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Sport & Exercise Science degrees compared with official data

1,073 courses at 164 universities, every page shows entry standards, graduate earnings, satisfaction scores and fees.

1,073
Courses
164
Universities

Top Sport & Exercise Science courses

Ordered by the arithmetic mean of the official measures published for each course, NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation. Official data only; no commercial league-table input. Two of the three measures are published rounded to the nearest 5 percentage points, so courses are grouped into bands against the whole board instead of scored out of 10, and courses whose measures are identical are listed alphabetically.

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BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Science
Lancaster University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.7% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Science (Study Abroad)
Lancaster University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.7% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Creative Hair and Media Makeup (Fashion and Editorial) (Top Up)
Luminate Education Group · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Creative Hair and Media Makeup (Film & TV and Prosthetics) (Top Up)
Luminate Education Group · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Physical Education and Sports Coaching (Top-Up)
Luminate Education Group · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Luminate Education Group · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
Loughborough University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.1% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
Loughborough University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.1% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
FDS Sports Coaching and Physical Education (Degree)
University of Worcester · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 100% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Physical Education
University of Lincoln · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Physical Education (Secondary QTS)
University of Chichester · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.4% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Sport And Exercise Science
University of Lincoln · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Physical Education (Secondary) (with QTS)
Bedfordshire · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 89.9% · in work or study 100% · continued 97%
BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Sport Science
Loughborough University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88% · in work or study 100% · continued 98%
BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Sport Science
Loughborough University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88% · in work or study 100% · continued 98%
BSc (Hons) Nutrition, Exercise and Health
University of Plymouth · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 95.6% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching
Robert Gordon University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 90.1% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
University of Nottingham · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92% · in work or study 100% · continued 93%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Therapy
SSU · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.3% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with professional placement or study abroad
University of Bath · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 96%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
NTU · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.3% · in work or study 100% · continued 89%
BSc (Hons) Sport Physical Education and Development
East London · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 96.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
University of Worcester · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97% · in work or study 100% · continued 85%
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences with Foundation Year
University of Surrey · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.4% · in work or study 95% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Football Coaching and Performance
University of Chichester · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy
BCU · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 96.3% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Sports Journalism
SSU · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 90.1% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
MSci (Hons) Biochemistry
University of Surrey · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 90.3% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
MSci (Hons) Biochemistry
University of Surrey · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 90.3% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
MSci (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with professional placement or study abroad
University of Bath · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 84.6% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Physical Education with QTS
University of Brighton · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.4% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy (Including Placement Year)
University of Essex · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 89% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
MSci (Hons) Sports Therapy
University of Chichester · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.9% · in work or study 91% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
University of Surrey · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.6% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
MSci (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
University of Bath · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.4% · in work or study 93% · continued 93%
BEd (Hons) Physical Education (Secondary Education) (with QTS)
PMU · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.9% · in work or study 95% · continued 90%
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Sport and Exercise Psychology)
University of Lincoln · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.7% · in work or study 97% · continued 89%
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
University of Surrey · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.4% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Sport Psychology and Coaching
LMU · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 95% · continued 90%
HND FItness Health and Exercise
UHI · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
HND Sports Therapy
UHI · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
MEng (Hons) Sports Technology
Loughborough University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 83.6% · in work or study 94% · continued 100%
MEng (Hons) Sports Technology
Loughborough University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 83.6% · in work or study 94% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Sports Journalism
University of Chester · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) Outdoor and Adventure Education
University of Chichester · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Health and Exercise Science
University of Bath · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97% · in work or study 100% · continued 80%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Sciences
Hartpury University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Sciences (with foundation year)
Hartpury University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%

Pick your predicted grades above and each course gets a fit badge: they compare your UCAS points with that course’s admitted-student tariff, same logic as the calculator on every course page. Courses with no published tariff stay unbadged. Not a guarantee; many universities make contextual offers.

What Sport & Exercise Science graduates earn

What Sport & Exercise Science graduates actually earn, from real outcome data — 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.

Starting (15 months) HESA GO
£22,000 – £30,000
After 3 years LEO
£19,125 – £27,000
After 5 years LEO
£23,375 – £33,000

National figures for Sport & Exercise Science graduates — HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.

Roles & employers

Where Sport & Exercise Science graduates typically go.

Typical roles

  • Sports coach
  • Strength & conditioning coach
  • PE teacher
  • Sports-development officer
  • Physiotherapist

Where they work

  • Sports clubs & NGBs
  • Leisure providers
  • Schools
  • The NHS

Every university offering Sport & Exercise Science

Course counts link to each university’s full profile.

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