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BSc Psychology and Counselling Studies (with Foundation Year)

Birmingham Newman University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
C /62
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction95%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs35%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£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 — 25 respondents (66% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
90%
Assessment & Feedback
94%
Academic Support
96%
Organisation
96%
Learning Resources
87%
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
12%
48-63
17%
64-79
26%
80-95
12%
96-111
12%
112-127
10%
128-143
4%
144-159
5%
160-175
2%

Entry Qualifications

No qualifications
40%
Other
35%
A-level
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

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

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
35%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
45%
Career On Track