Philosophy Bachelors & Masters in London

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Philosophy BA (Hons) University of Roehampton 100% 0% 5% £9250 £13145 98 Roehampton On campus Full-time
BSc History and Philosophy of Science with Study Abroad BSc (Hons) University College London 77% 3% 4% £9250 £25110 178 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) with a Politics Major BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 90% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 124 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy and Economics BA (Hons) University College London 79% 2% 0% £9250 £23300 161 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics and Economics BSc BSc (Hons) University College London 79% 2% 0% £9250 £23300 176 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy and History of Art BA (Hons) University College London 88% 5% 0% £9250 £23300 176 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Economics BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 93% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 128 London On campus Full-time
Italian and Philosophy BA (Hons) University College London 74% 5% 5% £9250 £23300 176 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy and Economics BSc (Hons) The London School of Economics and Political Science 89% 0% 0% £9250 £22430 188 London On campus Full-time
German and Philosophy BA (Hons) University College London 74% 5% 10% £9250 £23300 182 London On campus Full-time
Scandinavian Studies and Philosophy BA (Hons) University College London 74% 5% 10% £9250 £23300 182 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Art History BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 93% 0% 10% £9250 £14000 128 London On campus Full-time
Politics & International Relations with Philosophy BSc (Hons) New College of the Humanities 90% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 124 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Law BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 78% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 130 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with History BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 93% 0% 10% £9250 £14000 137 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics & History (PPH) with a Politics Major BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 90% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 131 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics and Economics BSc (Hons) The London School of Economics and Political Science 79% 0% 0% £9250 £22430 176 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy & Cognitive Science BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 84% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 128 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Data Science BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 84% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 128 London On campus Full-time
Law with Philosophy LLB New College of the Humanities 78% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 130 London On campus Full-time
History and Philosophy of Science BSc (Hons) University College London 77% 3% 4% £9250 £28500 178 London On campus Full-time
Economics with Philosophy BSc (Hons) New College of the Humanities 93% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 128 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) with an Economics Major BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 90% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 124 London On campus Full-time
English Literature and Philosophy BA (Hons) University of Roehampton 74% 0% 10% £9250 £13145 101 Roehampton On campus Full-time
History with Philosophy BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 93% 0% 10% £9250 £14000 137 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy BA (Hons) University College London 74% 5% 5% £9250 £23300 170 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Politics & International Relations BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 90% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 124 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) with a Philosophy Major BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 90% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 124 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Creative Writing BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 72% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 128 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics & History (PPH) with a Philosophy Major BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 90% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 131 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Psychology BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 84% 0% 15% £9250 £14000 128 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with English BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 77% 0% 5% £9250 £14000 129 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics & History (PPH) with a History Major BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 90% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 131 London On campus Full-time
Art History with Philosophy BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 93% 0% 10% £9250 £14000 128 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy Religion and Ethics with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Roehampton 100% 0% 5% £9250 £13145 109 Roehampton On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Roehampton 100% 0% 5% £9250 £13145 98 Roehampton On campus Full-time
Dutch and Philosophy BA (Hons) University College London 74% 5% 10% £9250 £23300 182 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Religion and Ethics BA (Hons) University of Roehampton 100% 0% 5% £9250 £13145 109 Roehampton On campus Full-time
Spanish and Philosophy BA (Hons) University College London 76% 5% 10% £9250 £23300 173 London On campus Full-time
English with Philosophy BA (Hons) New College of the Humanities 77% 0% 5% £9250 £14000 129 London On campus Full-time
French and Philosophy BA (Hons) University College London 88% 0% 5% £9250 £23300 176 London On campus Full-time
Physics and Philosophy BSc (Hons) King's College London 63% 5% 5% £9250 - 173 London On campus Full-time
Mathematics and Philosophy BSc (Hons) King's College London 74% 8% 20% £9250 - 186 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA/BSc (Hons) King's College London 77% 10% 2% £9250 - 183 London On campus Full-time
