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 £30400 193 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Humanities BA (Hons) University of Brighton 64% 10% 10% £9250 £13842 101 Brighton On campus Full-time
Law with Humanities BA (Hons) The University of Warwick 82% 4% 5% £9250 - 165 Coventry On campus Full-time
Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Leeds 82% 0% 5% - - 102 Leeds On campus Full-time
Humanities Foundation Year BA (Hons) Northumbria University 82% 5% 11% - - 95 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Applied Humanities BA (Hons) Newman University 93% 0% 10% - - 93 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Professional Humanities (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University - - 10% £9250 £14470 - Bath On campus Full-time
Professional Humanities BA (Hons) Bath Spa University - - 10% £9250 £14470 - Bath On campus Full-time
Humanities (MLitt) MLitt University of Dundee - - 10% £7650 £18150 - Dundee On campus Part-time
Foundation in Humanities BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - - 10% £9250 £14600 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Women's Studies (Humanities) PgDip The University of York - - 10% £6330 £14030 - York On campus Full-time
International Foundation Arts, Humanities and Law BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - - 10% £9250 £13600 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Medical Humanities: Bodies, Cultures and Ideas MA Birkbeck, University of London - - 10% £9030 £16380 - London On campus Full-time
Medical History and Humanities MA The University of York - - 10% £8040 £18240 - York On campus Part-time
Creative and Professional Writing with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University - - 10% £9250 £14500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Master of Data Science (Digital Humanities) MSc (PG) Durham University - - 10% £11600 £26900 - Durham On campus Full-time
Arts and Humanities (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) University of Sussex - - 10% £9250 £18500 - Brighton On campus Full-time
Applied Medical Humanities PgCert Birkbeck, University of London - - 10% £1505 £2730 - London On campus Part-time
Art and Humanities (MFA) MFA (PG) University of Dundee - - 10% £7650 £18150 - Dundee On campus Full-time
International Foundation Programme Business Humanities Arts and Social Sciences FDCert Ulster University - - 10% £9250 £15360 - Coleraine On campus Full-time
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities with Foundation Year BA/BSc (Hons) SOAS, University of London - - 10% £9250 £17750 - London On campus Full-time
Humanities MLitt MLitt University of Dundee - - 10% £7650 £18150 - Dundee On campus Full-time
Social Sciences and Humanities MRes University of Suffolk - - 10% £8496 £12996 - Ipswich On campus Full-time
Environmental Humanities MA Bath Spa University - - 10% £7585 £14045 - Bath On campus Full-time
Social Sciences and Humanities MRes University of Derby - - 10% £6550 £14700 - Derby On campus Full-time
Global Health and Humanities MSc St George's, University of London - - 10% £6000 £11500 - London On campus Part-time
Humanities with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology - - - £9250 - - Loughborough On campus Full-time
Humanities with an International Foundation Year BA (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology - - - - £19750 - Loughborough On campus Full-time
Black Humanities MA University of Bristol - - - £4800 - - Bristol On campus Part-time
PhD - School of Social Sciences and Humanities PhD Aston University - - - - £51000 - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Foundation Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences CertHE University of Cambridge - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Humanities (non-graduating) (research) PG University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Non-Graduating Research in School of Humanities (6 months or more) No award University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Digital Humanities MA (PG) Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Full-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 Part-time
Humanities and Social Sciences MRes University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth 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 Full-time
Post-Digital Humanities MA Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Gender Studies (Humanities) PhD University of Sussex - - - - - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Individual Humanities Module PG University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Part-time
Applied Humanities MA Newman University - - - - - - Birmingham 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
MRes Humanities MRes University of Stirling - - - - - - Stirling On campus Full-time
International Foundation Programme (1 Year), College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences CertHE The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2022
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

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 £25563 £20823 £22846
25-75 percentile range £19917 - £32583 £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 £25958 £20980 £23500
25-75 percentile range £21806 - £34104 £12090 - £29020 £12612 - £33635
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

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 Dec 20, 2022

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 Dec 20, 2022

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

30% Elementary occupations
10% Teaching Professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Sales occupations
5% Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
5% Protective service occupations
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
5% Customer service occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

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) Dec 20, 2022

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 £25563 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)
  • Master of Letters - MLitt
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
  • Foundation Certificate - FDCert
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Postgraduate Credits - PG
  • No award - No award
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Master of Philosophy (Research) - MPhil (Res)
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)

Applied Humanities - BA (Hons) at Newman University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 93 out of 100 among 30 respondents.