Social Anthropology with Development
43MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£33,500
SATISFACTION78%
CONTINUATION90%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS81%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 43% of the work its graduates go into (High).
Social Anthropology with Development
MA · University of Edinburgh · 4 years
The pay story
- £33,500Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £32,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £40,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 97th percentile of 414 Sociology courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 69%Found their work meaningful
- 71%Felt on track with their career
- 81%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 6% of graduatescards →
- 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 18% of graduatescards →
- 45 / 100Media Professionals · 2% 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).