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BA Criminology

University of Northampton, the🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
D /55
Graduate Salary£23,500
Satisfaction73%
Degree Completion66%
Professional Jobs30%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,500
typical starting salary
£22,000
£26,000
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
Sales occupations
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Caring personal services
10%
05
Customer service occupations
10%
06
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 25 respondents (83% response rate)

75%
Teaching Quality
60%
Assessment & Feedback
67%
Academic Support
76%
Organisation
72%
Learning Resources
68%
Student Voice

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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
10%
64-79
15%
80-95
25%
96-111
35%
112-127
5%
128-143
5%
160-175
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
95%
Other HE
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

39%
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

68%Customer service
62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

66%
Continuation
30%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
50%
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