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BA Acting

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time5 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
B /70
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction81%
Degree Completion94%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2032
First job
~2033
£27,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£32,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£36,500 (1183 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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
60%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Caring personal services
5%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
05
Sales occupations
5%
06
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 45 respondents (94% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
74%
Assessment & Feedback
73%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
82%
Learning Resources
61%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Swansea
Average Weekly Rent
£105
Est. Annual Total£9,720
🎉23% 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
10%
48-63
10%
64-79
5%
80-95
10%
96-111
10%
112-127
10%
128-143
5%
144-159
10%
160-175
15%
176-191
10%
192-207
5%
240+
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
89%
Other HE
9%
No qualifications
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

26%
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

40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching
6%Caring personal services

Outcomes

94%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
45%
Career On Track