Employability
You will have excellent career prospects with a BSc from Queen Mary. The latest data shows that 91 per cent of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduation with an average starting salary of £28,975.*
Our graduates go into a range of sectors, including clinical and laboratory work, as well as postgraduate research and study and science communication. Others transfer their skills into sectors such as marketing and finance.
Preparing you for the future
Queen Mary graduates are highly employable, and our graduates are consistently in the top ten nationally for starting salaries (source: The Times and Sunday Times University League tables).
Our biological, biochemical and biomedical programmes will give you practical lab experience, as well as advanced scientific understanding. Our biological programmes offer practical experience of fieldwork, a great advantage for those interested in conservation or research.
All our programmes, including Psychology BSc, will give you experience of experimental and sampling design, hypothesis generation and testing.
You will develop a range of skills during your degree that will help you in whichever pathway you choose, including communication, IT skills, presenting, reporting, team-work, research and analysis.
What are some of our Graduates doing now?
Course Studied (Year graduated) | Role | Employer |
Biomedical Sciences (2023) | Molecular Biologist | Health Services Laboratories |
Psychology (2023) | Business Development Representative | IBM |
Medical Genetics (2023) | Clinical Data Associate | HCA Healthcare |
Biochemistry (2023) | Sales Development Representative | Hanson Wade Group |
Biology (2023) | Consultant Ecologist | LUC (Land Use Consultants) |
Neuroscience (2022) | Junior Software Engineer | Sigma Labs |
Pharmacology and Innovative Therapeutics (2022) | Senior Technician, Clinical Trials | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
Zoology (2022) | Field Monitoring Officer | Environment Agency |
Biomedical Sciences (2022) | Research Assistant | King's College London |
Biochemistry (2022) | Compliance and Quality Specialist | Oracle |
Psychology (2022) | Senior Associate | PwC UK |
Medical Genetics (2022) | Research Analyst | Juniper Place |
Biology (2022) | Management Consulting Analyst | Accenture |
Neuroscience (2022) | Research Fellow | Attikon University Hospital |
Pharmacology and Innovative Therapeutics (2022) | Broker Technician Support | Price Forbes |
Data in both tables obtained from last five years SBBS alumni database
In addition to going into employment after graduation, many of our students also go on to postgraduate study, doing a Masters or PhD or gaining entry to a graduate medical school programme.
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*Source: Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2024