The full list of median salaries for University of Copenhagen programme graduates<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nHere are the median salaries<\/secret> on different programmes:
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\nThe top UCPH programme on our ranking will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 78,050 after ten years on the labour market. Newly minted graduates, as of their second working year will already earn a median of DKK 52,900<\/strong> a month. Actuarial mathematics graduates typically work in insurance, banking and finance.<\/p>\nThis year (2024) the UCPH programme in actuarial mathematics admitted 76 students, 75 of those were first priority applications.
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\nThe Economics<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 65,500 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 42,800<\/strong>. In 2024 the Economics programme at UCPH admitted 348 students, 298 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Computer Science<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 64,800 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 44,500<\/strong>. The Computer Science programme at UCPH admitted 207 new students this year. 163 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 62,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 36,800<\/strong>.
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\nThe Mathematics-Economics<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 61,200 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 48,700<\/strong>. In 2024, the Mathematics-Economics programme at UCPH admitted 86 students, 62 of them had first priority applications.
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\nThe Biotechnology<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 60,100 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 34,350<\/strong>. In 2024, the Biotechnology programme at UCPH admitted 76 students, 54 of them with first priority applications.
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\nThe Nanoscience and Technology<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 59,900 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 33,200<\/strong>. In 2024, the Nanoscience and Technology programme at UCPH admitted 24 students, 21 of them with first priority applications.
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\nThe Pharmacy<\/em> programme will typically lead to a salary of DKK 59,200 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 42,800<\/strong>. In 2024, the Pharmacy programme at UCPH admitted 228 students, 124 of them with first priority applications.
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\nThe Medicine<\/em> programme will typically lead to a salary of DKK 58,450 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 44,200<\/strong>. The University of Copenhagen has two Medicine programmes, one in Copenhagen, and one outside Copenhagen in the small town of K\u00f8ge. In 2024, the Medicine programme at UCPH in Copenhagen admitted 546 students, 522 of them with first priority applications. The Medicine programme in K\u00f8ge admitted 130 students in 2024, with 25 of them first priority applications.
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\nThe Odontology<\/em> programme, which is also known as dentistry, will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 58,050 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 50,400<\/strong>. In 2024, the Odontology programme at UCPH admitted 120 students, 99 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Law<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 56,150 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 40,600<\/strong>. In 2024, the Law programme at UCPH admitted 878 students, 730 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Political Science<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 54,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 36,900<\/strong>. In 2024, the Political Science programme at UCPH admitted 300 students, 275 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Social Science<\/em> programme will typically lead to a salary of DKK 54,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 35,700<\/strong>. In 2024, the Social Science programme at UCPH admitted 34 students, 17 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Chemistry<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 54,050 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 32,400<\/strong>. In 2024, the Chemistry programme at UCPH admitted 43 students, 34 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Food Science and Technology<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 53,400 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 38,800<\/strong>. In 2024, the Food Science and Technology programme at UCPH admitted 59 students, 49 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Human Biology<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 51,800 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 33,000<\/strong>.
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\nThe Mathematics<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 51,050 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 37,050<\/strong>. In 2024, the Mathematics programme at UCPH admitted 130 students, 109 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Physics<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 49,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 34,800<\/strong>. In 2024, the Physics programme at UCPH admitted 143 students. 135 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Health Science<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 49,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 39,600<\/strong>.
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\nThe Veterinary Medicine<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 49,400 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 37,700<\/strong>. In 2024, the Veterinary Medicine programme at UCPH admitted 186 students. 157 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe Human Nutrition<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 49,400 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 32,650<\/strong>.
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\nThe Biochemistry<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 48,800 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 34,300<\/strong>. In 2024, the Biochemistry programme at UCPH admitted 114 students. 65 of them were first priority applications.
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\nThe German<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 48,000 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 31,350<\/strong>. In 2024, the German programme at UCPH admitted 28 students, 22 of them wer first priority applications.
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\nThe Geography<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 48,000 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: DKK 34,350<\/strong>. In 2024, the Geography programme at UCPH admitted 90 students, 81 of them were first priority applications.
