Liberal Arts Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction

32 /100

315 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Average review score among all Liberal Arts courses in the UK	Average score among all subjects in the UK
Explanations	93	91
Interesting courses	87	80
Intellectually stimulating	90	84
Challenged to do my best	79	84
Depth of concepts	88	83
Progressive learning	75	84
Joined ideas	92	83
Balance	68	76
Applicability	73	82
Clear criteria in markings	67	76
Fair assessment	79	80
Tests reflected your learning	75	81
Timely feedback	74	80
Helpful feedback	64	72
Approachability of teachers	83	83
Support from teachers	83	84
Organisation of courses	70	73
Communication of changes	79	75
IT facilities	83	85
Library	93	90
Course specific resources	83	86
Student feedback opportunities	82	81
Student feedback valued	77	75
Student's feedback acted upon	54	62
Work of student union	58	72
Mental wellbeing services	61	76
Overall satisfaction	32	62

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. 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

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Liberal Arts

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.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Liberal Arts
Total respondents	110
Unemployed	0%
Studying	11%
Working	68%
Both studying and working	16%
No information	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Current jobs

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

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	71%	29%
Utilise skills from studies	42%	58%
Work is meaningful	77%	23%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Typical employers for graduates of Liberal Arts

Educational Institutions
Museums
Galleries
TV/Broadcast Companies
Newspapers
Magazines
Local and National Government

Specialisations within Liberal Arts

History
Literature
Writing
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Creative Arts
Mathematics
Science

Jobs of graduates of Liberal Arts (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Liberal Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London

20%	Artistic, literary and media occupations
20%	Sales occupations
20%	Elementary occupations
10%	Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
10%	Customer service occupations
10%	Business and public service associate professionals
10%	Managers, directors and senior officials
10%	Process, plant and machine operatives

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Liberal Arts

Average UCAS Tariff Score 104

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Liberal Arts
<48	3
48-63	2
64-79	6
80-95	11
96-111	23
112-127	14
128-143	22
144-159	12
160-175	4
176-191	4
192-207	1
208-223	2
224-239	0
>240	0