Careers in Rural Enterprise, Property & Land Management

This exciting, dynamic industry has a lot to offer the ambitious graduate interested in rural, commercial or residential property, surveying, estate management, auctioneering and much more. Our graduate employment rate is consistently between 95 and 100 per cent.

Bradley Parkes

The single most valuable experience for me was placement.
Bradley Parkes
Director, CARE

Harper Adams is a lesson in life, friendship and education.
Matthew Blaken
Director, David James

I am very grateful for the career opportunities that Harper Adams opened up for me.
Rebecca Parry
Land Agent, Staffordshire County Council

You make friends for life, the quality of education is second to none and the experience of being at Harper Adams will set you up for life in the professional world.
Kathryn Bontoft
Assistant Estate Manager, Managed Estates

The moment I arrived here I was made to feel like part of the family and it’s only got better from then on in.
Lettie Moore
BSc (Hons) Rural Enterprise and Land Management

There are a lot of career choices in the rural sector.
Hamish Byers
BSc (Hons) Rural Enterprise and Land Management

The great thing about my placement was that there was no such thing as a typical day!
Jack Bull
Assistant Rural Surveyor, CKD Galbraith

Placement gave me experience working in a FTSE 100 company.
Lucy Beattie
Farmer and teacher

Harper Adams graduates stand out from the crowd.
Dougal Lindsay
Partner, CKD Galbraith

[Placement] was a really useful experience and I think it helps to set Harper Adams graduates apart from others when applying for jobs.
Miles Webber
Assistant Estate Manager, Savills

Being a rural surveyor is a truly diverse multi-disciplined career.
Tom Watson
Chartered Surveyor, Cundalls

I was drawn by the reputation the university had, but also the fact that the REALM course was RICS accredited, which gave it the winning edge
Sam Johnson
Graduate Rural Surveyor

Jack Stilwell’s crowdfunding campaign to help his beef farming business get off the ground was an industry first
Jack Stilwell
BSc (Hons) Rural Enterprise and Land Management

Enrolling at Harper Adams when I turned 18 seemed entirely the right decision which I have never regretted and I am proud to be a Chartered Surveyor.
Andrew Black
Senior Lecturer

I decided to return to education purely to make myself more employable in the UK market place. I chose Harper Adams for various reasons but the most important was the university’s good reputation and high employment rates.
Marc Strydom
BSc (Hons) Rural Property Management

I always wanted a career that would involve rural life and Harper Adams was an obvious choice.
Carys Williams
Rural Surveyor, Rostons