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

MA(SocSci)Economics/History

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAPolitics and Philosophy

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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BAHistory and Politics

University of Winchester
FT3Y
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BAAmerican History with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BALiterature and History

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out8%
Salary£24k
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MAHistory and Language & Linguistics

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAPhilosophy

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MA(SocSci)Economics/Scottish History

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory and American Studies (Extended Degree)

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out18%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAPhilosophy and Law

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and History

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory and Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BAHistory and Chinese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAPhilosophy and Literature

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory and International Relations with Placement Year

Brunel University London
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAHistory with Placement Year

Brunel University London
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAPsychology/Scottish History

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out8%
Salary£25k
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BAArchaeology and Anthropology

University of Oxford
FT3Y
Satisfied62%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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MASociology/Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BATheological Studies

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out30%
Salary£23k
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BAArt History and Visual Cultures

The Open University
PT
Satisfied90%
Drop-out28%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAHistory and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MAEconomic & Social History/Celtic Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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Subject Snapshot

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