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BA English Literature

The University of Reading🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Various
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject 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

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

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

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

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 35 respondents (94% response rate)

91%
Teaching Quality
73%
Assessment & Feedback
88%
Academic Support
91%
Organisation
85%
Learning Resources
69%
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

80-95
15%
96-111
20%
112-127
20%
128-143
30%
144-159
5%

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

39%
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

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track