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BA Sociology

The University of Sheffield🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£23,000
Satisfaction84%
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£26,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1849 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
Administrative occupations
10%
03
Customer service occupations
10%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Skilled trades occupations
10%
07
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
08
Sports and fitness occupations
★ Professional
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 55 respondents (67% response rate)

88%
Teaching Quality
73%
Assessment & Feedback
79%
Academic Support
85%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
77%
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

112-127
39%
128-143
26%
144-159
19%
160-175
8%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
98%
Access
1%
Other HE
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

35%
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
40%Sales
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
55%
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