BA English

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Various
Course Score
B /70
Graduate Salary
£28,000
Satisfaction
88%
Degree Completion
90%
Professional Jobs
65%
Meaningful Work
65%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£28,000
typical starting salary
£25,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

34%
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

55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
15%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
05
Elementary occupations
5%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Sports and fitness occupations
★ Professional
5%

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track