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BA Business Management

Manchester Metropolitan University🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
C /69
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction91%
Degree Completion83%
Professional Jobs64%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business & Administrative Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£26,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£30,000
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
35%
02
Administrative occupations
12%
03
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
11%
04
Sales occupations
10%
05
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
4%
06
Elementary occupations
3%
07
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
3%
08
Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals
★ Professional
2%
09
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
2%
10
Secretarial and related occupations
2%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (00801)
00801
Note: 0
Recognised Professional Body (00901)
00901
Note: 0
Recognised Professional Body (05501)
05501
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 235 respondents (80% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
92%
Assessment & Feedback
88%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
90%
Learning Resources
83%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% 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
2%
48-63
1%
64-79
4%
80-95
13%
96-111
22%
112-127
23%
128-143
19%
144-159
11%
160-175
2%
176-191
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
98%
Access
1%
Other HE
1%

Accreditations

✓

Recognised Professional Body (00801)

00801

✓

Recognised Professional Body (00901)

00901

✓

Recognised Professional Body (05501)

05501

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

44%
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

62%Secretarial and related
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

83%
Continuation
64%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track