Electronics and Computer Science at The University of Edinburgh
Electronics and Computer Science (MEng (Hon), GHK6) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 128–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 208–223 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 144 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 ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 208–223 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- GHK6
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 83%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course75%86%
Learning opportunities70%83%
Assessment and feedback60%78%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management62%79%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice68%79%
20 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£40k3 years£37k5 years£55.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working5% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
75%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Information Technology Professionals80%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Administrative occupations0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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