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School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

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.*

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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

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