Humanities Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Cognitive Science (Humanities) MA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 73% 0% 0% £9250 £34800 187 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Creative and Professional Writing with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 66% 0% 30% £9250 - 114 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Leeds 82% 5% 20% - - 110 Leeds On campus Full-time
International Foundation Programme (1 Year), College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences CertHE The University of Edinburgh 75% 5% 3% - - 174 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Foundation in Humanities BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - - - £9250 £15950 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Women's Studies (Humanities) PgDip The University of York - - - £7500 £7950 £16700 £17940 - York On campus Full-time
International Foundation Arts, Humanities and Law BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - - - £9250 £15250 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Medical Humanities: Bodies, Cultures and Ideas MA Birkbeck, University of London - - - £5400 £9915 - London On campus Part-time
Medical History and Humanities MA The University of York - - - £4995 £5295 £11125 £11950 - York On campus Part-time
Humanities and Social Sciences MRes University of Portsmouth - - - £8900 £18100 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Master of Data Science (Digital Humanities) MSc (PG) Durham University - - - £13500 £31500 - Durham On campus Full-time
Applied Medical Humanities PgCert Birkbeck, University of London - - - £3270 £6010 - London On campus Part-time
Environmental Humanities MA Bath Spa University - - - £4298 - - Bath On campus Part-time
Law with Humanities BA (Hons) The University of Warwick - - - £9250 - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Social Sciences and Humanities MRes University of Derby - - - £950 - - Derby On campus Part-time
Foundation Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences CertHE University of Cambridge - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Digital Humanities MA (PG) Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Part-time
Digital Humanities MPhil (Res) University of Cambridge - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Health Humanities and Arts MSc (Res) The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Art and Humanities (MFA) MFA (PG) University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Humanities (Associate Articulation Route with Dundee and Angus College) MA (Hons) University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Arts and Humanities MRes Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Part-time
Environmental Humanities MA (PG) Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Medical Humanities MA University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Humanities (Professional Doctorate) DProf ProfDoc University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Part-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Humanities

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25473 £20823 £22846
25-75 percentile range £21191 - £29382 £12269 - £27976 £13498 - £31770
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Humanities 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 £26074 £20592 £22647
25-75 percentile range £21826 - £30737 £11832 - £28801 £12358 - £32338
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Humanities

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 Humanities 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 Humanities

  • Educational Institutions
  • Museums
  • Galleries
  • Local and National Governments
  • Events Management Sector
  • Marketing Firms
  • Public Relations Firms
  • Accountancy Firms
  • Archive and Records Offices
  • Banks
  • Charities
  • International Development Organisations
  • Law Firms
  • Management Consultancies
  • Publishing Companies
  • Retailers
  • Schools
  • Television and Radio Broadcasters
  • Translation Companies
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers

Specialisations within Humanities

  • English
  • History
  • Religious Studies
  • Art History
  • Philosophy
  • Foreign Languages
  • Ethnic Studies

Jobs of graduates of Humanities (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Humanities at University of Brighton

25% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
10% Sales occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Welfare Professionals
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Caring personal services
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Administrative occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Humanities

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Humanities, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Humanities is the study of human culture through a range of disciplines that are critical or speculative, rather than scientific, thinking, including archaeology, classical studies, history, languages, literature and area studies, philosophy and religious studies, visual and performing arts.

The median salary of graduates of Humanities was £25473 15 months after graduation, £20823 3 years after graduation and £22846 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Humanities studies:
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Master of Philosophy (Research) - MPhil (Res)
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)
  • Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
  • Professional Doctorate - ProfDoc