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BA Popular Music Performance

University of Chester🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£22,000
Satisfaction80%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work100%

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
£18,000
£27,500
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

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
35%
02
Elementary occupations
20%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Administrative occupations
5%
06
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Sports and fitness occupations
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (55% response rate)

78%
Teaching Quality
71%
Assessment & Feedback
84%
Academic Support
80%
Organisation
72%
Learning Resources
55%
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

96-111
5%
112-127
45%
128-143
5%
144-159
5%
160-175
20%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
Other HE
25%

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

72%Information Technology
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
100%
Meaningful Role
90%
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