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HomeWhitefield Academy TrustBA Graphic and Digital Design

BA Graphic and Digital Design

Whitefield Academy Trust🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
Course Score
C /58
Graduate Salary
£24,000
Satisfaction
84%
Degree Completion
70%
Professional Jobs
60%
Meaningful Work
50%

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

39%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Vulnerability Matrix

Web and Multimedia Design65% Exposed
Business, Research and Administrative60% Exposed
Business and public service associate48% Exposed
Sales40% Exposed
Design35% Exposed

🌍 Global Career Trajectories

This degree creates highly lucrative direct pathways into the global jobs market. Explore the fully localized AI projections on our sister hub, WhatCareer.

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000£70,000 (1568 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
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Sales occupations
10%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
06
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
09
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
10
Design occupations
★ Professional
5%

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
50%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track

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