Veterinary Medicine Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

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Salary

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Salary of all UK Graduates of Veterinary Medicine

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £32000 £33686 £37143
25-75 percentile range £30000 - £35000 £28736 - £38224 £29484 - £42209

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £33205 £34038 £37591
25-75 percentile range £30081 - £35155 £29697 - £38301 £31006 - £42677

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Veterinary Medicine

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.

Current jobs

Among graduates of Veterinary Medicine who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Typical employers for graduates of Veterinary Medicine

  • Veterinary Practices
  • Animal Hospitals
  • Government Departments
  • Zoos
  • Animal Welfare Charities
  • Wildlife Conservation Organisations
  • Universities
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • The Armed Forces

Specialisations within Veterinary Medicine

  • Surgery
  • Anaesthesia
  • Animal Welfare
  • Behaviour
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency and Critical Care
  • Internal Medicine
  • Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • Microbiology
  • Nutrition
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Poultry Veterinarians
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Theriogenology
  • Toxicology
  • Zoological Medicine

Jobs of graduates of Veterinary Medicine (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Veterinary Medicine at University of Liverpool

97% Sales occupations
1% Media Professionals
1% Artistic, literary and media occupations

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Veterinary Medicine

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

FAQ

Veterinary Medicine is the study of the observation, diagnosis and treatment of illness, disease or damage through direct interaction with non-human patients.

The median salary of graduates of Veterinary Medicine was £32000 15 months after graduation, £33686 3 years after graduation and £37143 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Veterinary Medicine studies:
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Science - BVSc
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Bachelor of Veterinary Surgery - BVMBVS
  • Master in Science (Honours) - MSci (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery - BVMS
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine - BVetMed
  • Master of Biosciences - MBio
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Science - BVMSci
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery - BVetMS
  • Bachelor of Medicine - MB
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - DVetMed