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BA English and Creative and Professional Writing

University of Derby🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearFoundation YearSubject: Creative Arts & Design
Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary
£25,000
Satisfaction
N/A
Degree Completion
N/A
Professional Jobs
45%
Meaningful Work
75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts & Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts & Design graduates nationally earn £18,000£70,000 (1414 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

37%
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

68%Customer service
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Elementary occupations
20%
03
Administrative occupations
15%
04
Sales occupations
15%
05
Customer service occupations
10%
06
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
08
Nursing Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Outcomes

45%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track