The best UK universities to study history
Here’s to another three years learning about the war!!!
Hayley SoenHistory is one of those love it or hate it topics. It's been crowned as one of the hardest A-Levels in the country so why on earth would you want to carry it on?! For those of you who have chosen to take the dive and study it even further, this league table shows the best universities to study history in the UK.
It's been called the best degree out there, and even the best subject of all time, but there are a few things they don't tell you before you start a history degree. Maybe it's all the things you'll get fed up of hearing like "omg so you know all about Hitler then?" or that there's actually an art behind surviving your first year as a history student. Either way, it's a great degree to have.
You'll probably do a lot of reading
Here are the top universities to study at, according to the Complete University Guide.
1. Cambridge
Entry requirements: A*AA
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2. Durham
Entry requirements: A*AA
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3. Oxford
Entry requirements: AAA
Read more about the course here.
4. St Andrews
Entry requirements: AAA
Read more about the course here.
5. Exeter
Entry requirements: ABB
Read more about the course here.
This will be you
6. UCL
Entry requirements: AAA
Read more about the course here.
7. LSE
Entry requirements: AAA
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8. Lancaster
Entry requirements: AAB
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9. Birmingham
Entry requirements: AAB
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10. Bristol
Entry requirements: AAA
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