Queen's University Belfast

Yes. Volunteering helps students improve their CV, build new social connection, and take a break from University work. Students can contribute to geriatric care, such as Parkinson's UK - community mapping or volunteer educator, fundraising, environmental conservation such as Tropical Ravine Restoration project, fundraising for Horn of Africa People's Aid NI, mentoring young generation and kids, advocacy for human rights such as ending domestic violence or empowering people who suffer from dementia, health promotion that includes positive physical health, mental health, and social inclusion, etc.

Queen's University Belfast students are highly employable. The University has a career outcome rate that is more than 90% with students either finding a job or are pursuing higher education. As per the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022, Queen's University Belfast ranks 11th in the UK for Graduate Prospects. Tech sector employment accounts for 24% of the vacancies.

Queen's University Belfast offers career related advice that help the students in discovering a correct career path. Some of these include:

• Workplace study tours
• International summer internships
• MyFuture portal helps the students in gaining work experience in the UK through part time jobs, internships and other opportunities
• Entrepreneurial advice
• Summer school opportunities and study abroad opportunities
• Connection with corporate partners such as Seagate, Bombardier, Petronas, Infosys, Almac Group, etc.

Some of the recruiting companies at Queen's University Belfast include Bank of America, Rolls Royce, Pfizer, Intel, Invesco, etc. Queen's University Belfast provides various opportunities to its students that help them in getting placed in big firms. Career consultations,  mentoring, tailored advice, psychometric tests,  interview preparation, travel support, employer engagement, etc. are some of the support services provided by Queen's University Belfast to its students when it comes to their placements and career.

When we talk about Queen's University Belfast placements in terms of professional field, Executive Management & Change proved to be the most remunerative with an average annual salary of £81,000. HR was the least had an average annual salary of £29,000 while Finance Services had an average annual salary of £69,000, Legal and Paralegal had an average annual salary of £68,000, and R&D, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology had an average annual salary of £65,000. Data has been sourced from Emolument.

Some of the top professional fields where Queen's University Belfast students were placed were:

• Executive Management & Change
• Financial Services
• Legal & Paralegal
• R&D, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
• Legal Department
• Programme & Project Management

When we talk of degree-level placements, Masters in Finance proved to be the most remunerative degree. It helped the Queen's University Belfast students bag an average annual salary of £89,000. Doctorate was the second most remunerative degree that fetched an average annual salary of £71,000. As the academic levels increase, average annual salaries also rise. Masters of Arts degree was the least remunerative and attracted an average annual salary of £25,000. Other degrees that performed well when it came to remunerative were LLM, Bachelor's, and Masters in Science.

QUB students must keep themselves updated with the latest job postings, career events, job fairs, etc. In addition, students must practice multiple mock interviews so as to perform well on the actual job interview. 93% of the QUB graduates were in employment and / or further study 15 months after completing the course. Also, QUB ranks at #9th in UK for graduate prospects as per Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. 

In terms of acceptance rate, the University of Birmingham is more selective. It has an acceptance rate of around 13%. Whereas, Queen's University Belfast acceptance rate is around 31%. According to The Guardian rankings 2025, QUB ranks at #43 and the University of Birmingham ranks at #36. Choosing to study at either of these universities would depend on students' choice eventually.