History and Politics
33MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£31,000
SATISFACTION88%
CONTINUATION59%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 33% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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History and Politics
BA · The Open University
CONTINUATION ALERT
41% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £31,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £23,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £26,500Median, 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
- 70%Found their work meaningful
- 45%Felt on track with their career
- 60%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 38 / 100Quality and Regulatory Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 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).