Your Career

Applied Linguistics

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of Applied Linguistics have gone on to work for employers such as:

• Credit Suisse
• Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC)
• OPPO
• Henkel
• MIPOW Ltd
• Reuters PR
• Millward Brown
• Samsung Chemical
• Braun
• IPSOS
• British Council
• Ernst & Young
• National Geographic Learning

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Arts officers, producers and directors
• Engineering project managers and project engineers
• Health services and public health managers and directors
• Secondary and higher education teaching professionals
• Marketing associate professionals
• Records clerks and assistants
• Sports and leisure assistants
• Teachers of English as a foreign language

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Linguistics Careers
• CV Workshop
• Interview preparation
• Making the most of your time at Warwick and securing work experience opportunities
• Securing placements and work experience
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

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Chemistry

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of Chemistry have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Agilent
• Apex Molecular
• Aquapak Polymers
• Cambridge University Press & Assessment
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Evotech
• HS2
• Illumina
• Johnson Matthey
• MAC Solutions
• Pfizer

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Chemical scientists
• Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• Biochemists and biomedical scientists
• Engineering professionals
• Secondary and higher education teaching professionals
• Human resource managers and directors
• Laboratory technicians
• Management consultants and business analysts
• Natural and social science professionals
• Programmers and software development professionals

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department has a dedicated, professionally-qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Science
• Career Options with Chemistry
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• MSc lunchtime careers presentations
• PhD Transferable Skills careers decision-making session
• Finding experience to boost your CV for Chemistry students
• SME Careers Events - e.g. British Coatings Federation Careers Evening
• Career Options with Chemistry Presentation and Networking Evening
• 1:1 careers sessions offered

Additionally, our Polymers in the Real World module brings in employers to deliver talks on their industries, and to discuss employment and training opportunities with students.

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Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies have gone on to work for employers such as:

• IBM
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Multiverse
• NHS England
• Office for National Statistics
• Tesco
• University of Warwick

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• User experience designers
• Digital product managers
• Media relations specialists
• Systems and data analysts
• IT managers
• Business and financial project managers
• Management consultant and business analysts
• Primary, secondary and higher education teaching professionals
• Research and development (R&D) managers
• Social and humanities scientists

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Careers in AI and Data Science
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Discuss What’s Next After Your CIM Master’s Degree

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Classics

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Typical career paths chosen by our graduates include jobs in*: 

• Museums and the heritage sector 
• Education 
• Publishing 
• Civil service  
• Further research

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• What can you do with a Classics and Ancient History degree 
• Careers in the Creative Industries 
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 
• Next steps after your Classics degree… hear from our Alumni 
• Networking for Classics students 

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Computer Science

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.  

Postgraduate graduates from the Department of Computer Science have gone on to work for employers such as:  

• Vodaphone  

• Arup  

• AWE  

• BGC Partners  

• Birmingham City Council  

• d-fine  

• Dorset Software  

• EY  

• ONS  

• Stratasys  

• Think Research  

  They have pursued occupations such as the following:  

• IT Managers  

• Data Analysts  

• Business and financial project management professionals  

• Business and related research professionals  

• Higher education teaching professionals  

• Information technology directors  

• IT business analysts, architects and systems designers  

• Management consultants and business analysts  

• Natural and social science professionals  

• Programmers and software development professionals  

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey  

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies.   

Median salary figure based on 19 Warwick Department of Computer Science graduates that participated in the 2021/22 Graduate Outcomes survey and provided salary details (20% of the eligible Warwick Department of Computer Science postgraduate population).  

Conducted annually Graduate Outcomes collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.  

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.  

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:  

• Computing Your Career  

• Careers in Tech  

• Computer Science SME and Alumni Event  

• Women in Tech  

• CVs and applications for Computer Science students  

• Working in the Computer Games Industry  

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year  

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Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including BAE Systems Applied Intelligence; Barclays; Brainlabs; Dell EMC; Huawei Technologies Co Ltd; JPMorgan; KPMG; Play Station; and UBS. 

Our graduates have pursued roles such as: business and related associate professionals; finance and investment analysts and advisers; IT business analysts, systems designers; management consultants and business analysts; programmers and software development professionals. 

