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BSc Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
C /66
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion84%
Professional Jobs43%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£26,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Psychology graduates nationally earn £20,000–£38,000 (488 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
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

Your Local Budget 🍕

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

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

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

Outcomes

84%
Continuation
43%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
70%
Career On Track