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

MAFilm and Visual Culture and Philosophy

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAHistory (online)

Teesside University
FT3Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAHistory and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEgyptology and Ancient History with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAArchaeology/Scottish History

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory (with Foundation Year)

Teesside University
FT4Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAArchaeology

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BAHistory

Goldsmiths' College
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory

Teesside University
FT3Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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MAClassics

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied72%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BScConservation of Objects in Museums and Archaeology

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied58%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages And Philosophy, Ethics And Religion

Bangor University
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAClassics

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAHistory and Africa and Black Diaspora

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAPhilosophy with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out35%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAPhilosophy and Politics

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAEgyptology and Ancient History

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAFilm & TV and History

Nottingham Trent University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAArchaeology and Theology

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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MAEuropean Philosophy

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAHistory

Sheffield Hallam University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAHistory

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£23k
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MAPortuguese/Archaeology

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAGeography and Archaeology

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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Subject Snapshot

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