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BA Creative Writing

York St John University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Creative Arts & Design
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Course Score
D /57
Graduate Salary£22,000
Satisfaction91%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work60%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts & Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£22,000
typical starting salary
£16,000
£26,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts & Design graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1414 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
Elementary occupations
20%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Sales occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (67% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
92%
Assessment & Feedback
90%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
90%
Learning Resources
79%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

York
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,300
📊3% 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
5%
64-79
5%
80-95
5%
96-111
25%
112-127
25%
128-143
15%
144-159
5%
160-175
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
95%
Other HE
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

33%
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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
20%
Career On Track