History with Politics
50MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£31,000
SATISFACTION79%
CONTINUATION100%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS95%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 50% of the work its graduates go into (High).
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History with Politics
BA · University of Cambridge · 3 years
The pay story
- £31,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £32,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £43,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 92th percentile of 834 History and Philosophy courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 85%Found their work meaningful
- 100%Felt on track with their career
- 95%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
- 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
- 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 42 / 100Legal professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).