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which programmes lead to the highest salaries (10 years after finishing university).","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":false,"contributors":[{"use_registered_user":true,"user":{"ID":9,"user_firstname":"Mike","user_lastname":"Young","nickname":"mike","user_nicename":"mike","display_name":"Mike Young","user_email":"mike.young@uniavisen.dk","user_url":"","user_registered":"2016-12-14 12:34:33","user_description":"","user_avatar":"<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/58fa1859e442a44d8f91b854bb6c677ab6189a1e6552a74cffa1de32c303eecb?s=96&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/58fa1859e442a44d8f91b854bb6c677ab6189a1e6552a74cffa1de32c303eecb?s=192&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>"},"contributor_name":"","contributor_title":"","contributor_image":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>7,215 new bachelor students will be welcomed to the University of Copenhagen in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>How did the young people decide what to study?<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">WHat is ON THIS LIST?<\/p>\n<p>The data for this list is extracted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ug.dk\/vaerktoej\/uddannelseszoom\/\">uddannelseszoom.dk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Salary data is from Statistics Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Some degrees are not on the list, including all bachelor’s degrees. This is because most students in Denmark continue to their master’s degree, and so the Danish Ministry for Education and Science’s portal does not show salary statistics for them.<\/p>\n<p>On our own ranking, based on the uddannelseszoom data, we have also opted to not include any degree programme where the number of survey responses was fewer than 10. This is to avoid salary numbers on one degree being skewed by the salary of just a few individuals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>An analysis from the <a href=\"https:\/\/eva.dk\/Media\/638403033482671914\/Studievalgsbegrundelser,%20Hvem%20l%C3%A6gger%20fokus%20p%C3%A5%20hvad%20i%20studievalget.pdf\">Danish Evaluation Institute (EVA) in 2021<\/a> showed that 62 per cent of future Danish students at that time placed a \u2018high\u2019 or \u2018very high\u2019 value on getting a job where they can make a positive difference.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>When I was young I thought money was the most important thing in life, now that I\u2019m old \u2013 I know it is!<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Most of the students stated that they chose their degree programme by academic interest (88 per cent) or the possibility of an exciting job (85 per cent).<\/p>\n<p>Only 24 per cent were motivated by the possibility of a high income.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe every fourth student had read the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, who put it this way: \u00bbWhen I was young I thought money was the most important thing in life, now that I\u2019m old \u2013 I know it is!\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Either way, here is an overview for them, and for their curious fellow students.<\/p>\n<p>So we have crunched the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) data for you. Which programmes lead to the highest wages?<\/p>\n<p>The statistics are extracted from the Danish Ministry for Education and Science\u2019s portal uddannelseszoom.dk.\u00a0 Its underlying numbers come from Statistics Denmark and a large-scale questionnaire sent to all graduates called Danmarks Studieunders\u00f8gelse, with the latest numbers being uploaded recently.<\/p>\n<p>The ranking below shows monthly salary (including pension) ten years after completion of the master’s degree programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> Not on the list? <em><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/full-list-this-is-what-you-can-expect-to-earn-as-a-university-of-copenhagen-graduate\/\">The full list of median salaries for University of Copenhagen programme graduates<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here are the <secret text=\"The median is the salary where half the graduates earn a salary above it, while half of the graduates earn a salary below it.\">median salaries<\/secret> on different programmes:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"1. Actuarial Mathematics: DKK 78,050","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 78,050","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The top UCPH programme on our ranking will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 78,050 after ten years on the labour market. Newly minted graduates, as of their second working year will already earn a median of <strong>DKK 52,900<\/strong> a month. Actuarial mathematics graduates typically work in insurance, banking and finance.<\/p>\n<p>This year (2024) the UCPH programme in actuarial mathematics admitted 76 students, 75 of those were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"2. Economics: DKK 65,500","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 65,500","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Economics<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 65,500 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 42,800<\/strong>. In 2024 the Economics programme at UCPH admitted 348 students, 298 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"3. Computer Science: DKK 64,800","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 64,800","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Computer Science<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 64,800 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 44,500<\/strong>. The Computer Science programme at UCPH admitted 207 new students this year. 163 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"en","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Get an email with our top stories","button_text":"Sign up here","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"4. Pharmaceutical Science: DKK 62,600","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 62,600","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 62,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 36,800<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"5. Mathematics-Economics: DKK 61,200","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 61,200","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Mathematics-Economics<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 61,200 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 48,700<\/strong>. In 2024, the Mathematics-Economics programme