Social & Public Policy with Quantitative Methods (SocSci) MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	83%
Salary after 15 months	£27000
Unemployment Rate	0% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	5% Proportion of students of Social & Public Policy with Quantitative Methods (SocSci) MA (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	4 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Degree	Master of Arts (Honours), MA (Hons)
Subject	Public Policy, Social Policy

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 65 graduates of Social & Public Policy with Quantitative Methods (SocSci) MA (Hons) and other courses in Statistics at University of Glasgow for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Statistics.

Overall student satisfaction

83 /100

65 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Social & Public Policy with Quantitative Methods (SocSci) MA (Hons) and other Statistics courses of University of Glasgow	Average review score among all Public Policy courses in the UK
Explanations	95	95
Interesting courses	83	85
Intellectually stimulating	87	84
Challenged to do my best	86	87
Depth of concepts	79	94
Builds on previous learnings	91	83
Joined ideas from different topics	90	86
Balance directed/independent study	80	79
Applicability of course content	90	77
Clear criteria in markings	91	73
Fair assessment	91	75
Tests reflected your learning	86	81
Timely feedback	71	77
Helpful feedback	77	75
Approachability of teachers	90	91
Support from teachers	90	91
Organisation of courses	80	87
Communication of changes	82	80
IT facilities	95	84
Library	89	85
Course specific resources	83	90
Student feedback opportunities	92	89
Student feedback valued	73	79
Student's feedback acted upon	66	73
Work of student union	75	66
Mental wellbeing services	78	67
Overall satisfaction	83	81

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. 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.
All Statistics courses of University of Glasgow

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Statistics

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Statistics at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£27000	£28000	£31500
25-75 percentile range	£25000 - £31000	£24500 - £36000	£25000 - £41000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Statistics courses of University of Glasgow

Salary of all UK Graduates of Statistics

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£26784	£24054	£28304
25-75 percentile range	£22846 - £31218	£18701 - £30598	£21157 - £36695

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Statistics courses in the UK

Course Description

Social & Public Policy focuses on finding ways to address global and societal challenges such as poverty and inequality, housing, health, technology, and sustainability. The programme applies ideas from political science, sociology and economics to understand how governments shape their responses to address people’s needs, welfare and wellbeing. The Social & Public Policy Teaching Team was awarded the prestigious Social Policy Association/Policy Press Outstanding Teaching Award 2020, in recognition of UofG’s excellence and innovation in teaching in social policy in the UK (SPA 2020). Social Policy at Glasgow was ranked joint top in the UK for student satisfaction in the NSS 2019. You’ll have the valuable opportunity of a work placement with a voluntary or public sector organisation. Quantitative Methods: The University of Glasgow’s Q-Step Centre offers programmes which develop your quantitative skills or, in other words, your ability to handle data and use numerical evidence. Developing quantitative skills and your confidence in using them will really enhance your insight and understanding of the key issues you encounter in your chosen field of study.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Glasgow graduates of undergraduate studies in Statistics	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Statistics
Total respondents	25	20
Unemployed	0%	10%
Studying	5%	5%
Working	75%	80%
Both studying and working	15%	10%
No information	5%	0%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Statistics courses of University of Glasgow

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	70%	30%
Utilise skills from studies	80%	20%
Work is meaningful	90%	10%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Glasgow

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	85%
Non highly-skilled jobs	15%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	0%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Statistics courses of University of Glasgow

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Social & Public Policy with Quantitative Methods (SocSci) MA (Hons) at University of Glasgow

35%	Finance Professionals
20%	Information Technology Professionals
15%	Elementary occupations
15%	Administrative occupations
5%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5%	Engineering professionals
5%	Teaching Professionals
0%	Finance Professionals
0%	Sales occupations
0%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Statistics

Average UCAS Tariff Score 207

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Statistics
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	0
96-111	0
112-127	0
128-143	5
144-159	10
160-175	5
176-191	10
192-207	5
208-223	5
224-239	15
>240	45

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Statistics courses of University of Glasgow

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Social & Public Policy with Quantitative Methods (SocSci), MA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)

University Rankings

Positions of University of Glasgow in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of University of Glasgow in related subject specific rankings.

Business

- #3
- #101
Public Administration

GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
[Published 27 October, 2023]

Social Studies & Humanities

- #2
- #123
Social Sciences

NTU Rankings by Subject
[Published 11 July, 2023]

See all 36 university rankings of University of Glasgow

About University of Glasgow

The ancient University of Glasgow owns and manages three distinct campus locations: Gilmorehill, Garscube, and Dumfries campus. The primary building for the majority of students is Gilmorehill, where learners have the opportunity to earn a degree from the university’s diverse Liberal Arts subjects, as well as participate in well funded research projects. The city of Glasgow has a well deserved reputation for having some of the friendliest locals in the UK, as well as being one of the cultural centres of Scotland.

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Social & Public Policy with Quantitative Methods (SocSci) MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews