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BA Criminology

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction83%
Degree Completion80%
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
£24,500
£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
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
20%
02
Administrative occupations
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
04
Caring personal services
5%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
06
Sales occupations
5%
07
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 35 respondents (67% response rate)

78%
Teaching Quality
80%
Assessment & Feedback
78%
Academic Support
87%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
76%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Chester
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
5%
64-79
5%
80-95
15%
96-111
15%
112-127
10%
128-143
10%
144-159
15%
160-175
10%
176-191
15%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Other
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

28%
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
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
15%Welfare and housing associate

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track