International Relations
48MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION81%
CONTINUATION88%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS67%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 48% of the work its graduates go into (High).
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International Relations
BA · The University of Leeds · 3 years
The pay story
- £30,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £28,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £37,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 65th percentile of 656 Social Sciences courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 74%Found their work meaningful
- 72%Felt on track with their career
- 67%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 13% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 13% of graduatescards →
- 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 12% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% 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).