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BSc Economics

York St John University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Economics
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Course Score
C /60
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction80%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs39%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Economics graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£22,500
£27,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Economics graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1861 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
Elementary occupations
14%
02
Administrative occupations
11%
03
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
11%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
8%
06
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
8%
07
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Caring personal services
4%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (52% response rate)

71%
Teaching Quality
71%
Assessment & Feedback
67%
Academic Support
77%
Organisation
84%
Learning Resources
69%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

York
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,300
📊3% 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
20%
80-95
5%
96-111
25%
112-127
5%
128-143
15%
144-159
20%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

24%
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
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
18%Teaching
15%Welfare and housing associate

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
39%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track