Subject Guide

Social Sciences

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Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses1,241
Data SourceOffice for Students

BAInternational Relations and Politics

University of Salford, the
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BAMusic with Political Studies

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out4%
Salary£26k
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BAChinese and International Relations

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BACriminology and Social Care (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAInternational Relations and Spanish

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAGlobal Politics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAPolitics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAPhilosophy and Politics with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAPhilosophy and Politics with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAPolitics and Sociology

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAPhilosophy with International Relations

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAPolitics

University of Lincoln
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary£29k
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BACriminology

Edge Hill University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out18%
Salary£27k
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BAYouth and Community Work

University of St Mark & St John
FT3Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BAGlobal Politics and International Relations with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MA(SocSci)Mathematics/Politics

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied74%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScCriminology with Integrated Foundation Year

University of Sunderland
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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MAGerman and International Relations

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BScPsychology and Criminology

University of Salford, the
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out14%
Salary£28k
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BACreative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing

University of Derby
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out26%
Salary£28k
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BAChildhood and Youth Studies and Welsh

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary£22k
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BAPolitics, International Relations and Modern Languages (Spanish)

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAInternational Relations

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out11%
Salary£26k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Social Sciences

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,241
Avg Graduate SalaryN/A
Data SourceOffice for Students