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BA Performing Arts

University of Sunderland🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /54
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion45%
Professional Jobs40%
Meaningful Work65%

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
£19,000
£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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
30%
02
Sales occupations
20%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
10%
05
Process, plant and machine operatives
10%
06
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (100% response rate)

91%
Teaching Quality
84%
Assessment & Feedback
97%
Academic Support
91%
Organisation
82%
Learning Resources
90%
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

80-95
10%
96-111
10%
112-127
30%
128-143
10%
144-159
25%
160-175
15%
192-207
10%

Entry Qualifications

Other HE
55%
A-level
35%
Access
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

29%
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

55%Administrative
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
18%Teaching
10%Leisure, travel and related personal service

Outcomes

45%
Continuation
40%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track