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

BAHistory and Journalism

Goldsmiths' College
FT3Y
Satisfied73%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAHistory and Philosophy

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory

University of Strathclyde
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MATheology and Religion

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BADigital Media, Culture and History

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature and History

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAPhilosophy

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out17%
Salary£24k
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BAPhilosophy

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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MASpanish and Classics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied72%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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BAModern History and International Relations

University of Keele
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MAClassics and English Language

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied72%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAAncient History and English

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BALiberal Arts

The University of Manchester
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALiberal Arts with International Study

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied82%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAClassical Studies

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BACreative Writing and Philosophy & Ethics

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAEnglish Language/Philosophy

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out6%
Salary£25k
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BAAncient History and Archaeology

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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BAMuseum Studies and Archaeology with Study Year Abroad

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BDBachelor of Divinity

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MACeltic Studies/History

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out8%
Salary£25k
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MAClassics/Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAReligion, Philosophy and Ethics

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YAbroadFoundation
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAHistory and Welsh History

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out6%
Salary£25k
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Subject Snapshot

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