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: 

• Computing Your Career 

• Technology in Professional Services 

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 

• Working in the Computer Games Industry 
• Computer Science Alumni Event 

Cyber Security

Graduates from WMG have gone on to work for a variety of employers including:

• Accenture
• PWC
• KPMG
• Deloitte
• IBM
• Ministry of Defence
• HP
• Cisco
• Tata Consulting Services

They have pursued roles such as:

• Cyber Security Consultant
• Information Security Analyst
• Technology Analyst
• IT Security and Governance Officer
• Security Project Manager
• Network Consulting Engineer
• IT Risk and Resilience Manager
• Senior Investigation Officer

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• WMG Future Fest
• Options in Engineering sector event
• Careers for Experienced Hires
• Careers in Cyber Security
• Careers in Healthcare
• Careers in Project Management

Economics

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, our alumni mentoring scheme and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The most recent MSc graduates from the Department of Economics (2023/24 and 2024/25 cohort of students) have gone on to work for employers such as:

• Bank of England
• Central Bank of Egypt
• Agricultural Bank of China
• Bank of Indonesia
• Accenture
• Grant Thornton UK LLP
• Indian Statistical Institute
• CRISIL Limited
• ITC Limited
• Land Transport Authority, Singapore
• London Economics
• Huawei
• Frontier Economics
• NHS England
• Ministry of Justice, UK
• Ministry of Finance, Belize
• Ministry of Finance, Thailand
• Government of Japan

They have pursued occupations such as:

• Consultants, business and workforce analysts
• Research Assistants and Analysts
• Actuaries, budget analysts, financial analysts, economists, senior economists and statisticians
• Corporate finance roles
• Economic and data analysts
• Information technology professionals
• Management consultants and business analysts

Derived from the annual data collection by the Department of Economics with the latest conducted in September 2024 and September 2025.

Each year, several graduates of MSc programmes from the Department of Economics pursue a PhD. The most recent destinations for studying a PhD for our students include: the LSE, Warwick, University of Chicago, University College London and various universities in China and India.

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our Department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant and an Academic Careers Coordinator (MSc programmes). They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Economics Webinar Series with speakers from our Economics Alumni community
• A visit to the Bank of England for a day of hands-on learning about economic analysis and policy
• Careers in Economics, Finance and Consultancies Fair with key employers held annually in October
• Investment Banking Uncovered
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Mock Assessment Centre workshops
• Manage Your Digital Identity and Use LinkedIn Effectively

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Education

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of Education Studies have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Authors, writers and translators
• Business and financial project management professionals
• Charitable organisation managers and directors
• Education advisor and school inspectors
• Education managers and leaders
• Primary, secondary and higher education teaching professionals
• Higher level teaching assistants
• Nursery education teaching professionals
• Officers in armed forces
• Social and humanities scientists
• Social workers
• Welfare and housing associate professionals
• Youth and community workers

Graduates of this course would be well equipped to work in leadership positions relating to early years and children’s education, in addition to informal and non-formal educational institutions and organisations, including but not limited to NGOs, charities, local government educational provision.

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, view details

*Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies. 

Conducted annually, Graduate Outcomes collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

The dedicated, professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant we work with offers impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Education
• Careers with Children and Young People
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Meet Your Alumni: real-life career stories from the Department of Education Studies Alumni

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Engineering

Previous graduates from the School of Engineering have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Arup
• AstraZeneca
• Babcock International Group
• Balfour Beatty
• BT Group
• CarbonXgen
• Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
• Coventry City Council
• Cummins
• DAI
• Dacorum Borough Council
• Dassault Systèmes
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Engineering Services Consultancy
• Frazer-Nash Consultancy
• Global Technologies Racing
• Imperial College London
• Forresters
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Mott MacDonald
• NHS
• NUS Consulting
• Oxford Policy Management
• Responsible Jewellery Council
• UKAEA
• University of Oxford
• Vishay Intertechnology
• VolkerFitzpatrick

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• Biochemists and biomedical scientists
• Biological scientists
• Business and financial project management professionals
• Business and related research professionals
• Business sales executives
• Business, research and administrative professionals
• CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
• Civil engineers
• Construction project managers and related professionals
• Data analysts
• Engineering professionals
• Engineering project managers and project engineers
• Environment professionals
• Finance officers
• Functional managers and directors
• Higher education teaching professionals
• Mechanical engineers
• National government administrative occupations
• Natural and social science professionals
• Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters
• Programmers and software development professionals
• Quantity surveyors

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, view details

*Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies. 

