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BA Business Management

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction87%
Degree Completion74%
Professional Jobs54%
Meaningful Work82%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business & Administrative Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Business & Administrative Studies graduates nationally earn £20,000–£70,000 (1545 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
28%
02
Administrative occupations
17%
03
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
8%
04
Sales occupations
8%
05
Elementary occupations
7%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
7%
07
Customer service occupations
2%
08
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
2%
09
Process, plant and machine operatives
2%
10
Secretarial and related occupations
2%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (04401)
04401
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 160 respondents (85% response rate)

84%
Teaching Quality
85%
Assessment & Feedback
90%
Academic Support
86%
Organisation
89%
Learning Resources
81%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Birmingham
Average Weekly Rent
£130
Est. Annual Total£11,560
🎉8% 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

48-63
2%
64-79
1%
80-95
5%
96-111
36%
112-127
18%
128-143
16%
144-159
11%
160-175
2%
176-191
1%
240+
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
84%
Access
7%
Other HE
4%
Other
4%
Baccalaureate
1%

Accreditations

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Recognised Professional Body (04401)

04401

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

43%
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

68%Customer service
62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

74%
Continuation
54%
Professional Work
82%
Meaningful Role
70%
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