Subject Guide

Social Sciences

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Average Graduate Salary
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Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses1,241
Data SourceOffice for Students

MA(SocSci)Central and East European Studies and International Relations

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAEarly Childhood Studies

University College Birmingham
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out30%
Salary£22k
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MARussian Studies and Politics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BAHealth And Social Care

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BAInternational Relations

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out11%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics, International Relations and Modern Languages (Spanish)

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAInternational Relations and Languages

University of Portsmouth
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALinguistics and Politics

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHealth and Social Care Practice (with Foundation Year)

University of Northampton, the
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out80%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAEconomics and Politics

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BScHealth and Social Care

Anglia Ruskin University
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out23%
Salary£30k
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BACriminology

Sheffield Hallam University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out14%
Salary£26k
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BASociology

Sheffield Hallam University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out17%
Salary£26k
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BAInternational Relations and American Studies

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out11%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics and Korean

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BACreative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing

University of Derby
PTFoundation
Satisfied76%
Drop-out35%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics and Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAInternational Relations with a Language

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAChildhood and Youth Studies and Sociology

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAInternational Relations

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MAPolitics/Theatre Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BScSocial Work

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAFrench and International Relations

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out30%
Salary£26k
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BAPhilosophy and Politics

University of Stirling
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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Highest graduate salaries for Social Sciences

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,241
Avg Graduate SalaryN/A
Data SourceOffice for Students