Aston University among top 20 for UK graduate salaries three years after graduation

Aston University graduates are among the highest paid three years after graduation according to government figures.

Each year the Department for Education releases the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data and the latest statistics place Aston University in the top 20 in the UK out of all higher education institutions.

The figures are gained by an analysis of graduate employment and earnings outcomes for those who graduated with a first degree. 

The 2025 outcomes show that three years after successfully completing a degree in 2018-19 the median salary of an Aston University graduate is £33,600.

LEO data provides information about how much UK graduates are earning by linking up tax, benefits and student loans data which the government first published in 2016.

The latest dataset was calculated using figures from the 2021-2022 tax year and highlights medians – or middle points – of employed graduates’ salaries.

In addition, the LEO data states that out of all higher education institutions Aston University graduates are in the top 25 for salaries five years after graduation on a middle-point salary of £37,600

Professor Osama Khan, deputy vice-chancellor, Academic at Aston University, said: “These results are evidence that Aston University graduates have a competitive edge in the job market, having gained industry-relevant skills and qualifications as well as professional experience during their studies.

“We are delighted to see Aston University rated so highly for graduate employability and starting salary levels and we are strengthening our offer to students by introducing ‘power skills’ which are critical to the future of work.

“From September AI & digital, environmental sustainability, innovation & entrepreneurship, and inclusive leadership will be taught on all undergraduate programmes.

“These will complement the University’s employability-focused degree programmes with projects designed to solve real-world challenges.”

The LEO data is also broken down into subject categories of which more than half taught at Aston University are in the upper quartile for salaries at the three-year mark.

These are allied health, biosciences, business and management, computing, English, language and area studies, materials and technology, politics and psychology.