Philosophy and Psychology BA
Graduates earn a median £29,000 three years on.
median, based on 125 graduates · half earned £23,000–£38,000 · Discover Uni (LEO)
What do you need to get in?
Entry requirements for this course are not yet on file; see the university’s course page.
Durham course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 125 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 23, 14, 24
Half of graduates earned between £23,000 and £38,000. Five years on, the median is £37,000. 85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 53% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 15% left | 85% | 15 |
| In work or study, 15 months on10% studying | 85% | 10 |
| Professional or managerial job | 53% | 160 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £26,500 | 95 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £29,000 | 125 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £37,000 | 135 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 60% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 15 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 1; lowest: 53% on question 14.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 100% |
| Question 2 | 73% |
| Question 3 | 87% |
| Question 4 | 87% |
| Question 5 | 93% |
| Question 6 | 87% |
| Question 7 | 73% |
| Question 8 | 53% |
| Question 9 | 73% |
| Question 10 | 73% |
| Question 11 | 87% |
| Question 12 | 80% |
| Question 13 | 67% |
| Question 14 | 53% |
| Question 15 | 87% |
| Question 16 | 87% |
| Question 17 | 67% |
| Question 18 | 60% |
| Question 19 | 80% |
| Question 20 | 87% |
| Question 21 | 93% |
| Question 22 | 73% |
| Question 23 | 73% |
| Question 24 | 60% |
| Question 25 | 57% |
| Question 26 | 93% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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