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BA Politics

The University of Leicester🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£26,500
Satisfaction90%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,500
typical starting salary
£24,000
£29,500
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1849 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
Administrative occupations
20%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Conservation and environment professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 95 respondents (73% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
83%
Assessment & Feedback
86%
Academic Support
95%
Organisation
93%
Learning Resources
78%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Leicester
Average Weekly Rent
£115
Est. Annual Total£10,450
🎉17% 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
15%
96-111
35%
112-127
35%
128-143
15%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

38%
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
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
60%
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