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🇬🇧 Best Engineering 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 | Queen's University Belfast Engineering, General. | 42.6 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £21,000 |
| 2 | Cardiff University Engineering, General. | 40.7 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 3 | Heriot-Watt University Engineering, General. | 39.7 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 4 | University of Strathclyde Engineering, General. | 39.7 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 5 | Aston University Engineering, General. | 39.7 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 6 | University of Southampton Engineering, General. | 39.1 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 7 | University of Sheffield Engineering, General. | 38.9 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £23,000 |
| 8 | Loughborough University Engineering, General. | 38.6 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 9 | University of Birmingham Engineering, General. | 37.7 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 10 | University of Edinburgh Engineering, General. | 37.3 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £26,000 |
| 11 | Durham University Engineering, General. | 37.3 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £26,000 |
| 12 | Newcastle University Engineering, General. | 37.3 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 13 | University of Manchester Engineering, General. | 36.7 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £25,000 |
| 14 | University of Bristol Engineering, General. | 36.5 | £31,975 | 2 yrs | £26,000 |
| 15 | University of Warwick Engineering, General. | 36.3 | £31,975 | 3 yrs | £27,000 |
| 16 | University of Bath Engineering, General. | 34.3 | £31,975 | 3 yrs | £28,000 |
| 17 | University of Cambridge Engineering, General. | 27.9 | £31,975 | 4 yrs | £37,000 |
| 18 | University of Oxford Engineering, General. | 26.5 | £31,975 | 4 yrs | £39,000 |