Health in Social Science at The University of Edinburgh
Health in Social Science (MA (Hons), 2D50) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, other higher education 25%, a baccalaureate 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 2D50
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 86%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%83%
Learning opportunities82%78%
Assessment and feedback75%78%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management79%79%
Learning resources82%91%
Student voice75%77%
20 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£32k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 120 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
67% working12% working and studying6% studying7% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
74%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
78%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
49%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Business and public service associate professionals17%
- Finance Professionals12%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals12%
- Elementary occupations7%
- Managers, directors and senior officials6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 255 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
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 ↗
Health studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Health and Social Care BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| BPP University | Health and Care BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Care FdA | 88 - 112 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Integrated Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| ARU London | Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Adult Health and Social Care FdA | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Somerset | Assistant Practitioner (Health) Health and Social Care FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Integrated Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Applied Health and Social Care (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | Health in Social Science this course | — | 160–175 |
See all 197 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More health and social care at The University of Edinburgh
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