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BA Drama

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Politics
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion94%
Professional Jobs66%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Politics graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£20,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Politics graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1616 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
47%
02
Nursing Professionals
★ Professional
35%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
13%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Sales occupations
9%
07
Elementary occupations
5%
08
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
10
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 60 respondents (65% response rate)

89%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
81%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
84%
Learning Resources
64%
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
3%
48-63
1%
64-79
1%
80-95
7%
96-111
4%
112-127
16%
128-143
8%
144-159
7%
160-175
15%
176-191
4%
192-207
3%
208-223
5%
224-239
1%
240+
18%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
72%
Other HE
17%
Other
6%
No qualifications
5%

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

65%Web and Multimedia Design
52%Finance
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

94%
Continuation
66%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track