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BSc Psychology and Counselling

University of Salford, the🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Psychology
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Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary£23,000
Satisfaction73%
Degree Completion81%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Psychology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£25,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Psychology graduates nationally earn £20,000–£42,000 (1427 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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Customer service occupations
10%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
10%
07
Secretarial and related occupations
10%
08
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
10%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (02001)
02001
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 40 respondents (76% response rate)

79%
Teaching Quality
74%
Assessment & Feedback
74%
Academic Support
73%
Organisation
77%
Learning Resources
59%
Student Voice

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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

48-63
4%
80-95
4%
96-111
32%
112-127
28%
128-143
15%
144-159
11%
160-175
6%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Access
9%
Degree
1%

Accreditations

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Recognised Professional Body (02001)

02001

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

37%
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
62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
15%Welfare and housing associate

Outcomes

81%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
50%
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