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BA Media and English Literature

York St John University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Sociology
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£23,000
Satisfaction96%
Degree Completion84%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Sociology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£26,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Sociology graduates nationally earn £20,000–£49,000 (349 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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Elementary occupations
20%
03
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
05
Administrative occupations
5%
06
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Caring personal services
5%
08
Customer service occupations
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 50 respondents (65% response rate)

97%
Teaching Quality
96%
Assessment & Feedback
94%
Academic Support
96%
Organisation
94%
Learning Resources
85%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

York
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,300
📊3% cheaper than the UK average

💰Free Money & Grants

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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
1%
48-63
8%
64-79
10%
80-95
11%
96-111
16%
112-127
23%
128-143
14%
144-159
7%
160-175
5%
176-191
1%
192-207
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
98%
Other HE
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

31%
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
55%Administrative
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

84%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track