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BA Education Studies

The University of Reading🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsYear AbroadSubject: Education
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Course Score
B /79
Graduate Salary£30,000
Satisfaction98%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work100%

Expected Starting Salary

above national median

Typical starting salary for Education graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£30,000
typical starting salary
£29,000
£31,500
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Education graduates nationally earn £19,000–£38,500 (301 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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15%
03
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
07
Sales occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (88% response rate)

97%
Teaching Quality
98%
Assessment & Feedback
96%
Academic Support
100%
Organisation
100%
Learning Resources
98%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Reading
Average Weekly Rent
£155
Est. Annual Total£13,220
📊5% more expensive 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

48-63
5%
64-79
5%
80-95
20%
96-111
10%
112-127
20%
128-143
10%
144-159
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
Foundation
10%
Access
5%
Other HE
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

25%
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

48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
100%
Meaningful Role
95%
Career On Track