Subject Guide

Social Sciences

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Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses1,204
Data SourceOffice for Students

MAInternational Relations and Sociology

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary£25k
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BScPolicing and Criminal Investigation

Arden University
PT
Satisfied81%
Drop-out85%
Salary
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BAArchaeology and Anthropology

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

University of the West of England, Bristol
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAPolitics and Japanese

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

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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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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BASociology

The University of Sheffield
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£23k
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MACentral & East European Studies/Italian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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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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BScProfessional Policing

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEast Asian Studies

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BASociology

Sheffield Hallam University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out17%
Salary£26k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Chinese

The University of Leeds
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAPolitics and Africa and Black Diaspora including Year Abroad

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Japanese

The University of Leeds
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScSocial Work (Extended Degree)

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BScSocial Work

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BScCriminology and Sociology with a Year in Industry

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScAnimal Behaviour and Welfare

University of Aberdeen
FT2Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BASociology

Anglia Ruskin University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out40%
Salary£27k
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BACriminology and Sociology

University of Keele
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAAnthropology & Visual Practice

Goldsmiths' College
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out30%
Salary£28k
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BScFootball Studies

Southampton Solent University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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Subject Snapshot

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