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BSc Psychology

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-timeSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
C /69
Graduate Salary£24,500 (3yr)
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion84%
Professional JobsN/A
Meaningful WorkN/A

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
N/A
typical starting salary

Data not provided

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

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
14%
02
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
12%
03
Administrative occupations
11%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
7%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
7%
06
Caring personal services
6%
07
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
4%
08
Sales occupations
4%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
4%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
4%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 115 respondents (66% response rate)

84%
Teaching Quality
77%
Assessment & Feedback
75%
Academic Support
89%
Organisation
89%
Learning Resources
74%
Student Voice

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Chester
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% 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
9%
64-79
10%
80-95
13%
96-111
12%
112-127
22%
128-143
6%
144-159
5%
160-175
11%
176-191
1%
208-223
2%
224-239
2%
240+
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
74%
Other HE
15%
No qualifications
4%
Other
4%
Access
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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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

55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching

Outcomes

84%
Continuation