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BA Liberal Arts

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Politics
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Course Score
B /72
Graduate Salary£28,000
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work95%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Politics graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£28,000
typical starting salary
£26,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Politics graduates nationally earn £21,000–£36,000 (115 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
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

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

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
70%
Professional Work
95%
Meaningful Role
90%
Career On Track