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BA Criminology and American Studies

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
B /72
Graduate Salary£28,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work95%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£28,000
typical starting salary
£26,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1962 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
Nursing Professionals
★ Professional
40%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
15%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
10%
07
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
10%
08
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
09
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
10
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 90 respondents (62% response rate)

88%
Teaching Quality
83%
Assessment & Feedback
81%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
74%
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

64-79
10%
80-95
15%
96-111
5%
112-127
15%
128-143
10%
144-159
5%
160-175
5%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Other HE
5%
Other
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

29%
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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
32%Artistic, literary and media
18%Teaching

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
95%
Meaningful Role
90%
Career On Track