Subject Guide

History and Philosophy

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Full UK Coverage Official HESA Data Career Outcomes
Average Graduate Salary
£25,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses2,001
Data SourceOffice for Students

BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScArchaeology with Forensic Science

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MARussian Studies and History of Art

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAReligious Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied73%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BAArt History with Curating

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied77%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MALatin and Philosophy

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAEnglish and Philosophy

University of Nottingham, the
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BAPhilosophy and Modern Languages with a Year Abroad

King's College London
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAGlobal Philosophy & Worldviews and Philosophy & Ethics

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MABusiness Economics with Marketing and History

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAHistory and Philosophy

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAHistory and Modern Languages (One Language)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAPhilosophy and Theology

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAModern Languages with Philosophy

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAItalian and Classics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAModern History with Bible and Culture

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages (Italian and Persian) and Greek

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAPhilosophy, Politics and Economics

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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MAModern Languages (Italian and Persian) and Latin

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAScottish Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory and International Relations

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy & Ethics

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAHistory and German

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out8%
Salary£25k
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MAItalian and History of Art

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses2,001
Avg Graduate Salary£25,000
Data SourceOffice for Students