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Structural Engineering Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters
Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | City | ||||
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Architectural Engineering MEng (Hons) | Cardiff University | 79% | 0% | 0% | £9000 | £23450 | 149 | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) | Ulster University | 81% | 4% | 6% | £9250 | £15360 | 124 | Coleraine | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) | Liverpool John Moores University | 75% | 2% | 0% | £9250 | £16600 | 131 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering with International Foundation Year BEng (Hons) | University of Reading | 88% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | £23700 | 126 | Reading | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering (Year in Industry) BEng (Hons) | Cardiff University | 79% | 0% | 3% | £9000 | £23450 | 126 | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering (International) MEng (Hons) | Cardiff University | 79% | 0% | 3% | £9000 | £23450 | 149 | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Advanced Civil and Structural Engineering MSc | University of Bradford | 82% | 10% | 5% | £8570 | £19890 | 106 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) BEng | University of Bradford | 82% | 10% | 5% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 106 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering and Architecture with an Industrial Placement Year MEng | The University of Sheffield | 83% | 4% | 5% | £9250 | £25670 | 168 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons) | The University of Sheffield | 87% | 4% | 0% | £9250 £9250 | £24450 £25670 | 153 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering (with placement year) MEng | University of Bradford | 82% | 10% | 5% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 106 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) (with a placement year) BEng | University of Bradford | 82% | 10% | 5% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 106 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons) | The University of Sheffield | 87% | 4% | 0% | £9250 £9250 | £24450 £25670 | 146 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MEng | University of Bradford | 82% | 10% | 5% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 106 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons) | The University of Sheffield | 87% | 4% | 0% | £9250 £9250 | £24450 £25670 | 146 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering MEng (Hons) | Loughborough University of Technology | 78% | 0% | 3% | £9250 | £25700 | 149 | Loughborough | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons) | University of Dundee | 92% | 5% | 20% | £9250 | £23650 | 222 | Dundee | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) | Liverpool John Moores University | 75% | 2% | 0% | £9250 | £16600 | 131 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering with an International Foundation Year BEng (Hons) | Loughborough University of Technology | 78% | 0% | 3% | £9250 | £20750 | 149 | Loughborough | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons) | Liverpool John Moores University | 75% | 10% | 25% | £9250 | £16100 | 154 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering (with a placement year) BEng (Hons) | University of Bradford | 82% | 10% | 0% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 113 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering and Architecture MEng (Hons) | The University of Sheffield | 83% | 4% | 5% | £9250 | £25670 | 168 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) | University of Reading | 88% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | £23700 | 126 | Reading | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering with Architecture MEng (Hons) | Queen's University of Belfast | 75% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £21400 | 147 | Belfast | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering MEng (Hons) | The University of Sheffield | 87% | 4% | 0% | £9250 £9250 | £24450 £25670 | 153 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering with Architecture MEng (Hons) | University of Dundee | 94% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £23650 | 190 | Dundee | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering BEng (Hons) | University of Bradford | 80% | 10% | 5% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 123 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering (International) (Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) | Cardiff University | 79% | 0% | 3% | £9000 | £23450 | 149 | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering (with placement year) MEng (Hons) | Loughborough University of Technology | 78% | 0% | 3% | £9250 | £25700 | 149 | Loughborough | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering MENG (Hons) (with a placement year) MEng | University of Bradford | 82% | 10% | 5% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 106 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons) | Newcastle University | 56% | 0% | 15% | £9250 | - | 144 | Newcastle | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year and Placement Year) BEng (Hons) | University of Bradford | 80% | 10% | 5% | £9250 £9250 | - | 123 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering with Year in Industry BEng (Hons) | Newcastle University | 59% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | - | 135 | Newcastle | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hons) | Loughborough University of Technology | 78% | 0% | 15% | £9250 | - | 167 | Loughborough | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons) | Anglia Ruskin University | 72% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | - | 76 | Cambridge | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) | University of Bradford | 82% | 10% | 5% | £9250 £9250 | - | 106 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BSc (Hons) | Plymouth University | 78% | 20% | 0% | - | - | 109 | Plymouth | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering BEng (Hons) | University of Leeds | 82% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 173 | Leeds | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) | University of Liverpool | 74% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 135 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons) | University of Aberdeen | 87% | 10% | 15% | - | - | 146 | Aberdeen | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BSc (Hons) | University of Salford | 73% | 5% | 8% | - | - | 115 | Salford | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MEng (Hons) | The University of Manchester | 77% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 139 | Manchester | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering (4 years) MEng (Hons) | University of Liverpool | 74% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 135 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) | University of Leeds | 84% | 0% | 2% | - | - | 173 | Leeds | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | University of Salford | 73% | 5% | 8% | - | - | 115 | Salford | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering and Concrete Materials MSc MSc | University of Dundee | 94% | 5% | 5% | - | - | 190 | Dundee | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural and Fire Safety Engineering MSc | The University of Edinburgh | 78% | 5% | 4% | - | - | 189 | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) | Heriot-Watt University | - | - | - | £9250 £9250 | £15384 £16000 | - | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering with Year in Europe (Germany) MEng (Hons) | Cardiff University | - | - | - | £9000 | £23450 | - | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering with Year in Europe (Spain) MEng (Hons) | Cardiff University | - | - | - | £9000 | £23450 | - | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc | The University of Manchester | - | - | - | £13500 | £27000 | - | Manchester | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc | Brunel University | - | - | - | £9650 | £19855 | - | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering MEng (Hons) | Heriot-Watt University | - | - | - | £9250 £9250 | £19792 £20584 | - | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering with Management MSc | Nottingham Trent University | - | - | - | £8500 | £15500 | - | Nottingham | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering with Materials MSc | Nottingham Trent University | - | - | - | £4250 | £7750 | - | Nottingham | On campus Part-time | |
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Earthquake Engineering and Infrastructure Resilience MSc | University of Bristol | - | - | - | £13300 | £26900 | - | Bristol | On campus Full-time | |
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Architectural Engineering with Year in Europe (France) MEng (Hons) | Cardiff University | - | - | - | £9000 | £23450 | - | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc | University of Birmingham | - | - | - | - | - | - | Birmingham | On campus Part-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MSc | University of South Wales | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pontypridd | On campus Part-time | |
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Structural and Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons) | University of Bath | - | - | - | - | - | - | Bath | On campus Full-time | |
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Advanced Structural Engineering MSc | Edinburgh Napier University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Edinburgh | On campus Part-time | |
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Earthquake and Structural Engineering MSc (PG) | University of Brighton | - | - | - | - | - | - | Brighton | On campus Full-time | |
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Advanced Structural Engineering MSc | University of Aberdeen | - | - | - | - | - | - | Aberdeen | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc (Eng) | The University of Sheffield | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MSc | Teesside University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Middlesbrough | On campus Part-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc | University of Surrey | 71% | 5% | 5% | - | - | 104 | Guildford | online Part-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc | Cardiff University | 71% | 5% | 5% | - | - | 104 | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Civil and Structural Engineering MSc | University of Wolverhampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | Wolverhampton | On campus Part-time | |
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Architectural Engineering Design MSc | The University of Sheffield | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc | Coventry University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Coventry | On campus Part-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc (Eng) | University of Leeds | - | - | - | - | - | - | Leeds | On campus Part-time | |
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Structural Engineering MSc MSc | The University of Nottingham | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nottingham | On campus Full-time |
Related subjects - UK degree programs:
Student Reviews
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 Structural Engineering
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £28248 | £30583 | £35060 |
25-75 percentile range | £25340 - £31083 | £25509 - £35943 | £28785 - £43518 |
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Structural Engineering courses in the UK
All Structural 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 | |
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Median salary | £27784 | £30093 | £35435 |
25-75 percentile range | £25872 - £30117 | £25967 - £35054 | £29618 - £43180 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022
Jobs & Career Perspectives
Career perspectives for Structural 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.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022
Current jobs
Among graduates of Structural Engineering who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022
Typical employers for graduates of Structural Engineering
- Construction/Engineering Consultancies
- Airports
- Coastal and Marine Structures
- Buildings
- Bridges
- Railways
- Tunnels
Specialisations within Structural Engineering
- Design and Construction of Buildings and Structures
Jobs of graduates of Structural Engineering (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Structural Engineering at University of Brighton
80% | Engineering professionals |
5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
5% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022
Grading & Study Time
Grading Distribution
Students of Structural Engineering in the UK received the following grades.
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Structural Engineering
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022
Do you not fulfill the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements?
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Structural Engineering.
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Structural Engineering.
FAQ
The median salary of graduates of Structural Engineering was £28248 15 months after graduation, £30583 3 years after graduation and £35060 5 years after graduation.
- The following degrees are offered for Structural Engineering studies:
- Master of Engineering (Honours) - MEng (Hons)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
- Master of Science - MSc
- Bachelor of Engineering - BEng
- Master of Engineering - MEng
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
- Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
- Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
- Master of Science (Engineering) - MSc (Eng)
Structural Engineering and Concrete Materials MSc - MSc at University of Dundee received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 94 out of 100 among 15 respondents.