1 - Medicine and dentistry
Average lifetime salary: £41,624
Medical and dentistry students don't go through all those gruelling years of education and training for nothing. Supplementing the career satisfaction that assisting the unhealthy may bring is the near-guarantee of a decidedly healthy salary, averaging over £40k in a lifetime. If this figure seems lower than expected, remember – junior doctors start on around £22k, and the training is long.
2 - Architecture, building and planning
Average lifetime salary: £39,751
It may take seven years to become a fully-fledged architect with a BArch or DipArch qualification, but statistically it's more than worthwhile, with an average lifetime salary of £39,751 per year.
3 - Engineering (general)
Average lifetime salary: £39,528
General engineering degrees are marginally the most lucrative of all in that field, enabling students to go on to a wide range of careers, from the microscopic intricacy of nanotechnology or the civil engineering challenge of designing a hydroelectric dam to the more everyday problems of constructing efficient lawnmowers or washing machines, the engineering of new materials used in sports equipment or space suits, or the field of software engineering.
4 - Chemical, process & energy engineering
Average lifetime salary: £38,538
Engineering and science degrees feature prominently in this list, suggesting the recent report from the Lords Science and Technology Committee calling for the government to take "immediate action" to ensure that enough young people study these subjects was spot on. Chemical engineers finding jobs in energy and other similarly lucrative sectors earn an average of £38,538 over their working lifetimes.
5 - South Asian studies
Average lifetime salary: £38,516
As global business begins to take note of the rapid development of the Indian and other south Asian economies, the study of south Asian languages, their structure, history, grammar and use – also extending to the study of the region's culture and literature – presents a sizeable financial benefit.
6 - Minerals technology
Average lifetime salary: £37,139
A high percentage of those studying this subject (33 per cent) go on to related careers in mining and petrochemicals, which have low unemployment rates and high levels of employment in the high age ranges – meaning many of these people become experts who can act as consultants.Among those taking these career paths, the average lifetime salary is as high as £42,305 – which would put the subject at the top of our list.
7 - Industrial relations
Average lifetime salary: £37,139
Expertise in the relationship between management and labour, including bargaining, negotiation and industrial action is clearly of benefit to many major employers – graduates with a degree in industrial relations average £37,139 in salary over the course of their working lives.
Average lifetime salary: £37,139
Expertise in the relationship between management and labour, including bargaining, negotiation and industrial action is clearly of benefit to many major employers – graduates with a degree in industrial relations average £37,139 in salary over the course of their working lives.
8 - Civil engineering
Average lifetime salary: £36,904
One of the much-vaunted STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects for which graduates are in high demand, civil engineering degrees teach students how to design a wide range of essential infrastructure – and how to earn almost £37k per year over the course of their careers.
Average lifetime salary: £36,904
One of the much-vaunted STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects for which graduates are in high demand, civil engineering degrees teach students how to design a wide range of essential infrastructure – and how to earn almost £37k per year over the course of their careers.
9 - Operational research
Average lifetime salary: £36,540
According to Lancaster University Management School, operational research is "the use of advanced analytical techniques to improve decision making". It certainly seems to come in handy, with graduates who typically go into business, logistics and marketing analysis yielding average lifetime salaries of above £36k.
Average lifetime salary: £36,540
According to Lancaster University Management School, operational research is "the use of advanced analytical techniques to improve decision making". It certainly seems to come in handy, with graduates who typically go into business, logistics and marketing analysis yielding average lifetime salaries of above £36k.
10 - Japanese studies
Average lifetime salary: £36,437
Japanese was ranked as one of the top 10 foreign languages to study in a recent survey of UK employers' preferences. Those students who enrol in degree courses studying the language, as well as Japanese culture and literature, also perform extremely well on lifetime salary, averaging £36,437 from graduation through to the age of 65.
Perhaps surprisingly, this puts Japanese studies well ahead of subjects not on this list such as Law, which ranks 37th among degrees by lifetime salary – only 46 per cent of law grads will go on to become highly paid lawyers.
Average lifetime salary: £36,437
Japanese was ranked as one of the top 10 foreign languages to study in a recent survey of UK employers' preferences. Those students who enrol in degree courses studying the language, as well as Japanese culture and literature, also perform extremely well on lifetime salary, averaging £36,437 from graduation through to the age of 65.
Perhaps surprisingly, this puts Japanese studies well ahead of subjects not on this list such as Law, which ranks 37th among degrees by lifetime salary – only 46 per cent of law grads will go on to become highly paid lawyers.
Font: The Telegraph ( UK)
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