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BA Popular Music

The University of Liverpool🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£23,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion80%
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
£23,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£27,000
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
15%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Elementary occupations
10%
07
Sales occupations
10%
08
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (56% response rate)

91%
Teaching Quality
84%
Assessment & Feedback
83%
Academic Support
93%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
81%
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

112-127
15%
128-143
25%
144-159
20%
160-175
15%
176-191
15%
192-207
10%
208-223
5%

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

32%
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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
65%
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