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Philosophy & Religion degrees compared with official data

652 courses at 79 universities, every page shows entry standards, graduate earnings, satisfaction scores and fees.

652
Courses
79
Universities

Top Philosophy & Religion 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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DipHE Theology, Ministry and Mission
Trinity College Bristol · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 98.1% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Applied Theology
Moorlands College · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 95.9% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
BD (Hons) Divinity
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BD (Hons) Divinity (with Biblical Languages)
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Biblical Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Biblical Studies and Film Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Film Studies and Theological Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Film Studies with Bible and Culture
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Geography and Theological Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Russian and Theological Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Theological Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MTheol (Hons) Theology
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Theology, Ministry and Mission
Trinity College Bristol · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.9% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Biblical 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) Biblical 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) French and Philosophy
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 Philosophy
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 Theological Studies
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 Theological Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.6% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Welsh and Philosophy
Cardiff University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.4% · in work or study 95% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Religion and Theology
York St John University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 85.9% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Religion and Theology with Foundation Year
York St John University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 85.9% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
York St John University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 84.7% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Moral and Philosophical Studies with Religious Education
UHI · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 99.1% · in work or study 95% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Bangor University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.9% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) Philosophy with 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%
BA (Hons) Secondary Religious Education With Qts
Edge Hill University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 88.4% · in work or study 94% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Philosophy
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 95%
DipHE Theology Ministry and Mission
St Mellitus College · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 96.1% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Biblical Studies and Philosophy
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 93%
MA (Hons) Film Studies and Philosophy
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 93%
MA (Hons) Geography and Philosophy
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 93%
MA (Hons) Philosophy and Theological Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 93%
MA (Hons) Philosophy with Religion in Society
University of St Andrews · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 93%
BA (Hons) Welsh,Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Bangor University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.4% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
CertHE Theology Ministry and Mission
St Mellitus College · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.4% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
Diploma Theology Ministry and Mission
St Mellitus College · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 93.4% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Philosophy
Keele University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.3% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) Theology
NTC · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.7% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Theology and Religion
University of Exeter · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 96.3% · in work or study 85% · continued 95%
MA (Hons) Biblical Studies and German
University of St Andrews · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Biblical Studies and German
University of St Andrews · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) German and Philosophy
University of St Andrews · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) German and Philosophy
University of St Andrews · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) German and Theological Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) German and Theological Studies
University of St Andrews · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%
MA (Hons) Philosophy
University of Dundee · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 96.4% · in work or study 90% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) Philosophy
University of Lincoln · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.1% · in work or study 85% · continued 100%

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What Philosophy & Religion graduates earn

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

Starting (15 months) HESA GO
£23,500 – £30,000
After 3 years LEO
£20,825 – £29,400
After 5 years LEO
£25,500 – £36,000

National figures for Philosophy & Religion 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 Philosophy & Religion graduates typically go.

Typical roles

  • Researcher
  • Teacher
  • Ethics / policy adviser
  • Charity roles
  • Communications

Where they work

  • Schools & universities
  • Think tanks
  • Charities & NGOs
  • Civil service

Every university offering Philosophy & Religion

Course counts link to each university’s full profile.

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