Northumbria University Rankings 2026

• I graduated with above average score and secured a placement in Jaguar Landrover company which is the top car manufacturing company in the world.
• Fresh graduates can expect around £30,000 PA, and experienced candidates can expect around £40,000 PA. There are usually job fairs in the universities and also you can apply through online platforms for jobs.

• I wanted an En-suit and it was expensive on campus, so I stayed at an outsider student accommodation facility close to the university. The weekly rent was around £110.

• If you are completing a master course from international university you will get high packages
• In uk they have a minimum salary packages
• Internships are very good to get jobs very easily

• I found through online platform, WhatsApp group and monthly rent per person is various demand upon the places you choose.
• The average is 350 gbp to 500 gbp per person

• I still haven't secured a job in my field. But there are jobs out there. I would suggest getting some related experience back home and then coming here. The average salary would be about £28,000-£32,000 per year. Students can look for jobs on linkedIn, Indeed, Rise technical,etc. I think 30-40% of my batch was able to secure a job within 6 months. The lowest salary offered I can think of is £26,000, and the highest would be £38,000.

• I found my initial accommodation on booking.com. I stayed for about 1.5 years in a student accommodation called IQ Stephenson House, which is a 7-10 minute walk from the university and 15 minutes from the city center. It is really affordable. There are many accommodations nearby that would be suitable for people looking for en suites.

• 10 percentile would probably secure employment within 6 months of completing their course. It mostly depends upon their stream of study. Graduate students can expect salary around 25000- 30000 pounds per annum in my industry for entry level positions. Networking through Linked in is recommended. There are certain local British job seeking sites such as Adzuna which can also prove to be fruitful for students during their job seeking journey. It is advisable to undertake student membership programs with RICS and CIOB for job aspiring students studying courses within the AEC and built environment stream. Furthermore, attending of RICS events across UK will help them build networks across UK. I have had batchmates who have joined big construction conglomerates such as Mott McDonald and design firms such as MERIT.

• Initially, I found my accommodation through the educational consultancy agency which helped me in the admission process. I paid around 450 pounds for my accommodation. It was an Ensuite room with shared kitchen. Our seperate rooms had a study table, shower room attached with bath room. Other than this, the kitchen had oven, microwave oven, dishwasher and TV. The accommodation also had a gym, mini movie room and recreation room with games. For third semester I shifted to a studio room in a building owned by a Pakistani gentleman. It is advisable for Indian students to stay in the city center and stay away from south asian areas in order to focus on their studies. I would state this as the reason for me graduating with a good score. I stayed in Waterloo street for most if the time and I would recommend areas like Waterloo for students to stay.
• Other areas where south asians like Indians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankan tamils (I myself am a tamilian) can turn to be a distraction for students as they could get lost into a world luring with short term benefits such as numerous part time gigs. This happens due to connections we can build easily with them. It is also unsafe as crime prevalence is high in these areas dominated. Gateshead, areas around waterloo street and nearby university is safe as far as I have observed. It is better to stay in a native persons housing as the natives who go by the tag 'geordies' are very friendly and helpful in nature.
• The northerners of UK are very straight forward and most of the women and men I met were helpful and had no trace of slyness. It is recommended to mingle with the locals and integrate with them for better job prospects. I had to return due to covid situation. Otherwise, I would have found a job for myself over them. However, I am in a good position currently and hope to go visit sometime.

• More than 60% of students can find employment after graduation within 6 months. 
• Average salary for the MSc cybersecurity graduate if they have experience is around £35000 to £40000.
• Students usually applies job in the job portals and they will be contacting employment agencies for the job opportunities. There is no campus placements available. I just graduated so no one secured Job yet

• I found the accommodation through the whatsapp group, it is a sharing based accommodation. when I landed in London it was around 330 per month excluding the bill in double sharing room, it is a very small room actually.
• Finding a good accommodation with the right people is actually a big challenge and it still continues.
• If you can pay more monthly for the accommodation then better go with student accommodations. If your budget is low then look for sharing accommodation and you have no other choice. You will have to adjust a lot.
• I was living in zone 3 and university was in zone 1.

Placements are very less, I think 1-2 companies came for hiring at 1000euro/month. I will improve skills in latest technologies and practice more for getting job. Famous alumins of our university are Sir Jonathan Ive and Steve Cram.

The admission process is strightforward and efficient. In universities official website, they provide clear guidance of required documents and step by step process of taking admission. No external consultants or coaching institutes was necessary as university's transparent information and support made the process accessible.

The placement cell was available on appointments. There was no separate sessions for it. There was no company that came to university to offer placement.

The University was ranked as top 10 Youth universities in UK. The programs that they were providing would have helped me grow and get great Jobs in the future. The university rank was improving for the past 3 years continuously and hence thought that as an advantage. Also, the fees structure of the University was fit for the budget that I was looking for.

We have a lot of job opportunities especially in data analytics field. I didn't start with my placements yet but have many seniors who have got placed and with a very good package. There are many job openings for data analyst role and hope will get one soon.

I wanted to do Data analytics course and one of my friends was already studying here so got a good help from him.

Helps us to approach industries in UK. University has tie up with many industries, where they produce skilled candidate

I have 3 years of work experience in CFD domain, it influenced me to take masters. Northumbria university has strong program in mechanical especially in CFD and FEA.

It is very difficult to find placements as the university does not take any responsibility or guarantee for your placement. The students have to secure a placement on their own and most of the time it is an unpaid internship as companies hardly take foreign interns. So, most of the students just end up going for the research project. In the research project, you have chosen a research topic and then written a report on it, and later submit it along with a presentation.

I chose Northumbria University as I had a lot of recommendations about this university from my tutors and friends. This University is in the top 50 best university ranking list for the UK. This university also had the course I was looking to study and also offered an advanced practice semester where we can either secure an internship with a company or work on a research project to get a better understanding of the field.