Philosophy
27MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£26,500
SATISFACTION87%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS55%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 27% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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Philosophy
BA · Birkbeck College · 3 years
The pay story
- £26,500Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £23,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £27,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 55th 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
- 80%Found their work meaningful
- 50%Felt on track with their career
- 55%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
- 35 / 100Librarians and Related Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
- 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 15% of graduatescards →
- 25 / 100Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals · 10% 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).