Sociology

BA · University of Derby · 3 years

Sociology

University of Derby

AI IMPACT

MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£25,000

SATISFACTION90%

CONTINUATION60%

PROFESSIONAL JOBS65%

DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 23% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

CONTINUATION ALERT

40% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.

The pay story

£25,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
£20,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
£24,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 39th percentile of 414 Sociology courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

80%Found their work meaningful
65%Felt on track with their career
65%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
45 / 100Media Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 25% 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).