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BA Music

University of Southampton🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /69
Graduate Salary£28,000
Satisfaction87%
Degree Completion89%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£28,000
typical starting salary
£23,500
£35,000
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
20%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 50 respondents (79% response rate)

91%
Teaching Quality
84%
Assessment & Feedback
73%
Academic Support
86%
Organisation
89%
Learning Resources
74%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Southampton
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%
96-111
5%
112-127
5%
128-143
25%
144-159
25%
160-175
15%
176-191
10%
192-207
5%
224-239
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
Other HE
20%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

30%
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

60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

89%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track