Politics and Sociology BA
Graduates earn a median £32,000 three years on.
median, based on 260 graduates · half earned £26,000–£38,500 · 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.
Queen Mary course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
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 260 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 11, 14, 21
Half of graduates earned between £26,000 and £38,500. Five years on, the median is £42,500. 83% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 63% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 15% left | 90% | 20 |
| In work or study, 15 months on6% studying | 83% | 200 |
| Professional or managerial job | 63% | 135 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £33,000 | 80 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £32,000 | 260 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £42,500 | 270 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 71% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 10 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 5; lowest: 67% on question 24.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 92% |
| Question 2 | 83% |
| Question 3 | 83% |
| Question 4 | 83% |
| Question 5 | 100% |
| Question 6 | 83% |
| Question 7 | 100% |
| Question 8 | 82% |
| Question 9 | 67% |
| Question 10 | 83% |
| Question 11 | 92% |
| Question 12 | 92% |
| Question 13 | 83% |
| Question 14 | 82% |
| Question 15 | 100% |
| Question 16 | 83% |
| Question 17 | 92% |
| Question 18 | 100% |
| Question 19 | 90% |
| Question 20 | 75% |
| Question 21 | 73% |
| Question 22 | 100% |
| Question 23 | 88% |
| Question 24 | 67% |
| Question 25 | 83% |
| Question 26 | 100% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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