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BA Marketing

University College Birmingham🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction93%
Degree Completion50%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business & Administrative Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£24,500
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Business & Administrative Studies graduates nationally earn £20,000–£70,000 (1545 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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
18%
02
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
17%
03
Administrative occupations
12%
04
Elementary occupations
8%
05
Skilled trades occupations
7%
06
Caring personal services
5%
07
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
3%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
3%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (03501)
03501
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (86% response rate)

85%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
89%
Academic Support
93%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
85%
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

64-79
20%
80-95
15%
112-127
15%
144-159
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
53%
Other HE
46%
Access
1%

Accreditations

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Recognised Professional Body (03501)

03501

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

30%
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
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

50%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track