Social Anthropology at The University of Edinburgh
Social Anthropology (MA (Hons), L600) 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
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 10%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L600 · L6 anthropology
- 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 94%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%94%
Learning opportunities80%87%
Assessment and feedback65%83%
Academic support87%93%
Organisation and management79%84%
Learning resources91%91%
Student voice67%81%
20 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 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 onWider subject at this uni
76% working10% working and studying2% studying4% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
45%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
- Media Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
anthropology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Anthropology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Archaeology BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Durham University | Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Anthropology BA (Hons) | 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bristol | Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Brunel University of London | Anthropology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bradford | Forensic Anthropology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Forensic Anthropology BSc (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Social Anthropology this course | — | 160–175 |
| University of East Anglia UEA | Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
See all 191 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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