Politics Bachelors & Masters in London

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
St Mary's University, Twickenham 93% 0% 5% £9250 £12250 188 Twickenham On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 70% 10% 5% £9250 £14000 85 London On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 70% 10% 5% £9250 £14000 88 London On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 70% 10% 5% £9250 £14000 85 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 70% 10% 5% £5085 £8190 85 London On campus Part-time
Kingston University 70% 10% 5% £8390 £14900 85 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
University College London 76% 1% 1% £9250 £23300 181 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 80% 1% 0% £9250 £22430 203 London On campus Full-time
University College London 70% 0% 1% £9250 £23300 182 London On campus Full-time
Regent's University London 70% 0% 1% £18500 £18500 182 London On campus Full-time
University of Roehampton 73% 5% 5% £9250 £13145 113 Roehampton On campus Full-time
City University London 78% 5% 10% £9250 £16560 117 London On campus Full-time
Brunel University 81% 10% 16% £9250 £15860 94 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Brunel University 55% 5% 10% £9250 £14750 107 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 77% 0% 1% £9250 £22430 173 London On campus Full-time
City University London 64% 5% 9% £9250 £16560 113 London On campus Full-time
Brunel University 81% 10% 16% £9250 £15860 98 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Brunel University 81% 20% 25% £9250 £15860 104 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
University College London 69% 0% 2% £9250 £23300 169 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 79% 2% 0% £9250 £22430 162 London On campus Full-time
Brunel University 81% 10% 30% £9250 £15860 95 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
City University London 77% 5% 20% £9250 £16560 127 London On campus Full-time
University College London 85% 0% 5% £9250 £28500 147 London On campus Full-time
Brunel University 55% 5% 19% £9250 £15860 106 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 69% 2% 5% £9250 £22430 167 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 80% 0% 5% £9250 £22430 176 London On campus Full-time
Brunel University 82% 10% 10% £9250 £15860 93 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Brunel University 75% 0% 20% £9250 £16335 89 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University 89% 6% 40% £2310 £3894 67 London On campus Part-time
University of Roehampton 69% 4% 10% £9250 £13145 107 Roehampton On campus Full-time
University of West London 69% 4% 10% £9250 £13250 107 Ealing On campus Full-time
University College London 79% 0% 2% £9250 £23300 216 London On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 62% 8% 0% £9250 £14000 98 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 85% 0% 5% £9250 £14560 95 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% 5% 10% £9250 £14560 94 London On campus Full-time
University College London 42% 0% 2% £9250 £23300 153 London On campus Full-time
University of Greenwich 83% 10% 15% £9250 £14500 104 London On campus Full-time
University College London 70% 0% 0% £9250 £23300 165 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% 5% 10% £9250 £14560 94 London On campus Full-time
University of Roehampton 85% 0% 10% £9250 £13145 89 Roehampton On campus Full-time
Brunel University 90% 0% 0% £9250 £16335 109 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
University of East London 70% 5% 17% £9250 £13740 80 London On campus Full-time
University College London 79% 0% 0% £9250 £23300 187 London On campus Full-time
City University London 69% 4% 10% £9250 £17500 107 London On campus Full-time
University College London 79% 0% 0% £9250 £23300 187 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% 5% 10% £9250 £14560 94 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% 5% 0% £9250 £14560 91 London On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University 89% 6% 18% £9250 £15576 67 London On campus Full-time
University College London 79% 0% 0% £9250 £23300 181 London On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 81% 5% 15% £9250 £14400 102 London On campus Full-time
St Mary's University, Twickenham 79% 0% 0% £9250 £12250 93 Twickenham On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University 89% 6% 18% £2310 £3894 67 London On campus Part-time
University of Roehampton 85% 0% 10% £9250 £13145 89 Roehampton On campus Full-time
University of Greenwich 86% 5% 25% £9250 £14500 102 London On campus Full-time
University College London 42% 0% 2% £9250 £23300 153 London On campus Full-time
City University London 77% 5% 9% £9250 £16560 113 London On campus Full-time
University of East London 70% 5% 17% £9250 £13740 80 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 153 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 153 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 10% £11850 £18090 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 143 London On campus Full-time
St Mary's University, Twickenham 87% - 10% - - 143 Twickenham On campus Full-time
King's College London 93% 0% 5% £9250 - 188 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 66% 5% 11% - - 111 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 73% 6% 0% £9250 - 159 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 143 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 75% 5% 4% £9250 - 153 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 75% 5% 4% - - 153 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 15% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 91% 0% 11% - - 142 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 15% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
King's College London 78% 5% 2% £9250 - 204 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 15% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 73% 5% 5% - - 113 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 15% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 15% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
Regent's University London 87% - 15% £18500 £18500 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 15% £11000 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 87% - 15% £23520 £23520 135 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 87% - 15% £7135 £11900 135 London On campus Part-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £9030 £16380 135 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £4515 £8190 135 London On campus Part-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £9030 £16380 135 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 87% - 15% £15216 £23520 135 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 87% - 15% £23520 £23520 135 London On campus Part-time
SOAS, University of London 87% - 15% £12720 £21750 135 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 87% - 15% £17328 £25224 135 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 87% - 15% £12720 £21750 135 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 87% - 15% £12720 £14270 £21750 £23800 135 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 87% - 15% - - 135 London On campus Part-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £4515 £8190 135 London On campus Part-time
