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 Courses1,794
Data SourceOffice for Students

MAModern History and New Testament

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and History

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy & Ethics

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAHistory and Philosophy

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAPolitics & Modern History

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory

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

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MAAncient and Medieval History

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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BAPhilosophy and International Relations with Placement Experience

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAPhilosophy and Politics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MAEnglish Literature and History

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BAWelsh and Philosophy

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied98%
Drop-out9%
Salary£24k
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MAScottish History with Bible and Culture

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAHistory and Philosophy

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MAGaelic Studies and History

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAModern History with Bible and Culture

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAInternational Relations / History

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MAItalian and History

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAHistory

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary£25k
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MAPhilosophy and International Relations

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAClassical Archaeology and Ancient History

University of Oxford
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BAHistory

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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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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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,794
Avg Graduate Salary£25,000
Data SourceOffice for Students