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Top universities for health and social care in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
35 UK universities and colleges ranked for health and social care on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in health and social care to appear in the table. Student experience is the average share of final-year students giving positive answers across the seven National Student Survey themes. Earnings are medians five years after graduating, compared with the UK average for health and social care.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulster UniversityBelfast, Northern Ireland | 100.0 | 94.9% | 89.8% | 95.5% | Not in LEO data |
| 2 | Queen's University BelfastBelfast, Northern Ireland | 63.7 | 81.5% | 95.7% | 89.7% | Not in LEO data |
| 3 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, England | 63.4 | 91.6% | 80.0% | 86.0% | £33,3008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | University of PortsmouthPortsmouth, England | 61.8 | 86.4% | 88.3% | 72.9% | £39,20027% above the UK average for this subject |
| 5 | Kingston UniversityLondon, England | 60.4 | 89.5% | 87.7% | 80.2% | £31,1001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | University of StrathclydeGlasgow, Scotland | 59.1 | 85.7% | 95.0% | 58.0% | £39,90029% above the UK average for this subject |
| 7 | Stranmillis University CollegeBelfast, Northern Ireland | 57.1 | 89.0% | 90.0% | 67.0% | Not in LEO data |
| 8 | University of LancashirePreston, England | 51.0 | 92.5% | 78.8% | 76.5% | £29,5005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | Liverpool Hope UniversityLiverpool, England | 43.3 | 88.9% | 80.5% | 55.0% | £38,10023% above the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | University of SunderlandSunderland, England | 41.2 | 93.1% | 85.6% | 59.1% | £24,90019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 11 | University of East LondonLondon, England | 40.7 | 91.1% | 78.7% | 50.5% | £36,60018% above the UK average for this subject |
| 12 | Middlesex UniversityLondon, England | 39.9 | 90.6% | 80.0% | 45.8% | £37,90023% above the UK average for this subject |
| 13 | Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury, England | 37.3 | 88.7% | 80.4% | 67.0% | £29,6004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 14 | Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds, England | 36.7 | 92.0% | 83.4% | 46.2% | £31,1001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 15 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England | 36.4 | 92.8% | 84.7% | Not published | £22,30028% below the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham, England | 35.2 | 88.3% | 84.2% | 52.7% | £32,2004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 17 | University of NorthamptonNorthampton, England | 34.6 | 82.3% | 88.6% | 63.5% | £32,6005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield, England | 34.3 | 91.2% | 80.2% | 58.8% | £27,80010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | University College BirminghamBirmingham, England | 27.1 | 95.5% | 77.9% | 50.1% | £22,70027% below the UK average for this subject |
| 20 | London Metropolitan UniversityLondon, England | 26.3 | 92.1% | 66.9% | 48.9% | £36,20017% above the UK average for this subject |
| 21 | Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff, Wales | 26.1 | 83.0% | 75.2% | 65.0% | £36,10017% above the UK average for this subject |
| 22 | Edge Hill UniversityOrmskirk, England | 21.7 | 87.3% | 82.4% | 53.0% | £26,70014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidSwansea, Wales | 21.0 | 93.8% | 84.7% | 32.5% | £23,80023% below the UK average for this subject |
| 24 | Arden UniversityBirmingham, England | 18.5 | 88.9% | 76.7% | 43.1% | £31,1001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 25 | University of StaffordshireStoke-on-Trent, England | 17.9 | 90.4% | 63.6% | Not published | £33,7009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 26 | Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 17.2 | 86.3% | 73.9% | 65.9% | £26,40015% below the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | Coventry UniversityCoventry, England | 16.6 | 89.4% | 72.3% | 54.7% | £27,60011% below the UK average for this subject |
| 28 | University of the West of ScotlandPaisley, Scotland | 13.4 | 89.0% | 56.5% | 68.3% | £32,6005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 29 | Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham, England | 13.0 | 85.8% | 79.5% | 51.1% | £26,70014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 30 | Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield, England | 12.3 | 70.2% | 86.3% | 72.6% | £31,1001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 31 | University of BedfordshireLuton, England | 12.2 | 90.2% | 72.6% | 38.4% | £30,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 32 | University of DerbyDerby, England | 7.7 | 81.7% | 71.0% | 61.6% | £31,5002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 33 | University of BradfordBradford, England | 6.2 | 79.6% | 84.2% | 57.5% | £25,30018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 34 | University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton, England | 1.9 | 88.3% | 75.2% | 37.9% | £25,30018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 35 | Anglia Ruskin UniversityCambridge, England | 0.0 | 82.7% | 67.8% | 41.4% | £36,60018% above the UK average for this subject |
Sources: National Student Survey 2026, Office for Students (Open Government Licence v3.0), first degree, full-time, by teaching provider; LEO graduate outcomes, tax year 2023-24, Department for Education (Open Government Licence v3.0), median earnings five years after graduating; Discover Uni dataset, 8 September 2026 edition, HESA (CC BY 4.0), continuation and graduate prospects. All sources and licences.
Not enough data (81)
These providers teach health and social care but have fewer than 50 survey responses in the subject or too few published measures to include fairly. This says nothing about their quality. Discover Uni has their course-level data.
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Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for health and social care?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for health and social care among providers with at least 50 responses were University College Birmingham (95.5%), Ulster University (94.9%), University of Wales Trinity Saint David (93.8%), University of Sunderland (93.1%), Liverpool John Moores University (92.8%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do health and social care graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of health and social care graduates five years after graduating were £30,900 in the 2023-24 tax year, according to the Department for Education's LEO data. Earnings vary a lot by university, region and job.
How is this health and social care table put together?
It uses only official data: the National Student Survey 2026, Discover Uni and LEO earnings. We do not copy commercial league tables. Universities with too little data are listed as not enough data rather than guessed.