Heriot-Watt University

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 109 courses, Heriot-Watt University's largest teaching areas are business and management (22 courses), languages and area studies (19 courses) and computer science (16 courses), with further provision in architecture and planning, mathematical sciences and engineering and technology. In the latest national data it records 83.3% average course satisfaction (NSS), 82.7% first-year continuation, 88.7% of graduates in work or further study and 84.5% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £31,194 fifteen months after graduating to £34,741 after five years, peaking at £48,000 for Actuarial Science.