Mechanical Engineering BEng
Graduates earn a median £34,500 three years on.
median, based on 180 graduates · half earned £29,000–£38,000 · Discover Uni (LEO)
What do you need to get in?
Entry requirements for this course are not yet on file; see the university’s course page.
Sheffield course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
What do you study?
Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.
Sheffield course page · optional modules vary by year
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 180 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13, 23
Half of graduates earned between £29,000 and £38,000. Five years on, the median is £43,500. 90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 86% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 12% left | 98% | 255 |
| In work or study, 15 months on6% studying | 90% | 80 |
| Professional or managerial job | 86% | 65 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £33,000 | 45 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £34,500 | 180 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £43,500 | 180 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 67% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 135 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 1; lowest: 76% on question 14.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 100% |
| Question 2 | 93% |
| Question 3 | 94% |
| Question 4 | 96% |
| Question 5 | 90% |
| Question 6 | 93% |
| Question 7 | 90% |
| Question 8 | 94% |
| Question 9 | 98% |
| Question 10 | 86% |
| Question 11 | 90% |
| Question 12 | 92% |
| Question 13 | 94% |
| Question 14 | 76% |
| Question 15 | 96% |
| Question 16 | 97% |
| Question 17 | 87% |
| Question 18 | 92% |
| Question 19 | 93% |
| Question 20 | 96% |
| Question 21 | 94% |
| Question 22 | 94% |
| Question 23 | 92% |
| Question 24 | 84% |
| Question 25 | 90% |
| Question 26 | 90% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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