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BA History

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Combined
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Course Score
C /62
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work70%
The Course
The Location

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£18,000
£31,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000–£46,500 (996 courses)

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
20%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
05
Caring personal services
5%
06
Customer service occupations
5%
07
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Natural and social science professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (63% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
86%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
92%
Learning Resources
65%
Student Voice

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Past Accepted Tariffs

64-79
5%
80-95
10%
96-111
15%
112-127
25%
128-143
15%
144-159
15%
160-175
5%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

No qualifications
55%
A-level
45%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

41%
High Exposure

AI is actively being used in many tasks within this career, though human expertise remains important. Graduates who understand AI tools will have a competitive advantage.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

72%Information Technology
68%Customer service
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
45%
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