Surveying Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Brighton 79% 0% 20% £9250 £13842 100 Brighton On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Reading 79% 0% 0% £9250 £23700 136 Reading On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Brighton 79% 0% 15% £9250 £13842 103 Brighton On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Reading 68% 0% 0% £9250 £23700 118 Reading On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) Robert Gordon University 89% 5% 10% £6750 £15040 £15490 156 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Construction Management and Surveying with International Foundation Year (January entry) BSc (Hons) University of Reading 69% 0% 1% £9250 £23700 126 Reading On campus Full-time
Construction Management and Surveying with International Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Reading 69% 0% 1% £9250 £23700 126 Reading On campus Full-time
Surveying and Mapping Sciences (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of East London 76% 0% 6% £9250 £13080 96 London On campus Full-time
Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 50% 0% 0% £9250 £25700 132 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Construction BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 67% 0% 13% £9250 £14250 104 Leicester On campus Full-time
Surveying and Mapping Sciences BSc (Hons) University of East London 76% 0% 6% £9250 £13080 96 London On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 79% 0% 15% £9250 £14600 111 Oxford On campus Full-time
Building Surveying (with Work Placement) BSc (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University 74% 5% 4% £9250 £16425 141 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 84% 3% 3% £1155 £1862 127 Oxford On campus Part-time
Building Surveying with Foundation BSc (Hons) University of Westminster 62% 10% 10% £9250 £14400 120 London On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying & Commercial Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Derby 100% 5% 10% £9250 £14045 101 Derby On campus Full-time
Building Surveying with International Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Reading 69% 0% 1% £9250 £23700 126 Reading On campus Full-time
Surveying (Quantity Surveying) BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 73% 5% 5% £9250 £15000 124 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management with Foundation BSc (Hons) University of Westminster 62% 10% 10% £9250 £14400 120 London On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University 79% 0% 5% £9250 £12250 152 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 92% 2% 4% £9250 £10500 105 Leeds On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying (with Work Placement) BSc (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University 74% 5% 0% £9250 £16425 131 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 64% 0% 10% £9250 £16600 136 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 73% 0% 11% £9250 £16100 129 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich 94% 15% 5% £9250 £14500 119 London On campus Part-time
Quantity Surveying with International Foundation Year (January entry) BSc (Hons) University of Reading 69% 0% 1% £9250 £23700 126 Reading On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Wales 85% 0% 5% £9000 £13500 109 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (Sandwich course) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 67% 0% 10% £9000 £12600 115 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 67% 0% 10% £9000 £12600 115 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 67% 0% 10% £9000 £12600 115 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying with International Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Reading 69% 0% 1% £9250 £23700 126 Reading On campus Full-time
Construction Management and Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Reading 69% 0% 10% £9250 £23700 135 Reading On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 75% 2% 20% £9250 £10500 108 Leeds On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying & Commercial Management BSc (Hons) University of Derby 100% 5% 10% £9250 £14045 101 Derby On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Ulster University 76% 3% 7% £9250 £15360 147 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 78% 0% 15% £9250 £13200 115 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth 75% 0% 0% £9250 £18300 100 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University 57% 3% 1% £9250 £12250 155 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) Ulster University 76% 3% 7% £9250 £15360 147 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Coventry University 72% 5% 35% £9250 - 141 Coventry On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 81% 5% 8% £9250 - 112 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) London South Bank University 60% 0% 15% £9250 - 138 London On campus Full-time
Building Surveying (with Placement year) BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 81% 5% 8% £9250 - 112 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 84% 0% 10% £9250 - 100 Preston On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 89% 5% 0% £9250 - 106 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 78% 0% 15% £9250 - 115 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc Aston University 73% - 5% £9250 £17400 135 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 89% 5% 5% £9250 - 106 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Building Surveying [with Foundation Year] BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 81% 5% 8% £9250 - 112 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying (GCU Pathways) BSc Glasgow Caledonian University 57% 3% 1% - - 155 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying [with Foundation Year] BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 81% 5% 5% £9250 - 127 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) Coventry University 59% 5% 5% £9250 - 114 Coventry On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 62% 5% 13% £9250 - 116 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying (Foundation Enty) BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 84% 0% 10% £6000 - 100 Preston On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying Consultancy BSc (Hons) Kingston University 67% 10% 15% £9250 - 106 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Commercial Management (Quantity Surveying) BSc (Hons) London South Bank University 61% 5% 10% £9250 - 121 London On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 81% 5% 5% £9250 - 127 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 90% 0% 50% £9250 - 124 Preston On campus Full-time
Building Surveying with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 62% 5% 13% £9250 - 116 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) London South Bank University 50% 0% 15% £9250 - 138 London On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 65% 0% 15% - - 143 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc Sheffield Hallam University 87% 0% 5% - - 117 Sheffield On campus Part-time
