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BSc Psychology and Counselling

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
C /61
Graduate Salary£23,500
Satisfaction83%
Degree Completion89%
Professional Jobs38%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,500
typical starting salary
£22,000
£25,500
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Psychology graduates nationally earn £20,000–£42,000 (1427 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
Other Health Professionals
★ Professional
28%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
13%
03
Administrative occupations
12%
04
Caring personal services
12%
05
Elementary occupations
9%
06
Sales occupations
8%
07
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
7%
08
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
6%
09
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (02001)
02001
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Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 100 respondents (82% response rate)

85%
Teaching Quality
80%
Assessment & Feedback
85%
Academic Support
89%
Organisation
84%
Learning Resources
77%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Birmingham
Average Weekly Rent
£130
Est. Annual Total£11,560
🎉8% 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
1%
96-111
21%
112-127
31%
128-143
21%
144-159
19%
160-175
6%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
96%
Access
3%
Other HE
1%

Accreditations

✓

Recognised Professional Body (02001)

02001

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

26%
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
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
18%Teaching

Outcomes

89%
Continuation
38%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
63%
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