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BA Professional Studies

The University of Leeds🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /60
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction91%
Degree Completion65%
Professional Jobs25%
Meaningful Work66%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£32,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (3013 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 and Childcare Support Occupation
25%
02
Administrative occupations
20%
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
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (69% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
91%
Assessment & Feedback
94%
Academic Support
97%
Organisation
79%
Learning Resources
84%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Leeds
Average Weekly Rent
£135
Est. Annual Total£11,760
🎉7% 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

64-79
1%
80-95
3%
96-111
12%
112-127
16%
128-143
11%
144-159
13%
160-175
12%
176-191
3%
192-207
1%
208-223
1%
224-239
1%
240+
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
35%
No qualifications
35%
Access
10%
Other HE
10%
Other
10%

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

68%Customer service
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
18%Teaching
15%Welfare and housing associate

Outcomes

65%
Continuation
25%
Professional Work
66%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track