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BA Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year

University of Keele🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
C /65
Graduate Salary£25,500
Satisfaction87%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business & Administrative Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£25,500
typical starting salary
£23,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Business & Administrative Studies graduates nationally earn £20,000–£70,000 (1545 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
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
55%
02
Administrative occupations
25%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
06
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
07
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
08
Skilled trades occupations
5%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (00601)
00601
Note: 0
Recognised Professional Body (03401)
03401
Note: 0
Recognised Professional Body (03701)
03701
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 50 respondents (73% response rate)

82%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
80%
Academic Support
90%
Organisation
88%
Learning Resources
79%
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
35%
48-63
40%
64-79
10%
96-111
5%
112-127
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

Accreditations

✓

Recognised Professional Body (00601)

00601

✓

Recognised Professional Body (03401)

03401

✓

Recognised Professional Body (03701)

03701

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

44%
High Exposure

AI is actively being used in many tasks within this career, though human expertise remains important. Graduates who understand AI tools will have a competitive advantage.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
60%
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