status BSc (Hons) University of East London 45% 5% 13% £9250 £13920 126 London On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 79% 1% 7% £9250 £16750 161 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) BA (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 83% 0% 11% £9250 £16100 155 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Primary Education Leading to Qualified Teacher Status BA (Hons) Bangor University 60% 5% 0% £9000 - 150 Bangor On campus Full-time
Addysg Gynradd Yn arwain at Statws Athro Cymwysedig BA (Hons) Bangor University 36% 5% 0% £9000 - 164 Bangor On campus Full-time
Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Citizenship with Social Science PGCE Kingston University - - - £9250 £15800 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Physical Education PGCE Kingston University - - - £9250 £15800 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: English PGCE Kingston University - - - £9250 £15800 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Primary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE PGCE Kingston University - - - £9250 £15800 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Addysg Grefyddol - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Ieithoedd Modern - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Mathemateg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Bioleg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Dylunio a Thechnoleg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Ffiseg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Science (Physics) PGCE Kingston University - - - £9250 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Saesneg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Science (Chemistry) PGCE Kingston University - - - £9250 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Cymraeg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Celf - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
TAR Uwchradd - Gweithgareddau Awyr Agored (GAA / ODA)(yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Hanes - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Technoleg Gwybodaeth gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Technoleg Gwybodaeth - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Saesneg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Daearyddiaeth - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cerddoriaeth - TAR Uwchradd -(yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Ieithoedd Modern gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Mathemateg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cemeg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cerddoriaeth gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Ffiseg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Addysg Grefyddol gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
TAR Cynradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Bioleg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cymraeg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Science (Biology) PGCE Kingston University - - - £9250 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Daearyddiaeth gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Hanes gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Addysg Gorfforol - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Dylunio a Thechnoleg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig - Graddedigion yn unig) PGCE Bangor University - - - £9000 - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Addysg Grefyddol gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cerddoriaeth - TAR Uwchradd -(yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Bioleg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Dylunio a Thechnoleg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Daearyddiaeth gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Daearyddiaeth - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cymraeg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Technoleg Gwybodaeth - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cemeg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Ieithoedd Modern gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Dylunio a Thechnoleg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Physical Education - PGCE Secondary(leading to the award of Qualified Teacher Status) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Saesneg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Saesneg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Chemistry - PGCE Secondary (leading to the award of Qualified Teacher Status) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Ffiseg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Religious Education - PGCE Secondary (leading to the award of Qualified Teacher Status) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Hanes - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Technoleg Gwybodaeth gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Design and Technology - PGCE Secondary (leading to the award of Qualified Teacher Status) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cymraeg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
TAR Uwchradd - Gweithgareddau Awyr Agored (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Celf - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
TAR Cynradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Bioleg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Ieithoedd Modern - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Music with ODA - PGCE Secondary (leading to the award of Qualified Teacher Status) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Celf gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Mathemateg - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Mathemateg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Addysg Gorfforol - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cerddoriaeth gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Ffiseg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Hanes gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
PGCE Primary (leading to the award of Qualified Teacher Status) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Addysg Grefyddol - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Cemeg gyda GAA - TAR Uwchradd (yn arwain at ddyfarniad Statws Athro Cymwysedig) PGCE Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
68 /100
11850 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 Specialist Teaching

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26506 £24514 £28116
25-75 percentile range £24888 - £29177 £18792 - £27897 £20130 - £32846
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Specialist Teaching 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 £27174 £24936 £29360
25-75 percentile range £24792 - £28438 £21341 - £26357 £23053 - £32609
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Specialist Teaching

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 Specialist Teaching 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

Jobs of graduates of Specialist Teaching (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Specialist Teaching at Barnsley College

30%
30% Administrative occupations
10% Secretarial and related occupations
10% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Sales occupations
10% Managers, directors and senior officials
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Specialist Teaching 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 Specialist Teaching

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
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FAQ

The median salary of graduates of Specialist Teaching was £26506 15 months after graduation, £24514 3 years after graduation and £28116 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Specialist Teaching studies:
  • Master of Education - MEd
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE