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

BAClassical Studies

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAArchaeology

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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BALinguistics and Philosophy

Nottingham Trent University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages with Philosophy

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAEnglish Literature and History

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BAHistory

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary£27k
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MAScottish Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAContemporary Military and International History

University of Salford, the
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MADigital Media & Information Studies/Philosophy

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAPhilosophy with German (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAGlobal Philosophy & Worldviews and Philosophy & Ethics

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAAncient and Medieval History

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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BAHistory and Linguistics

Nottingham Trent University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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MAEnglish Literature and Classics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAHistory and American Studies

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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MAScandinavian Studies and History

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAModern Languages (Italian and Persian) and Latin

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAPhilosophy with Italian (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAClassics and Italian

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAPolitics & Modern History

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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MAArt History with Bible and Culture

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and History

University of Southampton
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAHistory

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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MAArabic and History

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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Subject Snapshot

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