Classical Studies
34MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION92%
CONTINUATION61%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS70%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 34% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
Classical Studies
BA · The Open University
CONTINUATION ALERT
39% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £30,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £18,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £22,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 84th percentile of 834 History and Philosophy courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 65%Found their work meaningful
- 50%Felt on track with their career
- 70%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).