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Top universities for materials and technology in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
4 UK universities and colleges ranked for materials and technology on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in materials and technology 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 materials and technology.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ManchesterManchester, England | 100.0 | 85.0% | 88.5% | 85.8% | £36,6009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 2 | Point BlankCollegeEngland | 29.2 | 84.8% | 78.4% | 61.5% | Not published |
| 3 | BIMM UniversityLondon, England | 0.6 | 80.5% | 78.7% | 56.1% | Not published |
| 4 | ICMP ManagementCollegeLondon, England | 0.0 | 78.4% | 78.1% | 65.0% | Not published |
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 (43)
These providers teach materials and technology 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.
Anglia Ruskin University; Aston University; Birmingham City University; Bournemouth University; Buckinghamshire New University; Chichester College Group; Coventry University; De Montfort University; Futureworks Training; Glasgow Caledonian University; Harper Adams University; Imperial College London; Leeds Beckett University; Liverpool John Moores University; Loughborough University; Newcastle University; Nottingham Trent University; Queen Mary University of London; Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance; Sheffield Hallam University; Southampton Solent University; Swansea University; Teesside University; The Glasgow School of Art; The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts; UWE Bristol; University of Birmingham; University of Cambridge; University of Derby; University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow; University of Greater Manchester; University of Huddersfield; University of Leeds; University of Nottingham; University of Plymouth; University of Portsmouth; University of Salford; University of Sheffield; University of South Wales; University of Staffordshire; University of Surrey; University of the Highlands and Islands
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Quick answers
Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for materials and technology?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for materials and technology among providers with at least 50 responses were University of Manchester (85.0%), Point Blank (84.8%), BIMM University (80.5%), ICMP Management (78.4%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do materials and technology graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of materials and technology graduates five years after graduating were £33,700 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 materials and technology 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.