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History degrees compared with official data

1,561 courses at 105 universities, every page shows entry standards, graduate earnings, satisfaction scores and fees.

1,561
Courses
105
Universities

Top History courses

Ordered by the arithmetic mean of the official measures published for each course, NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation. Official data only; no commercial league-table input. Two of the three measures are published rounded to the nearest 5 percentage points, so courses are grouped into bands against the whole board instead of scored out of 10, and courses whose measures are identical are listed alphabetically.

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BA (Hons) Art History
SGSC · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.9% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History and Politics
Loughborough University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) History and Politics
Loughborough University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Forensic Sciences
Abertay University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.7% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Ancient History and French
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Ancient History and French
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Art History and French
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Art History and French
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Classical Studies and French
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Classical Studies and French
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Classics and French
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Classics and French
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) French and Mediaeval History
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) French and Mediaeval History
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) French and Modern History
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) French and Modern History
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Modern Languages (French and German) and Ancient History
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Modern Languages (French and German) and Ancient History
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Modern Languages (French and Spanish) and Ancient History
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Modern Languages (French and Spanish) and Ancient History
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History and International Relations
Loughborough University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.4% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History and International Relations
Loughborough University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.4% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Welsh and History
Cardiff University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.4% · in work or study 95% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Modern Languages / History
Aberystwyth University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 85.4% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Ancient History and Archaeology
University of Reading · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Archaeology
University of Manchester · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 90.1% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
MA (Hons) Art History and Film & Visual Culture
University of Aberdeen · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 99.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
MA (Hons) Art History and Music
University of Aberdeen · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 99.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
MA (Hons) History of Art and Theology & Religion
University of Aberdeen · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 99.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) History
Gloucestershire · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.4% · in work or study 95% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) History of Art with Gallery & Museum Studies
East Anglia · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History of Art with Gallery and Museum Studies with a Placement Year
East Anglia · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History of Art with Gallery and Museum Studies with a Year Abroad
East Anglia · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History of Art with a Foundation Year
East Anglia · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History of Art with a Placement Year
East Anglia · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History of Art with a Year Abroad
East Anglia · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Ancient History
University of Leicester · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 98.3% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Ancient History
University of Exeter · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88.1% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History and Spanish (with a year abroad)
University of York · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 95%
MA (Hons) History and Philosophy
University of Dundee · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.1% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) French and History
University of Warwick · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.9% · in work or study 95% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) History and International Relations
University of Reading · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) History and Politics
University of Dundee · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 83% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Fine Art and History of Art
GUL · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.7% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) American Studies and History
Swansea University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Cultural Heritage: Libraries, Archives and Museums
Aberystwyth University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) History
BNU · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.1% · in work or study 100% · continued 85%
BA (Hons) German and History
University of Warwick · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 86.7% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%

Pick your predicted grades above and each course gets a fit badge: they compare your UCAS points with that course’s admitted-student tariff, same logic as the calculator on every course page. Courses with no published tariff stay unbadged. Not a guarantee; many universities make contextual offers.

What History graduates earn

What History graduates actually earn, from real outcome data — 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.

Starting (15 months) HESA GO
£23,500 – £31,000
After 3 years LEO
£20,400 – £28,800
After 5 years LEO
£25,500 – £36,000

National figures for History graduates — HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.

Roles & employers

Where History graduates typically go.

Typical roles

  • Archivist
  • Heritage officer
  • Researcher
  • Teacher
  • Communications roles

Where they work

  • Museums & archives
  • Heritage bodies
  • Schools
  • Civil service & media

Every university offering History

Course counts link to each university’s full profile.

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