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BA Music

York St John University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /57
Graduate Salary£23,500
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs40%
Meaningful Work55%

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
£19,500
£28,500
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
25%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Sales occupations
15%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
05
Administrative occupations
5%
06
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Caring personal services
5%
08
Customer service occupations
5%
09
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
10
Skilled trades occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 35 respondents (79% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
88%
Assessment & Feedback
86%
Academic Support
87%
Organisation
84%
Learning Resources
82%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

York
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,300
📊3% 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

48-63
15%
64-79
5%
96-111
15%
112-127
30%
128-143
5%
144-159
15%
160-175
5%
224-239
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
95%
Other HE
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

28%
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
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
40%
Professional Work
55%
Meaningful Role
35%
Career On Track