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BA History and Philosophy

The University of Sheffield🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsYear AbroadSubject: Combined
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£26,500
Satisfaction88%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work45%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£26,500
typical starting salary
£23,000
£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

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
15%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
06
Customer service occupations
5%
07
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 195 respondents (78% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
83%
Assessment & Feedback
82%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
90%
Learning Resources
81%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Sheffield
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% cheaper than the UK average

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

96-111
2%
112-127
21%
128-143
26%
144-159
22%
160-175
14%
176-191
5%
192-207
3%
208-223
5%
224-239
1%
240+
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
93%
Access
2%
Other
2%
Baccalaureate
1%
Other HE
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

37%
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
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
45%
Meaningful Role
40%
Career On Track