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BA Business Management (with Professional Placement Year)

University of Chester🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsYear AbroadSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction82%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs60%
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
£22,500
£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
40%
02
Administrative occupations
10%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Media Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
10
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
0%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 50 respondents (67% response rate)

79%
Teaching Quality
78%
Assessment & Feedback
83%
Academic Support
80%
Organisation
77%
Learning Resources
61%
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

80-95
20%
96-111
25%
112-127
25%
144-159
10%
160-175
10%
208-223
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
Other HE
20%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

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

62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
52%Finance
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track