Politics Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Politics

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25651 £24985 £30246
25-75 percentile range £22016 - £30312 £19515 - £31453 £23265 - £39881

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26168 £26424 £32601
25-75 percentile range £22701 - £29797 £21472 - £32836 £25523 - £42727

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Politics

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.

Current jobs

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

Typical employers for graduates of Politics

  • Accountancy and Banking Organisations
  • Charities
  • Commercial Businesses
  • Marketing Departments
  • Councils
  • Law Firms
  • Local and National Government
  • Retail Companies
  • Media Organisations

Specialisations within Politics

  • Development Politics
  • Democracy and Elections
  • International Politics
  • National and Regional Politics
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Public Policy

Jobs of graduates of Politics (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Politics at Anglia Ruskin University

15% Sales occupations
15% Teaching Professionals
15% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
5% Elementary occupations
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
5% Administrative occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Politics

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Politics is the study of activities related to the institution of the state and the machinery of government or the method through which social conflict is expressed and attempts to resolve conflict are made.

The median salary of graduates of Politics was £25651 15 months after graduation, £24985 3 years after graduation and £30246 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Politics studies:
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics (Honours) - BSc Econ (Hons)