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BA Sociology

Sheffield Hallam University🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /65
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction88%
Degree Completion83%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,000
typical starting salary
£22,500
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1849 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
Administrative occupations
15%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
08
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (85% response rate)

90%
Teaching Quality
91%
Assessment & Feedback
83%
Academic Support
83%
Organisation
88%
Learning Resources
67%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Sheffield
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% 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
2%
48-63
3%
64-79
6%
80-95
15%
96-111
38%
112-127
26%
128-143
5%
160-175
3%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
99%
Access
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

31%
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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

83%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track