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🇬🇧 Best Computer Science Programs in United Kingdom by ROI
Ranked by ROI score — net salary after rent and living costs, weighted by graduation rate, relative to total degree tuition. Salary figures are median graduate earnings from government data (2026).
| # | University | ROI | Salary (£) | Payback | Tuition (£/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Trent University Computer Science. | 48.9 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £17,000 |
| 2 | Ulster University Computer Science. | 48.9 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £17,000 |
| 3 | University of Bradford Computer Science. | 47.0 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £17,000 |
| 4 | University of Salford Computer Science. | 46.4 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £17,000 |
| 5 | Coventry University Computer Science. | 46.2 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £18,000 |
| 6 | University of Plymouth Computer Science. | 45.0 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £18,000 |
| 7 | Queen's University Belfast Computer Science. | 42.6 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £21,000 |
| 8 | Swansea University Computer Science. | 42.6 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £20,000 |
| 9 | University of East Anglia Computer Science. | 42.6 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £21,000 |
| 10 | University of Kent Computer Science. | 42.6 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £20,000 |
| 11 | University of Essex Computer Science. | 42.6 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £20,000 |
| 12 | University of York Computer Science. | 42.1 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 13 | Lancaster University Computer Science. | 41.6 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 14 | University of Surrey Computer Science. | 41.6 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 15 | Cardiff University Computer Science. | 40.7 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 16 | University of Leicester Computer Science. | 40.2 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 17 | Heriot-Watt University Computer Science. | 39.7 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 18 | Aston University Computer Science. | 39.7 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 19 | University of Strathclyde Computer Science. | 39.7 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 20 | University of Reading Computer Science. | 39.7 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 21 | University of Leeds Computer Science. | 39.4 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £23,000 |
| 22 | University of Aberdeen Computer Science. | 39.4 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £23,000 |
| 23 | University of Southampton Computer Science. | 39.1 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 24 | University of Sheffield Computer Science. | 38.9 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £23,000 |
| 25 | Loughborough University Computer Science. | 38.6 | £31,950 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |