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BA English

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Full-time3 YearsSubject: Various
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Course Score
B /73
Graduate Salary£28,000
Satisfaction82%
Degree Completion99%
Professional Jobs75%
Meaningful Work78%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£28,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£32,000
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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
16%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Media Professionals
★ Professional
12%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Administrative occupations
6%
06
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Elementary occupations
3%
09
Natural and social science professionals
★ Professional
3%
10
Secretarial and related occupations
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 100 respondents (53% response rate)

96%
Teaching Quality
61%
Assessment & Feedback
78%
Academic Support
84%
Organisation
85%
Learning Resources
46%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Cambridge
Average Weekly Rent
£190
Est. Annual Total£15,420
💸23% 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

<48
1%
112-127
1%
144-159
10%
160-175
24%
176-191
22%
192-207
14%
208-223
12%
224-239
3%
240+
13%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
92%
Other HE
4%
Baccalaureate
3%
Degree
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

36%
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
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media

Outcomes

99%
Continuation
75%
Professional Work
78%
Meaningful Role
72%
Career On Track