Historical & Philosophical Studies
Historical & Philosophical Studies
5 years after Graduation.
EXPLAINER NOTES BY ANDY GARDNER
Subjects covered include:
Ancient or Modern History, History by Geographic Area, Economic History, History of Art, Archaeology, Philosophy, Theology & religious studies
General Median salaries to compare with below:
For all 24-29-year-olds in work in 2014-15: £20,800 WonkHE. For all ages, £27,600 in 2015 ASHE
Interesting points from the depths of the LEO spreadsheet:
Play up Pompey! With mid-range prior attainment, Portsmouth graduates have higher median earnings than many more selective universities. Sorry UCS! In your defence you had a very small cohort from a low prior attainment band. Generally, just like English, the effort put into getting very high A Level grades at school is not being reflected in high earnings, which are generally lacklustre.
It’s not just about the money!
There are many reasons to go to university; Love of a subject, independent and critical thinking, independent living (if affordable!). It’s not just about salary levels, however applicants must not be misled by general statements about a blanket graduate dividend, these can be clearly bogus. See information below.
For courses with a clear vocational link, check to see if there is a relevant apprenticeship standard:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/institute-for-apprenticeships
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
Historical & Philosophical Studies
Data Set

HE provider | Upper quartile | Median earnings | Lower quartile |
---|---|---|---|
London School of Economics and Political Science | 68300 | 42200 | 28000 |
The University of Oxford | 54600 | 38100 | 28500 |
University College London | 43700 | 33800 | 26300 |
The University of Cambridge | 43000 | 33600 | 26300 |
The University of Bristol | 42600 | 33300 | 24200 |
University of Durham | 49000 | 32700 | 25800 |
King's College London | 42100 | 29900 | 21900 |
The University of Warwick | 40600 | 29500 | 23000 |
University of Nottingham | 37800 | 29400 | 23900 |
The University of St Andrews | 38200 | 28000 | 21600 |
The University of Southampton | 34700 | 27900 | 21300 |
Queen Mary University of London | 33000 | 27200 | 22700 |
The University of Edinburgh | 35800 | 27000 | 21300 |
The University of Exeter | 34200 | 26900 | 19900 |
The University of York | 37800 | 26900 | 20200 |
Courtauld Institute of Art | 34600 | 26800 | 19800 |
The University of Leeds | 34200 | 26500 | 21000 |
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 35600 | 26100 | 18900 |
The University of Portsmouth | 30300 | 25700 | 21700 |
The University of Birmingham | 32300 | 25500 | 19500 |
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | 33300 | 25500 | 19200 |
The University of Manchester | 33100 | 25400 | 18900 |
The University of Essex | 31200 | 25300 | 18300 |
Cardiff University | 30900 | 25300 | 19600 |
Goldsmiths College | 28500 | 25200 | 18000 |
Oxford Brookes University | 32800 | 25200 | 19400 |
The University of Sussex | 30400 | 25200 | 17500 |
The University of Sheffield | 30200 | 25100 | 20700 |
Brunel University London | 28200 | 25000 | 20000 |
Heythrop College | 31500 | 24800 | 11400 |
The University of East Anglia | 30700 | 24700 | 17700 |
GB | 32000 | 24700 | 18100 |
De Montfort University | 30400 | 24600 | 18300 |
The University of Reading | 31900 | 24400 | 19400 |
University of the West of England, Bristol | 27900 | 24400 | 16900 |
Edge Hill University | 26500 | 24100 | 20600 |
Kingston University | 27700 | 24100 | 17900 |
The University of Liverpool | 31000 | 24100 | 17800 |
Newman University | 27500 | 23800 | 18900 |
The University of Kent | 28300 | 23700 | 18700 |
The University of Leicester | 29400 | 23700 | 19300 |
The University of Stirling | 28400 | 23600 | 16500 |
Birmingham City University | 28400 | 23200 | 15800 |
The School of Oriental and African Studies | 28400 | 23200 | 15000 |
Leeds Trinity University | 28300 | 23100 | 18200 |
London Metropolitan University | 29300 | 23100 | 16600 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 28800 | 23000 | 19000 |
Roehampton University | 29200 | 23000 | 16400 |
The University of Strathclyde | 28100 | 23000 | 15700 |
University of Hertfordshire | 26700 | 22800 | 18700 |
The University of Salford | 30100 | 22700 | 17800 |
The University of Aberdeen | 28000 | 22700 | 16200 |
Birkbeck College | 39300 | 22600 | 13000 |
The University of Keele | 29100 | 22600 | 16700 |
The University of Lancaster | 26700 | 22500 | 16700 |
The Nottingham Trent University | 26800 | 22500 | 18000 |
The University of Winchester | 28200 | 22400 | 15600 |
Aberystwyth University | 26400 | 22400 | 17300 |
The University of Chichester | 31000 | 22300 | 18800 |
The University of Greenwich | 26700 | 22200 | 12900 |
University of Plymouth | 25900 | 22100 | 18200 |
Coventry University | 33700 | 21700 | 19800 |
The University of Glasgow | 27700 | 21600 | 16700 |
Bournemouth University | 26300 | 21300 | 16900 |
Canterbury Christ Church University | 27800 | 21300 | 16400 |
The University of Hull | 27000 | 21300 | 14300 |
St Mary's University, Twickenham | 27600 | 21300 | 16100 |
Bath Spa University | 26400 | 21200 | 17400 |
Sheffield Hallam University | 25500 | 21200 | 17400 |
Liverpool John Moores University | 24600 | 21100 | 14000 |
The Open University in England16 | 30900 | 21100 | 10100 |
The University of Wolverhampton | 26500 | 21100 | 16000 |
University of Cumbria | 28300 | 20900 | 16700 |
University of Gloucestershire | 26400 | 20900 | 14400 |
Bangor University | 25600 | 20900 | 15100 |
University of Chester | 25400 | 20700 | 16300 |
Swansea University | 27800 | 20700 | 15600 |
Liverpool Hope University | 25600 | 20400 | 12600 |
The University of Northampton | 23400 | 20300 | 15300 |
Bishop Grosseteste University | 23000 | 20200 | 13500 |
University of South Wales | 24700 | 20200 | 14600 |
The Manchester Metropolitan University | 24000 | 20100 | 14900 |
The University of Dundee | 27800 | 20100 | 15200 |
University of St Mark and St John | 23300 | 19900 | 14100 |
Teesside University | 24900 | 19700 | 15900 |
Leeds Beckett University | 23900 | 19600 | 16600 |
The University of Central Lancashire | 23700 | 19300 | 14100 |
The University of Lincoln | 24600 | 19300 | 13900 |
The University of Brighton | 24300 | 19100 | 13700 |
University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 23100 | 19000 | 11800 |
York St John University | 25300 | 18800 | 14500 |
University of Derby | 24700 | 18600 | 12100 |
Anglia Ruskin University | 22800 | 17900 | 9800 |
Staffordshire University | 21500 | 17200 | 13300 |
The University of Sunderland | 21300 | 16700 | 12600 |
The University of Huddersfield | 21200 | 15800 | 12600 |
University of Worcester | 19900 | 13800 | 8100 |
University Campus Suffolk | 18700 | 13000 | 2800 |