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BA Media and Digital Culture

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /65
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work90%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,000
typical starting salary
£24,500
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (2177 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
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
10%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Caring personal services
5%
08
Elementary occupations
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 90 respondents (62% response rate)

88%
Teaching Quality
83%
Assessment & Feedback
81%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
74%
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
5%
96-111
15%
112-127
15%
128-143
15%
144-159
15%
160-175
5%
176-191
5%
208-223
5%
240+
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
70%
Other HE
10%
Other
10%
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

55%Administrative
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
70%
Career On Track