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BA Education

University of Plymouth🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsYear AbroadSubject: Education
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Course Score
C /62
Graduate Salary£23,500
Satisfaction92%
Degree Completion65%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work90%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Education graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,500
typical starting salary
£22,000
£28,000
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
20%
02
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
20%
03
Caring personal services
10%
04
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Administrative occupations
5%
06
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Sales occupations
5%
10
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (90% response rate)

94%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
94%
Academic Support
96%
Organisation
94%
Learning Resources
81%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Plymouth
Average Weekly Rent
£115
Est. Annual Total£10,420
🎉17% 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
30%
96-111
20%
112-127
20%
128-143
10%
144-159
25%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
70%
Other HE
20%
Degree
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

26%
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
52%Finance
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

65%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
85%
Career On Track