Social Sciences Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
37 /100
865 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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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

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Social Sciences

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24323 £21465 £24855
25-75 percentile range £20473 - £28762 £14716 - £27559 £17649 - £31236
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Social Sciences 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 £23833 £20235 £23884
25-75 percentile range £20833 - £28667 £14532 - £27458 £14845 - £30321
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Social Sciences

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 Aug 27, 2024

Current jobs

Among graduates of Social Sciences 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 Aug 27, 2024

Specialisations within Social Sciences

  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • History
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Jobs of graduates of Social Sciences (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Social Sciences at Bath Spa University

20% Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
10% Managers, directors and senior officials
10% Caring personal services
10% Customer service occupations
10% Process, plant and machine operatives
5% Elementary occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Skilled trades occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Social Sciences

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Social Sciences, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Social Sciences is the study of society and the manner in which people behave and influence the world around us. Social Science covers a broad range of disciplines that can help explain how our own society works.

The median salary of graduates of Social Sciences was £24323 15 months after graduation, £21465 3 years after graduation and £24855 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Social Sciences studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Master of Arts (Undergraduate) - MA (UG)
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE
  • PhD with Integrated Study - PhD
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Foundation Certificate - FDCert
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Graduate Certificate - GradCert
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc