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BA Music: Popular Music and Recording

University of Salford, the🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary£23,500
Satisfaction80%
Degree Completion84%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,500
typical starting salary
£22,000
£25,000
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
Elementary occupations
30%
02
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
25%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
05
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Sales occupations
5%
07
Skilled trades occupations
5%
08
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 40 respondents (73% response rate)

83%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
82%
Academic Support
74%
Organisation
77%
Learning Resources
64%
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

64-79
10%
80-95
5%
96-111
15%
112-127
20%
128-143
10%
144-159
20%
160-175
15%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
93%
Other HE
5%
No qualifications
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

22%
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

48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

84%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
35%
Career On Track