Politics and Sociology

The pay story

• £27,500Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
• £27,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
• £34,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 45th percentile of 656 Social Sciences courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

• 73%Found their work meaningful
• 59%Felt on track with their career
• 50%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 12% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 17% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 13% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 7% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 4% of graduatescards →