Cognitive Science (Humanities) MA
Graduates earn a median £26,500 three years on.
median, based on 90 graduates · half earned £21,500–£31,000 · 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.
Edinburgh 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 90 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 13, 14, 23
Half of graduates earned between £21,500 and £31,000. Five years on, the median is £33,000. 80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 55% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 10% left | 100% | 20 |
| In work or study, 15 months on10% studying | 80% | 50 |
| Professional or managerial job | 55% | 30 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £28,000 | 20 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £26,500 | 90 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £33,000 | 105 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 87% 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: 92% agreed on question 3; lowest: 54% on question 13.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 85% |
| Question 2 | 77% |
| Question 3 | 92% |
| Question 4 | 77% |
| Question 5 | 92% |
| Question 6 | 92% |
| Question 7 | 92% |
| Question 8 | 77% |
| Question 9 | 77% |
| Question 10 | 62% |
| Question 11 | 69% |
| Question 12 | 85% |
| Question 13 | 54% |
| Question 14 | 62% |
| Question 15 | 92% |
| Question 16 | 85% |
| Question 17 | 62% |
| Question 18 | 77% |
| Question 19 | 69% |
| Question 20 | 85% |
| Question 21 | 77% |
| Question 22 | 85% |
| Question 23 | 77% |
| Question 24 | 62% |
| Question 25 | 67% |
| Question 26 | 69% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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