History and archaeology

Graduate earnings at 95 UK universities

£29,682

Avg Salary

£48,900

Top Salary

86.4%

Avg Employment

Universities

Best UK universities for History and archaeology

Ranked by median graduate salary 5 years after graduation.

Rank	University	Salary	Employment
1	The London School of Economics and Political Science	£48,900	87.6%
2	The University of Cambridge	£44,900	81.7%
3	The University of Oxford	£43,100	81.8%
4	University of Durham	£42,300	85.1%
5	The University of Warwick	£38,300	87.3%
6	University College London	£38,300	80.4%
7	University of Greenwich	£38,000	86.8%
8	University of Bristol	£37,200	88.3%
9	King's College London	£36,900	85.1%
10	The University of St. Andrews	£36,900	85.1%
11	University of Exeter	£36,500	86.9%
12	Loughborough University	£36,000	88.2%
13	The University of Edinburgh	£35,400	85%
14	The University of Nottingham	£35,000	87.2%
15	The University of Leeds	£35,000	90.5%
16	University of Southampton	£34,300	88%
17	The University of Birmingham	£33,600	87.9%
18	Queen Mary University of London	£33,600	85.9%
19	The School of Oriental and African Studies	£33,600	91.9%
20	The University of Dundee	£33,400	80.1%

Graduate salaries vary significantly by university choice.

Lowest

£21,900

Average

£29,682

Highest

£48,900

Graduate earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset. Median salary 5 years after graduation, 2016/17 cohort.