at UCPH admitted 86 students, 62 of them had first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"6. Biotechnology: DKK 60,100","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 60,100","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Biotechnology<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 60,100 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 34,350<\/strong>. In 2024, the Biotechnology programme at UCPH admitted 76 students, 54 of them with first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"7. Nanoscience and Technology: DKK 59,900","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 59,900","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Nanoscience and Technology<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 59,900 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 33,200<\/strong>. In 2024, the Nanoscience and Technology programme at UCPH admitted 24 students, 21 of them with first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"8. Pharmacy: DKK 59,200","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 59,200","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Pharmacy<\/em> programme will typically lead to a salary of DKK 59,200 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 42,800<\/strong>. In 2024, the Pharmacy programme at UCPH admitted 228 students, 124 of them with first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"9. Medicine: DKK 58,450","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 58,450","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Medicine<\/em> programme will typically lead to a salary of DKK 58,450 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 44,200<\/strong>. The University of Copenhagen has two Medicine programmes, one in Copenhagen, and one outside Copenhagen in the small town of K\u00f8ge. In 2024, the Medicine programme at UCPH in Copenhagen admitted 546 students, 522 of them with first priority applications. The Medicine programme in K\u00f8ge admitted 130 students in 2024, with 25 of them first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"10. Odontology: DKK 58,050","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 58,050","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Odontology<\/em> programme, which is also known as dentistry, will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 58,050 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 50,400<\/strong>. In 2024, the Odontology programme at UCPH admitted 120 students, 99 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"11. Law: DKK 56,150","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 56,150","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Law<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 56,150 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 40,600<\/strong>. In 2024, the Law programme at UCPH admitted 878 students, 730 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"12. Political Science: DKK 54,600","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 54,600","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Political Science<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 54,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 36,900<\/strong>. In 2024, the Political Science programme at UCPH admitted 300 students, 275 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"13. Social Science: DKK 54,600","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 54,600","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Social Science<\/em> programme will typically lead to a salary of DKK 54,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 35,700<\/strong>. In 2024, the Social Science programme at UCPH admitted 34 students, 17 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"14. Chemistry: DKK 54,050","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 54,050","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Chemistry<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 54,050 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 32,400<\/strong>. In 2024, the Chemistry programme at UCPH admitted 43 students, 34 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"15. Food Science and Technology: DKK 53,400","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 53,400","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Food Science and Technology<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 53,400 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 38,800<\/strong>. In 2024, the Food Science and Technology programme at UCPH admitted 59 students, 49 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"16. Human Biology: DKK 51,800","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 51,800","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Human Biology<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 51,800 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 33,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"17. Mathematics: DKK 51,050","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 51,050","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Mathematics<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 51,050 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 37,050<\/strong>. In 2024, the Mathematics programme at UCPH admitted 130 students, 109 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"18. Physics: DKK 49,600","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 49,600","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Physics<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 49,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 34,800<\/strong>. In 2024, the Physics programme at UCPH admitted 143 students. 135 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"19. Health Science: DKK 49,600","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 49,600","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Health Science<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 49,600 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 39,600<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"20. Veterinary Medicine: DKK 49,400","style":"slim","highlighted_words":"DKK 49,400","text_size":"small"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>The <em>Veterinary Medicine<\/em> programme will typically lead to a monthly salary of DKK 49,400 after ten years on the labour market. Median monthly salary for a newly graduated master’s student: <strong>DKK 37,700<\/strong>. In 2024, the Veterinary Medicine programme at UCPH admitted 186 students. 157 of them were first priority applications.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Headline","use_post_title":false,"headline":"21. 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