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BA Popular Music

University of Northampton, the🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /52
Graduate Salary£22,000
Satisfaction78%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work40%

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
£16,000
£26,000
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

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
35%
02
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
20%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
04
Elementary occupations
5%
05
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
07
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (10101)
10101
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (62% response rate)

79%
Teaching Quality
83%
Assessment & Feedback
87%
Academic Support
74%
Organisation
76%
Learning Resources
54%
Student Voice

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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
10%
64-79
40%
80-95
15%
96-111
10%
160-175
15%
176-191
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Degree
5%
Other
5%

Accreditations

✓

Recognised Professional Body (10101)

10101

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

26%
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
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
18%Teaching

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
40%
Meaningful Role
25%
Career On Track