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Ashton Sixth Form College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
Course Score
D /52
Graduate Salary
£22,000
Satisfaction
N/A
Degree Completion
65%
Professional Jobs
55%
Meaningful Work
55%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£22,000
typical starting salary
£20,000
£25,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000£70,000 (1574 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

37%
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

65%Web and Multimedia Design
60%Business, Research and Administrative
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
30%
02
Sales occupations
15%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Caring personal services
5%
09
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Outcomes

65%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
55%
Meaningful Role
40%
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