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BA Interior Design

University of Derby🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /52
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction73%
Degree Completion60%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work45%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£26,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1574 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
Design occupations
★ Professional
20%
02
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
04
Customer service occupations
5%
05
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Skilled trades occupations
5%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (20001)
20001
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 50 respondents (89% response rate)

85%
Teaching Quality
69%
Assessment & Feedback
80%
Academic Support
75%
Organisation
58%
Learning Resources
66%
Student Voice

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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
2%
48-63
8%
64-79
21%
80-95
7%
96-111
20%
112-127
16%
128-143
5%
144-159
8%
160-175
13%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
73%
Other HE
20%
No qualifications
3%
Access
1%
Degree
1%
Foundation
1%
Other
1%

Accreditations

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Recognised Professional Body (20001)

20001

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

68%Customer service
65%Web and Multimedia Design
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
40%Science, engineering and technology associate

Outcomes

60%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
45%
Meaningful Role
60%
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