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BA Economics and Finance with Foundation Year

University of Keele🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Economics
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction83%
Degree Completion79%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Economics graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£25,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£29,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Economics graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (3018 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
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
50%
02
Administrative occupations
20%
03
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
10
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (74% response rate)

83%
Teaching Quality
76%
Assessment & Feedback
74%
Academic Support
86%
Organisation
78%
Learning Resources
73%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% 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
9%
48-63
11%
64-79
15%
80-95
16%
96-111
17%
112-127
12%
128-143
6%
144-159
7%
160-175
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
Other
15%
Other HE
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

46%
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

72%Information Technology
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

79%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
60%
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