Veterinary Medicine Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master
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6 Veterinary Medicine Courses in London.
Student Reviews
Overall student satisfaction
70
/100
1264 total respondents
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. 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.
Salary
Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students
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 |
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Veterinary Medicine Courses in the UK
All Veterinary Medicine 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 | £33205 | £34038 | £37591 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £30081 - £35155 | £29697 - £38301 | £31006 - £42677 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
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.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
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.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
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 |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Veterinary Medicine
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
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