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BA Education with Psychology and Counselling

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearFoundation YearSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
C /62
Graduate Salary£28,000
Satisfaction66%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£28,000
typical starting salary
£25,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Psychology graduates nationally earn £19,000–£42,000 (1699 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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Administrative occupations
10%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
06
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Caring personal services
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Nursing Professionals
★ Professional
0%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 50 respondents (74% response rate)

75%
Teaching Quality
69%
Assessment & Feedback
74%
Academic Support
54%
Organisation
73%
Learning Resources
52%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Sheffield
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
2%
48-63
13%
64-79
20%
80-95
25%
96-111
11%
112-127
8%
128-143
5%
144-159
11%
160-175
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
92%
Access
6%
Other HE
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

21%
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
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching
15%Welfare and housing associate

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track