History and Economics at The University of Edinburgh
History and Economics (MA (Hons), V200) 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 176–191 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 176–191 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 10%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V200 · V2 history by area
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%86%
Learning opportunities76%85%
Assessment and feedback80%79%
Academic support86%90%
Organisation and management64%88%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice55%80%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£36k3 years£28k5 years£34.5k
£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
65% working13% working and studying8% studying5% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Finance Professionals32%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals19%
- Business and public service associate professionals19%
- Elementary occupations8%
- Information Technology Professionals4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 50% 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 ↗
History 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 | Cymraeg and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Modern Languages / History BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Education and History BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | History BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Applied Humanities (Accelerated Degree) BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and History MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Photography For England HNC | 64 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | History BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Bedford College Group | Photography HNC | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | History and Economics this course | — | 176–191 |
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