Ancient History and Philosophy
36MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£24,500
SATISFACTION85%
CONTINUATION80%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS72%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 36% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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Ancient History and Philosophy
BA · The University of Leeds · 3 years
The pay story
- £24,500Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £26,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £33,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 20th 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
- 70%Found their work meaningful
- 70%Felt on track with their career
- 72%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 9% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 35% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 22% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
- 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 10% 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).