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BA Criminology with Social Psychology

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
C /61
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction64%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work90%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,000
typical starting salary
£24,500
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Psychology graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (2242 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
Administrative occupations
20%
02
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
12%
03
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Caring personal services
5%
09
Elementary occupations
5%
10
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (56% response rate)

73%
Teaching Quality
65%
Assessment & Feedback
67%
Academic Support
60%
Organisation
69%
Learning Resources
40%
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
10%
96-111
10%
112-127
25%
128-143
10%
144-159
25%
192-207
10%
240+
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
No qualifications
20%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

28%
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
18%Teaching
15%Welfare and housing associate

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
70%
Career On Track