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

MAArt History and Modern History

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BATheology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion

University of Cambridge
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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MAModern Languages (Italian and Persian) and Ancient History

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAMediaeval History and Spanish

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAScottish History and Spanish

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAModern Languages (Arabic and Italian) and Ancient History

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAGerman and History

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out4%
Salary£30k
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BAClassical Studies with English

King's College London
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BAPhilosophy and Sociology

University of Exeter
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out8%
Salary£28k
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BAHistory and German

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BAClassics and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out3%
Salary£33k
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BAPhilosophy

University of Cambridge
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BAHistory

The University of Hull
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BAPhilosophy and Psychology

University of Nottingham, the
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BAHistory and Politics

University of Nottingham, the
FT3Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MAFrench and Philosophy

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAPhilosophy and Spanish

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAMediaeval History

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MAGerman and Philosophy

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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MABiblical Studies and Hebrew

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAHistory and Sociology

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BATheology and Religion

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied97%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAHistory and Spanish (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied94%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAPhilosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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Subject Snapshot

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