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BA Music (Popular, Contemporary and Commercial)

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Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction73%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1574 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
35%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
5%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Elementary occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (59% response rate)

76%
Teaching Quality
81%
Assessment & Feedback
83%
Academic Support
67%
Organisation
65%
Learning Resources
46%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Liverpool
Average Weekly Rent
£125
Est. Annual Total£11,080
🎉12% 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

96-111
15%
112-127
5%
128-143
15%
144-159
10%
160-175
15%
176-191
5%
192-207
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

29%
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
32%Artistic, literary and media
18%Teaching
5%Elementary

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
45%
Career On Track