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

BAArt History, Visual Culture and Media Studies (including Year Abroad)

The University of Essex
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory (online)

Teesside University
PT
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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BAPhilosophy

Manchester Metropolitan University
PTPlacement
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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BAEnglish and Philosophy

The University of Sheffield
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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MABiblical Studies and French

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAMusic/Scottish History

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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MAMathematics/Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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BAPhilosophy and Politics

Swansea University
FT
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAHistory and Philosophy

Nottingham Trent University
PTPlacement
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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MAItalian and Mediaeval History

University of St Andrews
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAModern Languages (Arabic and Russian) and Latin

University of St Andrews
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAArchaeology Anthropology and Art History with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAConservation of Cultural Heritage

University of Lincoln
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAHistory

University of the West of England, Bristol
PTPlacementAbroad
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BAHistory and Criminology (Including Placement Year)

The University of Essex
FT
Satisfied86%
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAArt History and Media & Communication (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FTPlacementAbroad
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAFilm and History

University of Southampton
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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MAGaelic/History

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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BAArt History and Creative Writing (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FTPlacementAbroad
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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DipHEPhilosophy

University of London
PT
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Drop-out65%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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MAArchaeology/Geography

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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BAHistory

Nottingham Trent University
PTPlacement
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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MAHistory of Art/Scottish History

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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MAHistory of Art/Latin

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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Subject Snapshot

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