Building Surveying (Degree Apprenticeship) BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth 75% 0% 0% - - 100 Portsmouth On campus Part-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 83% 0% 0% - - 118 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of the West of England 79% 5% 5% - - 126 Bristol On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 83% 0% 4% - - 108 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 100% 0% 0% - - 114 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Building Surveying with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Salford 83% 0% 20% - - 137 Salford On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Salford 76% 3% 8% - - 116 Salford On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Salford 83% 0% 20% - - 137 Salford On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) University of the West of England 88% 0% 4% - - 140 Bristol On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Salford 76% 3% 8% - - 116 Salford On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) University of West London 90% 10% 5% - - 92 Ealing On campus Full-time
Building Surveying (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of the West of England 79% 5% 5% - - 126 Bristol On campus Full-time
Building Surveying (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 65% 0% 15% - - 143 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Building Surveying with Foundation BSc (Hons) University of West London 90% 10% 0% - - 92 Ealing On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of the West of England 88% 0% 4% - - 140 Bristol On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Northumbria University 52% 0% 5% - - 140 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 56% 0% 10% - - 128 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Ocean Exploration and Surveying BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 100% 0% 5% - - 112 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 56% 0% 0% - - 105 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Northumbria University 71% 0% 0% - - 145 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of West London 90% 10% 0% - - 92 Ealing On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc University of Westminster 47% 0% 5% - - - London On campus Part-time
Construction Management (Quantity Surveying) BSc (Hons) Colchester Institute - - 35% £8250 £8250 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying HNC University of Wales - - 10% £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University - - - £9250 £16425 - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying MSc Birmingham City University - - - £7900 £16300 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying and Value Engineering BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire - - - £9250 £13200 - Luton On campus Full-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) De Montfort University - - - £9250 £14250 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Surveying (Building) BSc (Hons) Robert Gordon University - - - £6750 £15040 £15490 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Building Surveying MSc Kingston University - - - £10260 £16300 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire - - - £9250 £14700 £15000 - Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying HND Bromley College of Further and Higher Education 95% - 0% - - - Bromley On campus Full-time
Digital Construction and Surveying with foundation year BSc (Hons) University of Bolton - - - £9250 £46600 - Bolton On campus Full-time
Building Surveying with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University - - - £9250 £13200 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying MSc Nottingham Trent University - - - £10500 £15500 - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Heriot-Watt University - - - £9250 £9250 £15384 £16000 - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying MSc Kingston University - - - £5643 £8965 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
Real Estate Surveying BSc (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University - - - £9250 £16425 - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Building Surveying HND Bromley College of Further and Higher Education 95% - 5% - - - Bromley On campus Full-time
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University - - - £9250 £16425 - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Construction and the Built Environment (Surveying) Top-Up HND East Surrey College - - - £6165 - - Redhill On campus Full-time
Geospatial Surveying and Mapping Science with Year in Industry BEng (Hons) Newcastle University - - - £9250 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Commercial Management & Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) West Suffolk College - - - £8500 - - Bury St Edmunds On campus Full-time
Construction in the Built Environment – Site Management & Quantity Surveying HND West Suffolk College - - - £6360 - - Bury St Edmunds On campus Part-time
Geospatial Surveying and Mapping BEng (Hons) Newcastle University - - - £9250 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Digital Quantity Surveying MSc University of Wolverhampton - - - £3275 - - Wolverhampton On campus Part-time
Construction-Surveying HNC Trafford College - - - £6995 - - Altrincham On campus Full-time
Construction and The Built Environment (Surveying) HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Building Surveying with Facilities Management MSc Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Quantity Surveying (Degree Apprenticeship) BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth On campus Part-time
Rural Surveying & Rural Property Management MLE University of Aberdeen - - - - - - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Digital Construction and Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Bolton - - - - - - Bolton On campus Part-time
Quantity Surveying MSc University of the West of England - - - - - - Bristol On campus Part-time
Building Surveying BSc (Hons) University of Westminster - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Civil Engineering and Surveying PhD University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth On campus Part-time
Quantity Surveying MSc University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Surveying and Land/Environmental Management PgDip University of Exeter - - - - - - Exeter On campus Part-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 Surveying

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
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 Surveying 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 £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 Surveying

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 Surveying 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

Specialisations within Surveying

  • Commercial Management
  • Construction Project Management
  • Strategic Project Management
  • Construction Law and Dispute Resolution

Jobs of graduates of Surveying (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Surveying 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

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Grading Distribution

Students of Surveying 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 Surveying

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

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Surveying, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Surveying is the study and practice of measuring altitudes, angles and distances on the land surface so that they can be accurately plotted on a map.

The median salary of graduates of Surveying was £28248 15 months after graduation, £30583 3 years after graduation and £35060 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Surveying studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
  • Master of Land Economy - MLE
  • Graduate Diploma - Grad Dip
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip

Quantity Surveying & Commercial Management - BSc (Hons) at University of Derby received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 15 respondents.