Health Policy Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Public Health (Extended) BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich 92% 20% 20% £9250 £15100 £17000 70 London On campus Full-time
Public Health BA Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 5% £9250 £15000 £15000 105 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Health in Social Science MA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 100% 0% 5% £9250 £26500 194 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Public Health BSc (Hons) Middlesex University 63% 0% 5% £9250 £15100 97 London On campus Full-time
Public Health BSc (Hons) University of East London 86% 20% 10% £9250 £14160 132 London On campus Full-time
Health Promotion and Public Health BSc (Hons) The University of Nottingham 78% 5% 2% £9250 £27200 153 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Midwifery with Public Health (January) Msci (Hons) Birmingham City University 44% 0% 10% £9250 £16085 159 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Public Health with Foundation Year BA Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 10% £9250 £15000 £15000 105 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Public Health and Community Wellbeing BSc (Hons) University of Bradford 88% 5% 0% £9250 £22180 124 Bradford On campus Full-time
Public Health and Health Promotion BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 74% 0% 30% £9250 - 113 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Public Health and Health Promotion with Foundation Year BSc Canterbury Christ Church University 76% 0% 55% £9250 - 105 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Public Health BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 62% 0% 10% £9250 - 137 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Public Health BSc (Hons) The University of Manchester 75% 3% 5% - - 165 Manchester On campus Full-time
Public Health [with Foundation Year] BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - 15% £9250 - 82 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Public Health MSc Middlesex University - - - £61 £93 - London On campus Part-time
Public Health MSc London Metropolitan University - - - £1170 £2020 - London On campus Part-time
MSc Global Public Health MSc (PG) University of Essex - - - £10000 £21700 - Colchester On campus Part-time
Public Health MSc (Res) University of Huddersfield - - - £4765 £16000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Master of Public Health MPH University of Liverpool - - - £10400 £24400 - Liverpool On campus Part-time
Public Health PhD University of Huddersfield - - - £4765 £16000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Public Health BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich - - - £9250 £15100 £17000 - London On campus Part-time
Public Health (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £14160 - London On campus Full-time
Public Health MPH The University of York - - - £4995 £5295 £11125 £11950 - York On campus Part-time
Public Health MPH University of Aberdeen - - - £11100 £23800 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Global Public Health MSc University of Greenwich - - - £11000 £17450 - London On campus Part-time
Public Health with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Middlesex University - - - £9250 £15100 - London On campus Full-time
Public Health MSc Bournemouth University - - - £9500 £16750 - Poole On campus Part-time
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health MSc University of Bristol - - - £11000 £23500 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Public Health and Health Promotion (Top-up) BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4400 - London On campus Part-time
Public Health MPH MPH University of Bradford - - - £3777 - - Bradford On campus Part-time
Master of Public Health MPH University of Huddersfield - - - £660 - - Huddersfield On campus Part-time
Public Health Nursing MSc University of Suffolk - - - £944 - - Ipswich On campus Part-time
Public Health MPH University of Derby - - - £1155 - - Derby On campus Part-time
Applied Public Health PgDip Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £1140 - - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Master of Public Health (Advanced Practitioner) MPH University of Huddersfield - - - £740 - - Huddersfield On campus Part-time
Global Health Policy PhD The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
International Health and Tropical Medicine MSc University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)(PgDip) PgDip Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing PgDip Brunel University - - - - - - Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Public Health MSc University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Health in Social Science PhD The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Master of Dental Public Health (MDPH) MDPH University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Food Security in Public Health MSc University of Bedfordshire - - - - - - Luton On campus Full-time
Public Health Practice (SCPHN) (Health Visiting) MSc University of Surrey - - - - - - Guildford On campus Part-time
Master of Public Health (MPH) MSc University of Exeter - - - - - - Exeter On campus Part-time
Public Health MPH MPH University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Public Health and Health Promotion MSc Brunel University - - - - - - Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Public Health (Palliative Care Research) [part-time] MPH MPH University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Part-time
Global Public Health MSc Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Health Economics and Health Policy PgDip University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) PgDip Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Public Health (Palliative Care Research) MPH MPH University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Master of Public Health MPH University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Full-time
Public Health with Professional Registration as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) PgDip Bournemouth University - - - - - - Poole On campus Full-time
Applied Public Health MSc University of Central Lancashire - - - - - - Preston On campus Part-time
Public Health DrPH University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Full-time
Nutrition with Public Health Management MSc Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Public Health MA Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Public Health and Health Promotion MSc Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing) PgDip Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
Global Health Policy MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
Public Health (Statement of Extra Accredited Learning) MPH University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
International Development (Masters in Public Health) MPH The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Public Health (part time) MPH MPH University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Part-time
Master of Public Health (Global Health) PgDip The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing PgDip Buckinghamshire New University - - - - - - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Microbiology in Public Health MSc University of Bedfordshire - - - - - - Luton On campus Full-time
Public Health PhD Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Part-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing) MSc University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Public Health MPH The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (PG Diploma entry) MSc Buckinghamshire New University - - - - - - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Public Health MPH Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Global Public Health and Policy MRes Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing MSc University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Part-time
Global Public Health and Policy MSc Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Public Health MPH Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or Occupational Health Nursing or School Nursing) MSc University of Derby - - - - - - Derby On campus Part-time
Public Health Practice (SCPHN) (School Nursing) MSc University of Surrey - - - - - - Guildford On campus Full-time
Global Mental Health and Society MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
International Health Policy MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Public Health PgCert University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Public Health Nutrition MSc University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Full-time
Master in Dental Public Health MDPH The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Public Health MSc University of Bedfordshire - - - - - - Luton On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting and School Nursing) PgDip University of Greenwich - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Public Health (Health Technology Assessment) PgCert University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Public Health MPH The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
International Health MSc University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Master of Public Health MPH/PGCert/PGDip PgDip The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Master of Public Health MPH Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Dental Public Health MSc University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visitor) PgDip Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) MSc University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Public Health (International) PgCert University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
87 /100
5107 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Health Policy

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24750 £21858 £25736
25-75 percentile range £21060 - £28402 £17180 - £27818 £19394 - £32862
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Health Policy courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24374 £22251 £26726
25-75 percentile range £21223 - £27518 £18010 - £27004 £22121 - £33194
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Health Policy

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Health Policy who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Health Policy

  • Marketing Firms
  • Insurance Companies
  • Medical Services
  • Health Care Consulting Firms
  • Human Resources Area

Jobs of graduates of Health Policy (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Health Policy at King's College London

30% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
5% Caring personal services
5% Skilled trades occupations
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Administrative occupations
5% Sales occupations
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Health Policy in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Health Policy

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
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FAQ

Health Policy is the study of policies implemented by local and central governments to influence the public health of societies.

The median salary of graduates of Health Policy was £24750 15 months after graduation, £21858 3 years after graduation and £25736 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Health Policy studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Master of Science (Honours) - Msci (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)
  • Master of Public Health - MPH
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Master of Dental Public Health - MDPH
  • Doctor of Public Health - DrPH
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Masters in Research - MRes