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BA Business Management with Foundation Year

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
D /58
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction84%
Degree Completion57%
Professional Jobs38%
Meaningful Work75%

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
£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
20%
02
Administrative occupations
18%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Customer service occupations
7%
07
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
3%
09
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
2%
10
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
2%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (77% response rate)

79%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
87%
Academic Support
88%
Organisation
81%
Learning Resources
76%
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
1%
64-79
20%
80-95
67%
96-111
5%
112-127
3%
144-159
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
97%
Other
2%
Other HE
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

41%
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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

57%
Continuation
38%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track