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BA Music

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£30,000
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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
25%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
03
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
04
Administrative occupations
5%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Elementary occupations
5%
08
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (66% response rate)

98%
Teaching Quality
92%
Assessment & Feedback
91%
Academic Support
99%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
67%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% 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

<48
5%
128-143
5%
144-159
5%
160-175
15%
176-191
10%
192-207
10%
208-223
10%
224-239
10%
240+
15%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
96%
Other
4%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

33%
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

62%Secretarial and related
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track