Conducted annually, Graduate Outcomes collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

Helping you find the right career

You have access to a wide range of careers support, including online resources, careers tools, workshops and events. You can also speak to a member of the Careers team through drop-in opportunities and bookable appointments. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Options in Engineering
• Meet an Engineer
• Engineering, Science and Technology Fair
• Considering a PhD in the STEM Subjects
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

English and Comparative Literary Studies

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Higher education teaching professionals
• Marketing associate professionals
• Vocational and industrial trainers
• Social and humanities scientists
• Teaching professionals

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Understanding Assessment Centres
• Careers following your English and Comparative Literary Studies Degree
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Careers in Publishing and Journalism
• Freelancing
• Careers in the Public Sector
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

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Film and Television Studies

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional careers support, industry connections and global opportunities, we'll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of Film and Television Studies have gone on to work for employers such as:*

• StudioCanal
• Fox Searchlight
• All 4
• Sky Studios
• Academic appointments at UK and international universities

They have pursued occupations such as:*

• Archivists and curators
• Arts officers, producers and directors
• Human resources and industrial relations officers

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation. 

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: 

• Working in Radio Film and TV 

• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries 

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 

• Planning your future 

• Creating your Creative Career 

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick. 

Global Sustainable Development

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Studying an MASc in Global Sustainable Development will open careers in the public, private and third sectors in a range of areas and functions such as the following*:

• Governance – shaping policy and processes at local, national and international level
• Research – academic via Master's by Research or PhD research or for an organisation in the public, private or third sector including think-tanks
• Teaching at all levels: primary, secondary, Higher Education and tertiary
• Project management in any industry – this could be a community or commercial project
• Communications and media relations
• Consultancy – for example in corporate social responsibility
• Advocacy – for example on international relations, humanitarian work for organisations such as the United Nations
• Data and intelligence analyst – for example security, geo- political risk

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

We have a dedicated Employability and Placement Manager in our department who can offer you careers guidance and provide information about suitable capstone workplace project placements. Additionally, they will be able to provide you with ongoing support throughout the placement process, including advice on applications, interviews, as well as links to employers.

History

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

A postgraduate degree in History provides you with the skills and knowledge to embark on a range of career paths. History Master's graduates have pursued careers in academia, the civil service, NGOs, education, law and in a range of research roles across the private sector*.

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies. 

Conducted annually, Graduate Outcomes collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year.

• A Career to suit you
• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

Find out more about careers support at Warwick

History of Art

Law

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success. 

£40,000 was the median salary for University of Warwick 2022/23 postgraduate taught graduates whose main work was full-time and in the UK. (Figures are based on 605 Warwick graduates that participated in the survey and provided salary details - 11% of the relevant Warwick graduate population.)*

Previous graduates from the School of Law have gone on to work for employers such as*: 

• Anthony Collins 
• Chatham House 
• Evershed Sutherland 
• Prince’s Trust International  
• RSM 
• Trade Remedies Authority  
• University of Warwick   

They have pursued occupations such as the following*: 

• Business, research and administrative professionals 
• Finance and investment analysts and advisers 
• Further and higher education teaching professionals 
• Human resources and industrial relations officers 
• Legal professionals 
• Professional/Chartered company secretaries 
• Public services associate professionals 
• Quality assurance and regulatory professionals 
• Solicitors and lawyers 
• Welfare and housing associate professionals 

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation. 

The School of Law has a dedicated careers consultant (part of the Student Opportunity careers team) to support your personal career journey during your time at Warwick. She offers impartial advice and guidance (one to one support) and delivers workshops and events tailored to the needs of Law students. 

