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BSc Psychology and Counselling Studies

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Full-time3 YearsSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
C /65
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction95%
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs35%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£27,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Psychology graduates nationally earn £20,000–£42,000 (1427 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
Caring personal services
25%
02
Administrative occupations
20%
03
Sales occupations
10%
04
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Elementary occupations
5%
07
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
08
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (92% response rate)

98%
Teaching Quality
93%
Assessment & Feedback
97%
Academic Support
94%
Organisation
97%
Learning Resources
100%
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

48-63
5%
64-79
35%
80-95
10%
96-111
20%
112-127
5%
128-143
25%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
Access
15%
Other HE
5%
Other
5%

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

55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
35%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
45%
Career On Track