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BSc Psychology and Counselling (with a placement year)

Ashton Sixth Form College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion79%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£24,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
02
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Administrative occupations
5%
05
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
06
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Caring personal services
5%
08
Elementary occupations
5%
09
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 25 respondents (74% response rate)

86%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
93%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
86%
Learning Resources
88%
Student Voice

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Entry Qualifications

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AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

33%
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

60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

79%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
60%
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