Archaeology
39MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION85%
CONTINUATION80%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS62%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 39% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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Archaeology
MA · University of Edinburgh · 4 years
The pay story
- £30,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £26,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £33,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 84th 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
- 75%Found their work meaningful
- 70%Felt on track with their career
- 62%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 4% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 8% of graduatescards →
- 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 11% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 17% of graduatescards →
- 45 / 100Media Professionals · 4% 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).