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BA Liberal Arts

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Politics
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£25,000 (3yr)
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion70%
Professional JobsN/A
Meaningful WorkN/A

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for Politics graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
N/A
typical starting salary

Data not provided

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

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Nursing Professionals
★ Professional
40%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Administrative occupations
10%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Caring personal services
5%
09
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 60 respondents (65% response rate)

89%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
81%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
84%
Learning Resources
64%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Chester
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% 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
10%
80-95
15%
96-111
5%
112-127
15%
128-143
10%
144-159
5%
160-175
5%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Other HE
5%
Other
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

30%
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
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

70%
Continuation