International Relations and Legal Studies
39MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£26,000
SATISFACTION79%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS69%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 39% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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International Relations and Legal Studies
MA · University of Aberdeen · 4 years
The pay story
- £26,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £26,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £40,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 56th percentile of 267 Law courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 86%Found their work meaningful
- 79%Felt on track with their career
- 69%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 25% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
- 42 / 100Legal professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% 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).