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BA Business Economics

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-timeSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
C /65
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction88%
Degree Completion64%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work79%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business & Administrative Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£31,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Business & Administrative Studies graduates nationally earn £20,000–£70,000 (3230 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
22%
02
Administrative occupations
21%
03
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
12%
04
Sales occupations
9%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
8%
06
Elementary occupations
4%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
3%
08
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
3%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
3%
10
Customer service occupations
2%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 160 respondents (63% response rate)

84%
Teaching Quality
84%
Assessment & Feedback
87%
Academic Support
88%
Organisation
90%
Learning Resources
74%
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

<48
6%
48-63
6%
64-79
8%
80-95
11%
96-111
16%
112-127
10%
128-143
5%
144-159
6%
160-175
5%
176-191
2%
192-207
2%
208-223
1%
240+
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
53%
Other HE
35%
Other
8%
No qualifications
3%
Access
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

46%
High Exposure

AI is actively being used in many tasks within this career, though human expertise remains important. Graduates who understand AI tools will have a competitive advantage.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

72%Information Technology
68%Customer service
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
52%Finance

Outcomes

64%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
79%
Meaningful Role
70%
Career On Track