Subject Guide

Social Sciences

Compare Social Sciences degrees, uncover real graduate earnings, check student satisfaction, and make an informed decision about your future.

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Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses37,683
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScInternational Relations

University of Southampton
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAPolitics

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BScCriminology

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAPhilosophy and Politics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAChildhood & Youth and Creative Writing (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAReligion Theology & Spirituality and Social Care (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAAnthropology and International Relations

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary£25k
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MA(SocSci)International Relations and Social and Public Policy

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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MAAnthropology and Politics

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary£25k
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MA(SocSci)International Relations and Sociology

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MASpanish and Politics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MA(SocSci)Business Economics/Politics

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics

The University of Westminster
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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FDAWorking with Children, Young People and Families

Sheffield Hallam University
FT2Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAPolitics with Foundation

The University of Westminster
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScEconomics

Wiltshire College and University Centre📚 Further Education College
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied80%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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BA/BScInternational Relations and Philosophy

Global Banking School
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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FDACriminology and Criminal Justice

Blackpool and the Fylde College📚 Further Education College
FT2Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages and International Relations

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAInternational Relations and Politics with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAPolitics

Coventry University
PTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAInternational Relations and Development

The University of Westminster
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BACreative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing with Foundation Year

University of Derby
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out26%
Salary£28k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Social Sciences

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses37,683
Avg Graduate SalaryN/A
Data SourceOffice for Students