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BA Criminology

Birmingham Newman University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction83%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£19,000
£27,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1849 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
15%
02
Administrative occupations
10%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
06
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
10
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (68% response rate)

79%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
79%
Academic Support
80%
Organisation
76%
Learning Resources
79%
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
10%
48-63
10%
64-79
15%
80-95
25%
96-111
20%
112-127
15%
128-143
15%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
65%
Other HE
20%
Other
15%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

30%
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

62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
40%Science, engineering and technology associate

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track