Sociology at The University of Edinburgh
Sociology (MA (Hons), L300) 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
25% 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 5%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L300 · L3 sociology
- 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 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%88%
Learning opportunities82%86%
Assessment and feedback72%84%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management85%83%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice73%80%
25 final-year students · 54% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
45%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
15%
use what they learned
UK 43%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 Bath | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Sociology MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Abertay University | Criminology BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Criminology BA (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice FD | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | Sociology this course | — | 176–191 |
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