Subject Guide

Social Sciences

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Full UK Coverage Official HESA Data Career Outcomes
Average Graduate Salary
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Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses1,204
Data SourceOffice for Students

BASociology

The University of Sheffield
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£23k
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BAInternational Relations and Africa and Black Diaspora

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAInternational Relations and American Studies

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out11%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics with Foundation Year

University of Keele
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BASocial Anthropology and Africa and Black Diaspora including a year abroad

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAChildhood and Youth Studies with Criminology

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics and Japanese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Politics

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BASocial and Public Policy

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BASociology

University of the West of England, Bristol
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAChildhood and Youth Studies and Sociology

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAArchaeology and Anthropology

University of Oxford
FT3Y
Satisfied62%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScSociology

Roehampton University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied66%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAChildhood And Youth Studies And Sociology

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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MAAnthropology and Gaelic

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAInternational Relations and Sociology

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary£25k
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BScForensic Anthropology

The University of Bradford
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MACentral & East European Studies/Italian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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BAAmerican Studies with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BASocial and Public Policy (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAAmerican Studies with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScSocial Work (Extended Degree)

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MAArchaeology/Celtic Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAPolitics and Korean

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,204
Avg Graduate SalaryN/A
Data SourceOffice for Students