Computer Engineering at Queen's University Belfast
Computer Engineering (MEng (Hon), GH6Q) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 144–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 144 - 168 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 67% had fewer than the 168 asked.
100 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- GH6Q · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to comply with full CEng registration requirements. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
97%
still studying
UK 85%
3%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
105 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course77%83%
Learning opportunities74%81%
Assessment and feedback73%80%
Academic support87%86%
Organisation and management87%80%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice61%78%
70 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 59%
- Information Technology Professionals70%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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