Electronics and Computer Engineering BEng
ABB at A level; graduates earn a median £32,500 three years on.
75% of entrants came with A levels · 90% stay on after year 1 · Newcastle course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.
Newcastle course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
Other qualifications1
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 32 points2027 entry, from meta tags; required subjects not in HTML (widget filled by bundle.course-ug-min.js) | — |
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.
Newcastle course page · optional modules vary by year
Year 2 · 7 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
Year 3 · 5 core, 2 optional · 100 credits ≈ 1,000 hours
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 55 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, 14, 23, 24
Half of graduates earned between £28,500 and £41,000. Five years on, the median is £40,500. 90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 85% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 110% left | 90% | 20 |
| In work or study, 15 months on5% studying | 90% | 30 |
| Professional or managerial job | 85% | 25 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £32,000 | 15 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £32,500 | 55 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £40,500 | 55 |
What does it cost?
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
Newcastle fees page · source
About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £30,700 a year (2027/28).
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 72% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 15 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 3; lowest: 69% on question 14.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 92% |
| Question 2 | 83% |
| Question 3 | 100% |
| Question 4 | 92% |
| Question 5 | 92% |
| Question 6 | 69% |
| Question 7 | 92% |
| Question 8 | 85% |
| Question 9 | 85% |
| Question 10 | 92% |
| Question 11 | 77% |
| Question 12 | 85% |
| Question 13 | 85% |
| Question 14 | 69% |
| Question 15 | 100% |
| Question 16 | 92% |
| Question 17 | 77% |
| Question 18 | 100% |
| Question 19 | 92% |
| Question 20 | 92% |
| Question 21 | 100% |
| Question 22 | 92% |
| Question 23 | 100% |
| Question 24 | 83% |
| Question 25 | 82% |
| Question 26 | 100% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from Newcastle University’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. Newcastle University is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.