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

BALiterature and History

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BALaw and Philosophy & Ethics

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAHistory (Extended Degree)

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out18%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAArchaeology/Celtic Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Global Philosophy & Worldviews

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Literature and History

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out35%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish Language and Global Philosophy & Worldviews (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAAncient History and History

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAClassics and the Ancient World

King's College London
FT3Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAAncient History and Archaeology

University of Nottingham, the
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£23k
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BAFilm Studies and World Philosophies

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAPhilosophy, Ethics and Religion

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory

University of Winchester
FT3Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAInternational Relations with Modern History with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory and American Studies (Extended Degree)

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out18%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BADigital Media, Culture and World Philosophies

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAHistory with Placement Year

Brunel University London
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish and History

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAClassical Archaeology and Ancient History

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MASpanish and History of Art

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied72%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEconomics and Philosophy & Ethics

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAAncient History

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAPhilosophy

The University of Hull
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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Subject Snapshot

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