This is in addition to specialist speakers who may be invited to contribute to your LLM programme. Events previously organised by the wider Student Opportunity team include: 

Careers fairs and sector events including a Law Fair, a Social Impact careers programme, a Graduate Recruitment Fair, Management Consultancy events, HR and Management, Working in the Public Sector, and International Development 
Workshops on all aspects of the recruitment and selection process including applications, CVs, covering letters, interviews, psychometric testing and assessment centre practice 
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Life Sciences

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the School of Life Sciences have gone on to work for employers such as*: 

• Cancer Research UK 
• Civil Service Fast Stream 
• Deloitte 
• Forestry Commission 
• Galliard Healthcare Communications Ltd 
• Helios Global Group 
• HM Revenue & Customs 
• Intellectual Property Office 
• Moorhouse Consulting 
• OPEN Health 
• Rosalind Franklin Laboratory 
• UK Health Security Agency 
• University of Oxford 
• University of Warwick 

They have pursued occupations such as the following*: 

• Authors, writers and translators 
• Biochemists and biomedical scientists 
• Biological scientists 
• Business and financial project management professionals 
• Business associate professionals 
• Business sales executives 
• Business, research and administrative professionals 
• Data Analysts 
• Engineering Professionals 
• Finance and investment analysts and advisors 
• Laboratory technicians 
• Legal professionals 
• Management consultants and business analysts 
• Natural and social science professionals  
• Programmers and software development professionals 
• Research and development (R&D) managers 
• Sales accounts and business development managers 
• Science, engineering and production technicians  
• Social and humanities scientists 
• Teaching professionals 

Helping you find the right career

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Life Sciences Networking Event 
• Careers in Science 
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 
• Mock Interviews for Life Sciences students 
• Interested in Careers in Scientific Publishing

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Liberal Arts

Mathematics and Statistics

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 21/22 postgraduates from Warwick Mathematics Institute whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £53,500.

Postgraduate graduates from the Warwick Mathematics Institute have gone on to work for employers such as:

• Amazon
• Bank of America
• Akeso & Company
• Aurora Energy Research
• Dorset Software
• HM Courts and Tribunals Service
• Imagination Technologies
• MathWorks
• Methods Analytics
• Monzo
• University of Warwick
   

They have pursued occupations such as the following:

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• Chartered and certified accountants
• Engineering professionals
• IT managers
• Natural and social science professionals
• Programmers and software development professionals
• Records clerks and assistants
• Researchers
• Secondary education teaching professionals

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies.

Median salary figure based on 8 Warwick Mathematics Institute graduates that participated in the 2021/22 Graduate Outcomes survey and provided salary details (18% of the eligible Warwick Mathematics Institute postgraduate population).

Conducted annually Graduate OutcomesLink opens in a new window collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Maths Careers Fair
• Careers in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Mathematics at work – The practical application of Maths in the workplace
• Placement and graduate opportunities at the Government Actuary’s Department

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick.

Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies

Graduates from the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies have gone on to work in television, film, communications, data analysis, theatre, museums, art galleries, events, festivals, UN agencies, NGOs, charities, arts and educational organisations, research, PR, publishing and have even set up their own businesses.

Recent graduates from this course have worked in the following roles:

• Arts and Culture Management
• Academia and Research careers
• Cultural Policy Research
• Commercial sector (e.g. journalism, social media management)
• Local and Global NGO roles
• Regional Government Development Manager

Employers for our graduates include: UNESCO, UNCTAD, BBC, UK government, cultural institutions, both locally in Coventry and Birmingham and in London and around the world, city government, regional and national development agencies, and start-up creative enterprises.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries
• Careers in Radio Film and Television
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• A history and DIY Guide to setting up and running a Theatre Company

Discover more about postgraduate careers support at Warwick.

Helping you find the right career

Your career

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we'll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Modern Languages

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Intercultural communicators
• Project managers
• In-house translators
• Freelance translators
• Editors in the publishing industry
• Subtitlers
• Corporate industry professionals
• Marketing associates
• Language teaching professionals
• Writers and copywriters
• Officials in international organisations and/or NGO
• Civil servants

Helping you find the right career

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Find out moreLink opens in a new window about the skills you will learn from this degree and what our Translation and Cultures alumni have done since their time at Warwick.

We are a founding member of the Association of Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies of the UK and IrelandLink opens in a new window. We are also a corporate member of the Institute of Translation and InterpretingLink opens in a new window in the UK and the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)Link opens in a new window, so you will have access to professional advice and support, including events, workshops, journals and career bulletins. We are official language partners of the Chartered Institute of LinguistsLink opens in a new window and a university partner of the Association of Translation CompaniesLink opens in a new window.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in the Public Sector
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Completing effective CVs and Application Forms for students from the School of Modern Languages
• Languages Alumni Evening
  

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Philosophy

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we'll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Completing an MA provides a strong foundation for those intending to study for a PhD. In addition to those pursuing further study, graduates from these courses have gone on to work for a range of national and international employers.

