Government, Policy and Society with Quantitative Methods at The University of Edinburgh
Government, Policy and Society with Quantitative Methods (MA (Hons), L231) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 5%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L231 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 9%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%90%
Learning opportunities83%85%
Assessment and feedback68%82%
Academic support94%91%
Organisation and management83%87%
Learning resources86%89%
Student voice80%82%
55 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£26.5k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working15% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 49%
- Finance Professionals25%
- Information Technology Professionals20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Statistics at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Mathematics and Statistics MMath (Hons) | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Mathematics and Statistics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Mathematics with Statistics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A - AAA | 192–207 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) | AAB - AAA | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematical Economics and Statistics BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Accounting and Statistics & Data Analytics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | — |
| Brunel University of London | Mathematics for Data Science BSc (Hons) | ABB - ABC | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | Mathematical Modelling BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Government, Policy and Society with Quantitative Methods this course | — | 160–175 |
| University of East Anglia UEA | Economics, Behaviour and Data Science BSc (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| University of Essex | Data Science and Analytics BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
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