Law Online Bachelor and Master Degree Courses in the UK

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
London Metropolitan University 80% 0% 11% £790 £790 66 London online Part-time
University of Central Lancashire - - - - - - Preston online Full-time
The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh online Part-time
The University of Law - - - £10100 £10100 - Guildford online Full-time
University of Leicester - - - £6325 £6325 - Leicester online Part-time
Southampton Solent University - - - £7995 £7995 - Southampton online Part-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £4500 £4500 - London online Part-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9000 £9000 - London online Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9000 £9000 - London online Full-time
The University of Manchester - - - £3167 £6334 - Manchester online Part-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle online Part-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle online Part-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle online Part-time
Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London online Part-time
The University of Winchester - - - - - - Winchester online Part-time
University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham online Full-time
University of Leicester - - - - - - Leicester online Part-time
The University of Law - - - £12850 £14000 - Guildford online Part-time
The University of Law - - - £11700 £13850 - Guildford online Full-time
Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster online Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester online Full-time
Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham online Part-time
Aberystwyth University - - - £9000 £9000 - Aberystwyth online Full-time
Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham online Part-time
Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham online Full-time
The University of Law - - - £10500 £14000 - Guildford online Part-time
University of Central Lancashire 75% - 8% £5250 - 110 Preston online Part-time
University of Bradford 75% - 8% £3690 - 110 Bradford online Part-time
University of Bradford 75% - 8% £3690 - 110 Bradford online Part-time
University of Bradford 75% - 8% £7370 £17682 110 Bradford online Full-time
University of Bradford 75% - 8% £3690 - 110 Bradford online Part-time
University of Dundee 75% - 8% - - 110 Dundee online Part-time
Nottingham Trent University 75% - 8% - - 110 Nottingham online Part-time
University of Dundee 75% - 8% - - 110 Dundee online Part-time
London Metropolitan University 75% - 8% £3975 £3975 110 London online Part-time
Aberystwyth University 75% - 8% £9000 £9000 110 Aberystwyth online Part-time
University of Dundee 75% - 8% - - 110 Dundee online Part-time
University of Dundee 75% - 8% - - 110 Dundee online Part-time
University of Dundee 75% - 8% - - 110 Dundee online Part-time
The Open University 75% - 8% - - 110 Milton Keynes online Part-time
The University of Law 75% - 8% £9500 - 110 Guildford online Part-time
The University of Law 75% - 8% £9500 - 110 Guildford online Part-time
The University of Law 75% - 8% £9500 - 110 Guildford online Part-time
The University of Law 75% - 8% £9500 - 110 Guildford online Part-time
The University of Law 75% - 8% £9500 - 110 Guildford online Part-time
The University of Edinburgh 75% - 8% - - 110 Edinburgh online Part-time
The University of Edinburgh 75% - 8% - - 110 Edinburgh online Part-time
The University of Edinburgh 75% - 8% - - 110 Edinburgh online Part-time
The University of Edinburgh 75% - 8% - - 110 Edinburgh online Part-time
The University of Edinburgh 75% - 8% - - 110 Edinburgh online Part-time
The University of Edinburgh 75% - 8% - - 110 Edinburgh online Part-time
Sheffield Hallam University 75% - 8% - - 110 Sheffield online Full-time
Cardiff University 75% - 8% - - 110 Cardiff online Part-time
The Open University 75% - 8% - - 110 Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 75% - 8% - - 110 Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% - 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% - 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% 0% 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% 0% 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% 0% 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% 0% 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% 0% 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% 0% 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 90% 0% 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
University of Portsmouth 90% 0% 0% - - - Portsmouth online Part-time
The Open University 80% 0% 11% - - 66 Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 86% - 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 87% - 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 87% - 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 87% - 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 87% - 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
The Open University 87% - 0% - - - Milton Keynes online Part-time
University of Wales 87% - 0% £9000 £13500 - Cardiff online Full-time
University of Wales 87% - 0% £9000 £13500 - Cardiff online Full-time
London Metropolitan University 87% - 0% £2490 £2490 - London online Part-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Law

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22235 £21138 £26234
25-75 percentile range £18588 - £27775 £16765 - £27938 £19593 - £35841
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 2, 2021
All Law courses of UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21123 £21931 £27713
25-75 percentile range £18491 - £24958 £17262 - £27522 £21228 - £35812
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Law

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 Law 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 Law

  • Criminal Law
  • Property Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Family Law
  • Islamic Law
  • European Union Law
  • US Law

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Among graduates of Law 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 Law (15 months after graduation)

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

15% Administrative occupations
15% Legal professionals
15% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Sales occupations
10% Secretarial and related occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5% Elementary occupations
5% Protective service occupations
5% Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021

Grading Distribution

Students of Law 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 Law

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK
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FAQ

  • The following degrees are offered for Law studies:
  • Bachelor of Law (Honours) - LLB (Hons)
  • Master of Laws - LLM
  • Professional Development Diploma - PDD
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Postgraduate Diploma (Initial Qualification) - PgDip
  • Master of Philosophy (Research) - MPhil (Res)
  • Master of Jurisprudence - MJur
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Certificate - Cert
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Advanced Diploma - ADV Dip

The median salary of graduates of Law was £22235 15 months after graduation, £21138 3 years after graduation and £26234 5 years after graduation.

Law and Languages (W87) at The Open University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 90 out of 100 among 8 respondents.