Previous graduates from the Department of Philosophy have gone on to work for employers such as:

• Ark Boulton Academy
• Soil Association
• The British Horse Society
• The University of Oxford
• University of Warwick
• ZOO Digital

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Careers advisors and vocational guidance specialists
• Clergy
• Events and exhibition managers and organisers
• Higher education teaching professionals
• Information technology professionals
• Legal associate professionals
• Public relations professionals
• Social and humanities scientists
• Records clerks and assistants
• Solicitors and lawyers

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Identifying Your Skills, Strengths and Motivations for Philosophy Students
• Thinking about Work Experience for Philosophy Students
• Careers in the Public Sector
• Warwick Careers fairs throughout the year
• Sector events with industry and alumni speakers, for students who want to pursue a career in a specific sector such as Banking and Finance, Consulting, Charities and Campaigning, Law and the Public Sector

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Completing an MA provides a strong foundation for those intending to study for a PhD. In addition to those pursuing further study, graduates from these courses have gone on to work for a range of national and international employers.

Our graduates have pursued roles such as: further education teaching professionals; IT business analysts, architects and systems designers; library clerks and assistants; and secondary education teaching professionals.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Identifying Your Skills, Strengths and Motivators for Philosophy Students
• Thinking about Work Experience for Philosophy Students
• Careers in the Public Sector
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

Physics

Politics & International Studies

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of Politics and International Studies have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Action Aid
• World Bank
• UN agencies; UK and other universities
• Deloitte
• Office for National Statistics
• Japan Ministry of Defence
• Nationwide Building Society
• Reddit
• European Social Survey
• The European Central Bank
• The UK Cabinet Office
• Bank of England
• Church of England
• Cisco
• Citigroup
• Department for International Trade
• Department for Work and Pensions

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• Business and related research professionals
• Charted and certified accountants
• Data analysts
• Legal associate professionals
• National government administrative occupations
• Natural and social science professionals
• Public relations professionals
• Public services associate professionals
• Communications officer for major NGOs
• Business and financial project managers
• Economist
• Finance officer
• Policy advisor
• Compliance analyst
• Advisor in human rights
• Local council officer
• Union campaigner
• Research and development (R&D) managers

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, view details

*Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies. 

Conducted annually, Graduate Outcomes collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Your future awaits – the many things you can do after your degree in the PAIS department
• Careers in Government and Politics
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Careers Q&A sessions
• Assessment Centres and Interviews: an overview of what to expect for PAIS students

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Psychology

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of Psychology have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Alder Hey Children's Hospital Trust
• Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
• Cera Care
• EY
• Gambling Commission
• Office for National Statistics
• The National Health Service
• Turning Point

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Business and related research professionals
• Higher education teaching professionals
• Management consultants and business analysts
• Other psychologists
• Research and development (R&D) managers
• Social and humanities scientists
• Web design professionals

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in Behavioural Science
• Applying for PhDs in Behavioural Science
• Warwick career fairs throughout the year
• Meet the Psychologist

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Sociology

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of Sociology have gone on to work for employers such as*:

• Civil Service
• Metropolitan Police
• National Centre for Social Research
• University of Oxford
• Severn Trent Water

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Business associate professionals
• Chief executives and senior officials
• Higher education teaching professionals
• Human resources and industrial relations officers
• Sales accounts and business development managers
• Social and humanities scientists
• Welfare and housing professionals

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Make Your Mark – Careers with a degree in Sociology
• Working for More than Profit
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Your Sociology future: Sociology Alumni Evening
• My Sociological Future – What next? Career planning for undecided Sociology finalists

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Statistics

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

Previous graduates from the Department of Statistics have gone on to work for employers worldwide such as*:

• Alliance Healthcare
• Barclays
• BNP Paribas
• Citibank
• GSK
• LCH
• McKinsey
• Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)
• PKF Littlejohn

Candidates with high distinction marks have gone on to pursue PhD degrees at prestigious universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, LSE, etc. or in the US*.

