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BA Music

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /60
Graduate Salary£22,000
Satisfaction83%
Degree Completion100%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work45%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£22,000
typical starting salary
£18,000
£29,500
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
15%
02
Elementary occupations
10%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Sports and fitness occupations
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (79% response rate)

87%
Teaching Quality
78%
Assessment & Feedback
75%
Academic Support
86%
Organisation
85%
Learning Resources
59%
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

96-111
10%
112-127
25%
128-143
25%
144-159
5%
160-175
25%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Other HE
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

24%
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%Science, engineering and technology associate
32%Artistic, literary and media
18%Teaching

Outcomes

100%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
45%
Meaningful Role
20%
Career On Track