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

BAArchaeology and Theology

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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BAArchaeology and Sociology

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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MAEuropean Philosophy with French

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAReligion, Philosophy and Ethics with Foundation Year

York St John University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAHistory and Politics

Leeds Beckett University
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAPhilosophy with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out35%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAArchaeology

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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BAReligion, Philosophy and Ethics

York St John University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish and History

University of Derby
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAPolitics, Philosophy and Economics

York St John University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAHistory

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£23k
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BAHistory

Sheffield Hallam University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAArchaeology

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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BAArchaeology and Criminology

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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BAArchaeology and Literature

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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BAHistory of Art (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MACentral & East European Studies/History of Art

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAHistory of Art/Russian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BACreative Writing and History

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAHistory with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out50%
Salary£24k
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BAPhilosophy

Anglia Ruskin University
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish and Art History

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAPhilosophy and Politics

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out60%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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BAPhilosophy and History

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out60%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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Subject Snapshot

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