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics BA (Hons) King's College London 81% 0% 15% £9250 - 161 London On campus Full-time
Politics, Philosophy and Law LLB (Hons) King's College London 88% 0% 5% £9250 - 201 London On campus Full-time
World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 76% 0% 5% £9250 - 132 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy and Modern Languages with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) King's College London 66% 5% 9% £9250 - 166 London On campus Full-time
Arabic and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 71% 5% 14% £9250 - 146 London On campus Full-time
Physics and Philosophy with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) King's College London 63% 5% 5% £9250 - 173 London On campus Full-time
History and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 85% 5% 0% £9250 - 155 London On campus Full-time
International Relations and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 81% 5% 4% £9250 - 153 London On campus Full-time
Politics and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 81% 5% 4% £9250 - 153 London On campus Full-time
Music and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 76% 0% 5% £9250 - 153 London On campus Full-time
Chinese and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 59% 5% 9% £9250 - 148 London On campus Full-time
Japanese and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 59% 5% 9% £9250 - 148 London On campus Full-time
Global Development and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 71% 5% 5% £9250 - 142 London On campus Full-time
Korean and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 59% 5% 9% £9250 - 148 London On campus Full-time
Social Anthropology and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 85% 5% 5% £9250 - 145 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birkbeck, University of London 87% 10% 10% £4625 £7280 - London On campus Part-time
Politics, Philosophy and History BA (Hons) Birkbeck, University of London 80% 0% 15% £6935 £10920 - London On campus Part-time
Philosophy BA (Hons) King's College London 72% 0% 9% £9250 - 155 London On campus Full-time
History of Art and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 100% 0% 20% £9250 - 145 London On campus Full-time
Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA (Hons) Goldsmiths, University of London 40% 0% 10% - - 121 London On campus Full-time
East Asian Studies and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 59% 5% 9% - - 148 London On campus Full-time
Politics, Philosophy and Economics BSc (Hons) SOAS, University of London 68% 0% 4% - - 146 London On campus Full-time
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies including year abroad BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 76% 0% 5% - - 153 London On campus Full-time
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies BA (Hons) SOAS, University of London 76% 0% 5% - - 153 London On campus Full-time
Modern European Philosophy MA Kingston University 76% 0% 5% £8560 £15400 153 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Philosophy PhD The London School of Economics and Political Science 76% 0% 5% £4517 £20136 153 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy MA New College of the Humanities 76% 0% 5% £11000 £14000 153 London On campus Part-time
Philosophy & Artificial Intelligence MA New College of the Humanities 76% 0% 5% £11000 £14000 153 London On campus Part-time
Philosophy, Politics & Economics BA (Hons) Regent's University London 76% 0% 5% £18500 £18500 153 London On campus Full-time
Politics Philosophy & Economics BA (Hons) University of Roehampton 76% 0% 5% £9250 £13145 153 Roehampton On campus Full-time
Philosophy and Public Policy MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science 76% 0% 5% £23520 £23520 153 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy of Science MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science 76% 0% 5% £15216 £23520 153 London On campus Full-time
Economics and Philosophy MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science 76% 0% 5% £23520 £23520 153 London On campus Part-time
Philosophy and Contemporary Critical Theory MA Kingston University 76% 0% 5% £8560 £15400 153 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Politics, Philosophy and Economics MSc Birkbeck, University of London 76% 0% 5% £5085 £8190 153 London On campus Part-time
Philosophy of the Social Sciences MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science 76% 0% 5% £14640 £22608 153 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy PgCert Birkbeck, University of London 76% 0% 5% £3010 £5460 153 London On campus Part-time
Philosophy, Politics & Economics with Integrated Foundation BA (Hons) Regent's University London 76% 0% 5% £18500 £18500 153 London On campus Full-time
Philosophy MPhilStud Kingston University 76% 0% 5% £4708 £8470 153 Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
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Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Philosophy

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 Philosophy 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

Specialisations within Philosophy

  • Ethics
  • Metaphysics
  • Epistemology
  • History of Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Logic
  • Philosophy of Language

Skills that graduates consider useful for their work in Philosophy

  • Analyse and construct sound arguments
  • Distinguish fine difference between views and find common ground
  • Present ideas convincingly
  • Well constructed systematic arguments
  • Write clearly and persuasively
  • Generate ideas and solutions
  • Be open to new ideas and ways of thinking

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Among graduates of Philosophy who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number of highly skilled vs non-highly skilled jobs (Unistats).

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs of graduates of Philosophy (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Philosophy at King's College London

15% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Natural and social science professionals
10% Teaching Professionals
10% Legal professionals
5% Information Technology Professionals
5% Finance Professionals
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5% Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions


Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Philosophy, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

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Philosophy - BA (Hons) at University of Roehampton received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 20 respondents.