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BA Ancient History

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Combined
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary
£27,000
Satisfaction
87%
Degree Completion
100%
Professional Jobs
44%
Meaningful Work
70%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£25,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000–£46,500 (996 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

39%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

68%Customer service
62%Secretarial and related
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
12%
02
Administrative occupations
10%
03
Sales occupations
9%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
8%
05
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
7%
06
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
6%
07
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
08
Customer service occupations
4%
09
Elementary occupations
4%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
4%

Outcomes

100%
Continuation
44%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track