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BA Social Anthropology & Philosophy

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Full-time3 YearsSubject: Combined
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction88%
Degree Completion94%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000–£54,000 (2613 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
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Elementary occupations
5%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Natural and social science professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 60 respondents (71% response rate)

90%
Teaching Quality
81%
Assessment & Feedback
76%
Academic Support
94%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
76%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% 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
1%
64-79
1%
96-111
1%
112-127
5%
128-143
29%
144-159
23%
160-175
14%
176-191
8%
192-207
6%
208-223
5%
224-239
2%
240+
3%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
70%
Baccalaureate
20%
Access
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

29%
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

48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
40%Natural and social science
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

94%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track