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BA Business Management

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business & Administrative Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£25,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£29,000
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
25%
02
Administrative occupations
20%
03
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
15%
04
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
10%
05
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Elementary occupations
5%
07
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (89% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
88%
Assessment & Feedback
86%
Academic Support
90%
Organisation
90%
Learning Resources
82%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Edinburgh
Average Weekly Rent
£165
Est. Annual Total£13,680
💸10% more expensive 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

96-111
5%
112-127
10%
128-143
5%
144-159
5%
160-175
5%
176-191
10%
192-207
15%
224-239
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
83%
Other HE
11%
Degree
4%
Access
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

39%
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

55%Administrative
52%Finance
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track