They have pursued occupations such as the following*:

• Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• Business and related research professionals
• Chartered and certified accountants
• Data analysts
• Engineering professionals
• Finance and investment analysts and advisers
• IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
• Natural and social science professionals
• Programmers and software development professionals

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation.

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Career options with a degree in Statistics
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Interview skills for Statistics students
• Maths and Stats Careers Fair

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Teacher Training (PGCE)

Our graduates go on to work in a variety of roles within education, as classroom specialists, mentors, middle and senior leaders, and in pastoral positions.

Our teachers also move into related roles outside of school-based education, into Higher Education, social work and alternative education provision for example. They work across the state, independent and international school sectors.

In addition, our teachers have pursued further research by advancing onto our MA in Professional Education and/or through PhD/EdD further study, and have shared their research widely at conferences and through publication.

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Applications and Interviews for Teaching Jobs
• Preparing for Teaching Job Interviews
• Writing a Personal Statement for Teaching Jobs
• Careers Drop In (for applications and interview support)

Theatre and Performance Studies

Warwick Business School (MSc)

We have our own dedicated careers team at Warwick Business School called WBS CareersPlus. You will have access to one-to-one career guidance appointments, CV checks and tailored mock interviews.

Personalised support

The WBS CareersPlus team will support you and help you to understand yourself and your strengths. They can help you to identify possible career paths, and to set and achieve your career ambitions. This helps to boost your employability and helps you prepare for your career.

You can take advantage of personalised careers coaching and advice. Our one-to-one careers appointments can help you if you have a question about writing applications, wish to explore your career options, or need to prepare for interviews and assessment centres.

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Warwick Medical School

Our degrees equip you with the skills and experiences needed to excel in your career. With access to exceptional career services, industry connections, and global opportunities, we’ll inspire and help you to aim high and achieve your goals. Our guidance ensures you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for lifelong success.

The median salary for University of Warwick 21/22 postgraduates from Warwick Medical School whose main employment was full-time work in the UK was £48,000. 

Postgraduate graduates from the Warwick Medical School have gone on to work for employers such as: 

• AstraZeneca 
• Birmingham Children’s Hospital  
• Deloitte 
• Department of Health and Social Care 
• East Midlands Ambulance Service 
• GSK 
• Johnson & Johnson  
• Medical Research Council  
• Ministry of Defence 
• NHS England and NHS Improvement 
• Nuffield Department of Population Health 
• Royal London Hospital 
• The National Health Service 
• UK Health Security Agency 

They have pursued occupations such as the following: 

• Biochemists and biomedical scientists 
• Chemical scientists 
• Dental practitioners 
• Environmental health professionals 
• Generalist medical practitioners 
• Health services and public health managers and directors 
• Medical and dental technicians 
• Medical radiographers 
• Midwifery nurses 
• Nurse practitioners 
• Paramedics 
• Specialist nurses 

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey 

Derived from the Graduate Outcomes survey, 2021/22, carried out approximately 15 months after completion of studies. 

Median salary figure based on 99 Warwick Medical School graduates that participated in the 2021/22 Graduate Outcomes survey and provided salary details (33% of the total eligible Warwick Medical School postgraduate population).

Conducted annually Graduate Outcomes collects information on the activities and perspectives of graduates. Contains HESA data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data. 

Helping you find the right career

Your career path is unique to you. Our university careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan your career path, and get experience at any point during your time at Warwick, and after graduation. 

Our department also has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: 

• Career Society at Medical School Event 
• AFP Interview Preparation 
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year 
• Foundation Programme (UKFPO) Information evening 

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WMG

Graduates from WMG have gone on to work for a variety of employers including:

• Accenture
• PWC
• KPMG
• Deloitte
• IBM
• Ministry of Defence
• HP
• Cisco
• Tata Consulting Services

They have pursued roles such as:

• Cyber Security Consultant
• Information Security Analyst
• Technology Analyst
• IT Security and Governance Officer
• Security Project Manager
• Network Consulting Engineer
• IT Risk and Resilience Manager
• Senior Investigation Officer

Helping you find the right career

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• WMG Future Fest
• Options in Engineering sector event
• Careers for Experienced Hires
• Careers in Cyber Security
• Careers in Healthcare
• Careers in Project Management