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Politics Graduate Outcomes

Graduate Outcomes 2022/23 for full-time UK domiciled first degree Politics graduates - 15 months after Bath.

Courses included on this page

On this page find Graduate Outcomes Survey data for 2022/23 leavers for the following course(s):

  • Language and Politics BA (course now offered as International Politics and Modern Languages BA)
  • Politics and International Relations BSc
  • Politics with Economics BSc

Example job titles

  • Account Manager
  • Associate Product Manager
  • Audit Graduate Trainee
  • Consultant
  • Business Development Assistant
  • Civil Servant
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Environmental Sustainability Graduate
  • Political Advisor
  • Press Assistant
  • Policy Adviser
  • Trading Assistant

Example employers

  • Bank of England
  • Deloitte
  • BBC
  • Citizens Advice
  • EY
  • European Society of Radiology
  • Product People
  • Sport England
  • Universal Music

Further study

Politics graduates often choose to increase their specialist knowledge in specific areas of policy or in fields such as international and regional studies, law and business.

Example further study institutions

  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • BPP University
  • University of Bristol
  • University of St Andrews
  • University College London

Response rates to survey

Response rate
Total in 2022/23 cohort 1 135
% response rate 66%

Graduate Outcomes by activity

Activity summary Percentage
Work for an employer 2 71%
Further study, training or research 10%
Self-employed/own business 3%
Other 3 8%
Unemployed 4 8%
Total 5 100%

Occupations, industries and skills

Studies in Politics provide broad-based training across politics, economics, international relations and languages. Graduates develop valuable employability skills including teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, research, and verbal and written communication. These skills, combined with their subject expertise, enable them to work effectively across public, private and third sectors.

Industries

Politics graduates work across diverse sectors including government at both local and national levels, media and communications, third sector organisations, business and finance, public affairs, consulting, and event management.

Occupations

Politics graduates commonly work as policy advisers, research officers, civil servants, management consultants, public affairs assistants, communications officers, business analysts, investment analysts and data analysts. These positions utilise graduates' strong analytical and communication skills, particularly in policy development, consulting, sales and public affairs.

Graduate Outcomes explained

The Graduate Outcomes Survey is the UK's largest social survey, capturing the activities and perspectives of graduates 15 months after graduation. The 四虎影院 has an excellent graduate employment record, featuring in the top ten for graduate prospects in three major national league tables 6. Read more about the survey and overall statistics for Bath's graduates on What do first degree Bath graduates do?

Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey for 2022/23 leavers relating to full-time UK-domiciled first-degree 四虎影院 graduates, 15 months after leaving university.

Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited part of Jisc 2025. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

  1. Number rounded to the nearest multiple of five. 

  2. Includes paid and unpaid work and voluntary work.  

  3. Includes developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio, taking time out to travel, caring for someone (unpaid), retired, or doing something else.  

  4. Unemployed may include those due to start work or further study.  

  5. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Activity defined using HESA MIMPACT: identifies what the graduate considered to be their most important activity on census week. 

  6. 6th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026, 6th in the Complete University Guide 2026, and 6th in the Guardian University Guide 2026.  

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