SOAS, University of London 87% - 15% £14270 £23800 135 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 87% - 15% £23520 £23520 135 London On campus Part-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £4515 £8190 135 London On campus Part-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £9030 £16380 135 London On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 87% - 15% £25224 £25224 135 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £9030 £16380 135 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £4515 £8190 135 London On campus Part-time
Brunel University 87% - 15% £9370 £17355 135 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 87% - 15% £4517 £20136 135 London On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 87% - 15% - - 135 London On campus Part-time
Birkbeck, University of London 87% - 15% £4515 £8190 135 London On campus Part-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 87% - 15% - - 135 London On campus Part-time
City University London 87% - 15% £5140 £8120 135 London On campus Part-time
University of Westminster 87% - 15% - - 135 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 87% - 15% - - 135 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 87% - 15% £10170 £20930 135 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 87% - 15% - - 135 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 87% - 15% - - 135 London On campus Part-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 100% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
King's College London 59% 5% 8% £9250 - 145 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 85% 6% 5% £9250 - 137 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 148 London On campus Full-time
University of West London 69% 4% 10% - - 107 Ealing On campus Full-time
Richmond, The American International University in London 73% - 25% £9250 £14750 82 Richmond On campus Full-time
St Mary's University, Twickenham 68% - 15% £9250 £12250 92 Twickenham On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 81% - 8% £9250 £14400 106 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 81% 6% 0% £9250 - 131 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 65% 2% 15% - - 135 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 73% 5% 0% - - 111 London On campus Part-time
SOAS, University of London 85% 0% 2% - - 157 London On campus Full-time
King's College London 78% 0% 10% £9250 - 147 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 85% 0% 2% - - 167 London On campus Full-time
St Mary's University, Twickenham 68% - 15% £9250 £12250 92 Twickenham On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 81% - 8% £9250 £14400 106 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 91% 15% 5% £4625 £7280 - London On campus Part-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 66% 5% 25% - - 111 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 91% 15% 5% £6935 £10920 - London On campus Part-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 143 London On campus Full-time
London South Bank University 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 143 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 85% 0% 5% £9250 - 167 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 94% 0% 0% £9250 - 154 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 68% 0% 15% - - 114 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 81% 6% 0% £9250 - 131 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 91% 15% 5% £6935 £10920 - London On campus Part-time
Regent's University London - - 15% £18500 £18500 - London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 85% 0% 2% £9250 - 157 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 85% 0% 2% - - 167 London On campus Full-time
SOAS, University of London 91% 0% 2% £9250 - 149 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 20% £9250 - 138 London On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 66% 0% 5% - - 102 London On campus Full-time
University of West London 69% 4% 10% - - 107 Ealing On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
King's College London 72% 2% 0% £9250 - 189 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 83% 6% 5% £9250 - 137 London On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 81% - 0% £9250 £14400 61 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 100% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
London South Bank University 67% 3% 10% £9250 - 94 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 148 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 100% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 148 London On campus Full-time
New College of the Humanities 87% - 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
Regent's University London - - 15% £18500 £18500 - London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 91% 15% 5% £4625 £7280 - London On campus Part-time
Birkbeck, University of London 90% 15% 5% £4625 £7280 - London On campus Part-time
University of Westminster 81% - 0% £9250 £14400 61 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 5% £9250 - 148 London On campus Full-time
Queen Mary University of London 71% 6% 20% £9250 - 138 London On campus Full-time
Birkbeck, University of London 91% 0% 25% £6935 £10920 - London On campus Part-time
SOAS, University of London 85% 0% 2% - - 167 London On campus Full-time
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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.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK

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.

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021

Specialisations within Politics

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

Skills that graduates consider useful for their work in Politics

  • Research
  • Critical analytical skills
  • Written and oral communication
  • Intellectual independence and autonomy
  • Teamwork
  • Flexible approach to work

Required skill level of job after 15 months

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

% Skilled jobs

Jobs of graduates of Politics (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Politics at Brunel University

15% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
15% Elementary occupations
10% Administrative occupations
10% Sales occupations
10% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Information Technology Professionals
5% Media Professionals
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Customer service occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021

Grading Distribution

Students of Politics in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Politics

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK
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Politics & International Relations with English at New College of the Humanities received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 10 respondents.

The median salary of graduates of Politics was £24168 15 months after graduation, £23490 3 years after graduation and £28242 5 years after graduation.