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BA English Literature

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Various
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Course Score
B /73
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction81%
Degree Completion96%
Professional Jobs69%
Meaningful Work95%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£30,500
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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
31%
02
Administrative occupations
14%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
14%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
8%
06
Media Professionals
★ Professional
7%
07
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
2%
08
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
2%
09
Legal professionals
★ Professional
2%
10
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
2%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 100 respondents (64% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
71%
Assessment & Feedback
82%
Academic Support
87%
Organisation
81%
Learning Resources
52%
Student Voice

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Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% 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

<48
1%
48-63
1%
112-127
1%
128-143
4%
144-159
10%
160-175
18%
176-191
21%
192-207
15%
208-223
9%
224-239
4%
240+
11%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
98%
Other
2%

Accreditations

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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

60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media

Outcomes

96%
Continuation
69%
Professional Work
95%
Meaningful Role
80%
Career On Track