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

MAMathematics/Scottish History

University of Glasgow
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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BAEnglish Literature and History

Swansea University
FT
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAPhilosophy

Manchester Metropolitan University
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Satisfied100%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MAArt History - Chinese Studies

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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DipHEAncient History and Classical Archaeology

The University of Leicester
PT
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Drop-out65%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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MAComparative Literature/Classics

University of Glasgow
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Salary (subject)£25k*
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MAArt History and Russian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAArt History and Contemporary Craft (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAArt History and Language Studies

The University of Essex
FT
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAPhilosophy

Swansea University
FT
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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DipHEReligion, Philosophy and Ethics

The Open University
PT
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Drop-out55%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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BAArt History and Psychology (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FTPlacementAbroad
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAMediaeval History and Russian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAAmerican History with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACurating, Heritage and Human Rights (Including Placement Year)

The University of Essex
FT
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAItalian and Modern History

University of St Andrews
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BAArt History and Film & Visual Culture (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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MACentral & East European Studies/History

University of Glasgow
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BACommunications and History

Nottingham Trent University
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MAHistory of Art/Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow
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MAModern Languages (Arabic and Russian) and Classical Studies

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAArts and Visual Cultures

Richmond, the American international University in London, inc.
FT4YPlacementAbroadFoundation
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Drop-out50%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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BAArchaeology

University of Southampton
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DipHEHistory and Politics

The Open University
PT
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Drop-out35%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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Subject Snapshot

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