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General Studies degrees compared with official data

621 courses at 200 universities, every page shows entry standards, graduate earnings, satisfaction scores and fees.

621
Courses
200
Universities

Top General Studies courses

Ordered by the arithmetic mean of the official measures published for each course, NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation. Official data only; no commercial league-table input. Two of the three measures are published rounded to the nearest 5 percentage points, so courses are grouped into bands against the whole board instead of scored out of 10, and courses whose measures are identical are listed alphabetically.

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BA (Hons) Ceramics
University of Wales Trinity Saint David · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.3% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Textiles
University of Wales Trinity Saint David · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.3% · continued 100%
MDes (Hons) Surface Pattern and Textiles
University of Wales Trinity Saint David · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97.3% · continued 100%
DipHE Celtic Studies and Medieval Studies
University of Wales Trinity Saint David · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
West Suffolk College · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94.7% · continued 100%
BMus (Hons) Jazz
BCU · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 89.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
FD OU Psychodynamic Counselling (Degree)
NESCT · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.1% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) Conservation: Stone, Wood & Decorative Surfaces
CGLAS · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.3% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Childhood Development and Playwork
Leeds Beckett University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 85.4% · in work or study 100% · continued 95%
FD Concept Art (Degree)
Luminate Education Group · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87% · continued 100%
HND Performing Arts
Bishop Auckland College · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 97% · continued 90%
MSci (Hons) Natural Sciences (Study Abroad)
Lancaster University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 90.6% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
MSci (Hons) Earth Sciences
Durham University · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 94% · in work or study 95% · continued 91%
BA (Hons) Celfyddyd Gain: Peintio, Lluniadu a Gwneud Printia
University of Wales Trinity Saint David · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 86% · continued 100%
MPlan (Hons) Urban Planning
University of Sheffield · Top 5% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.4% · in work or study 100% · continued 91%
BA Modern Ballet
RCS · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.4% · in work or study 91% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Information in Society
UCL · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.1% · continued 98%
BSc (Hons) Oceanography
Southampton · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 82.4% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
FD Early Childhood Studies (Degree)
UCP · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.4% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences
Lancaster University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.1% · in work or study 95% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
SUC · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.9% · in work or study 95% · continued 90%
BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy
Sherwood Institute · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) Liberal Arts
Durham University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87% · in work or study 90% · continued 99%
BA (Hons) Painting Drawing and Printmaking
Arts University Plymouth · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 95.7% · in work or study 95% · continued 85%
BA (Hons) Painting, Drawing and Printmaking
Arts University Plymouth · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 95.7% · in work or study 95% · continued 85%
BA (Hons) Professional Policing
Lincoln College · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 95.7% · in work or study 100% · continued 80%
BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy
WCG · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 75.7% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
FD Childhood, Youth and Communities (Degree)
CCCU · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.7% · in work or study 96% · continued 92%
FD Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy (Degree)
Preston College · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 75.6% · in work or study 100% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Digital Technologies
Ulster University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 83.3% · continued 100%
BA (Hons) Islamic Studies with Pastoral Care
MIHE · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.9% · continued 90%
BA (Hons) Professional Policing
University of Worcester · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 85.3% · in work or study 100% · continued 89%
BA (Hons) Professional Policing
York St John University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 89.1% · in work or study 90% · continued 95%
BEng (Hons) Materials with a Foundation Year
Loughborough University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 83.9% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
BSc (Hons) Biotechnology
University of Manchester · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 83.7% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%
BSc (Hons) Cosmetic Science
Arts London · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.3% · continued 95%
BA (Hons) American Studies (with a study abroad year)
University of Sussex · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 82.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%
Diploma Diplôme de Pâtisserie with Advanced Study (Pâtisserie Innovation) - Internship Pathway
Le Cordon Bleu Limited · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 95.9% · in work or study 82% · continued 95%
Diploma Grand Diplôme with Advanced Study (Pâtisserie Innovation) - Internship Pathway
Le Cordon Bleu Limited · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 95.9% · in work or study 82% · continued 95%
BMus (Hons) Jazz
RCS · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 77.7% · in work or study 95% · continued 100%
BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences (Study Abroad)
Lancaster University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 89.6% · in work or study 90% · continued 93%
BA (Hons) Liberal Arts
Durham University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 85.4% · in work or study 90% · continued 97%
BA (Hons) Game Art
St Helens College · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 91.3% · continued 90%
BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences (Placement Year)
Lancaster University · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.1% · in work or study 90% · continued 90%
BEd (Hons) Secondary with Science and Maths
PMU · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 92.9% · in work or study 95% · continued 84%
BMus (Hons) Composition
RCS · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 86.9% · in work or study 95% · continued 90%
MPlan (Hons) Urban Planning
University of Sheffield · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 87.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 94%
BA (Hons) Performing Arts (Stella Mann
Northampton · Top 25% of UK courses on official measures · NSS 90.4% · in work or study 90% · continued 91%

Pick your predicted grades above and each course gets a fit badge: they compare your UCAS points with that course’s admitted-student tariff, same logic as the calculator on every course page. Courses with no published tariff stay unbadged. Not a guarantee; many universities make contextual offers.

What General Studies graduates earn

What General Studies graduates actually earn, from real outcome data — 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.

Starting (15 months) HESA GO
£24,000 – £30,000
After 3 years LEO
£20,825 – £29,400
After 5 years LEO
£25,075 – £35,400

National figures for General Studies graduates — HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.

Roles & employers

Where General Studies graduates typically go.

Typical roles

  • Graduate-scheme roles
  • Project coordinator
  • Analyst
  • Communications officer
  • Administrator

Where they work

  • Employers across sectors
  • Public sector
  • Corporates & charities
  • Startups

Every university offering General Studies

Course counts link to each university’s full profile.

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