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BA Illustration

University of Plymouth🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /56
Graduate Salary£21,000
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work55%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£21,000
typical starting salary
£19,000
£25,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£36,500 (1183 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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
20%
02
Elementary occupations
20%
03
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Design occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
06
Sales occupations
10%
07
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
08
Skilled trades occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 25 respondents (78% response rate)

88%
Teaching Quality
91%
Assessment & Feedback
97%
Academic Support
81%
Organisation
84%
Learning Resources
86%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Plymouth
Average Weekly Rent
£115
Est. Annual Total£10,420
🎉17% 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

64-79
5%
96-111
10%
112-127
30%
128-143
20%
144-159
5%
160-175
10%
176-191
10%
240+
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
70%
Other HE
25%
No qualifications
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

28%
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
40%Sales
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
35%Design
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
55%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track