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BA American Studies (United States)

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£25,000 (3yr)
Satisfaction90%
Degree Completion70%
Professional JobsN/A
Meaningful WorkN/A

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
N/A
typical starting salary

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted graduate salary data to HESA for this course.

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Nursing Professionals
★ Professional
40%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
15%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Sales occupations
10%
07
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
10%
08
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
09
Caring personal services
5%
10
Customer service occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 100 respondents (68% response rate)

86%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
85%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
76%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Chester
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% cheaper than the UK average

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

64-79
10%
80-95
15%
96-111
5%
112-127
15%
128-143
10%
144-159
5%
160-175
5%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Other HE
5%
Other
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

34%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

68%Customer service
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

70%
Continuation