Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland100 Courses

University Insights

Aggregated HESA/NSS/LEO statistics averaged across all 100 courses at this institution.

Avg. Graduate Salary
£27,898
15 months after graduation
Student Satisfaction
85%
Average NSS Rating
Student Retention
73%
Continue their studies
Highly Skilled Jobs
67%
Professional/managerial roles

About Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh Napier University is a post 1992 modern university in the Scottish capital, named after the mathematician John Napier and spread across campuses including Merchiston and Craiglockhart. It has a practical, professionally focused character.

Napier is well known for nursing, business, engineering, computing and the creative industries, with a strong emphasis on employability and applied learning. Students benefit from a vibrant capital city setting, modern facilities and close links to industry and the professions.

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 100 courses, Edinburgh Napier University's largest teaching areas are business and management (21 courses), computer science (13 courses) and creative arts and design (12 courses), with further provision in architecture and planning, biological sciences and engineering and technology. In the latest national data it records 83.3% average course satisfaction (NSS), 72.7% first-year continuation, 89.2% of graduates in work or further study and 75% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £27,898 fifteen months after graduating to £30,932 after five years, peaking at £46,500 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

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Architecture and Planning 10

BScBuilding Surveying

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BScReal Estate Surveying

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScArchitectural Technology

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Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScQuantity Surveying

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScBuilding Surveying

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScQuantity Surveying

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BScReal Estate Surveying

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MEngElectrical and Electronic Engineering

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Salary£31k
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BEngCivil Engineering

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Satisfied82%
Drop-out75%
Salary£31k
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MEngMechanical Engineering

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£31k
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Biological Sciences 8

BScAnimal & Conservation Biology

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Satisfied97%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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BScAnimal & Conservation Biology

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BScMarine & Freshwater Biology

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BScApplied Microbiology

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BScBiological Science

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BScApplied Microbiology

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Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScBiological Science

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Satisfied92%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScMarine & Freshwater Biology

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Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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Business and Management 21

BAAccounting & Finance (Advanced Entry)

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Satisfied99%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BABusiness Management with Human Resource Management

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Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BABusiness Management

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Satisfied80%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BABusiness Management with Marketing

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAMarketing with Digital Media

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Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAAccounting

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAInternational Festival & Event Management

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Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BAFinancial Services

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Satisfied91%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAAccounting with Corporate Finance

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Satisfied94%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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BAInternational Business Management

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAAccounting

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Drop-out80%
Salary (3yr)£36k
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BAInternational Tourism Management

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Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BABusiness Management

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Drop-out70%
Salary£43k
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BAMarketing Management

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Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAInternational Festival and Event Management and Marketing

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAInternational Hospitality Management

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Satisfied90%
Drop-out60%
Salary£25k
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BAIntercultural Business Communication and Marketing Management

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Satisfied84%
Drop-out23%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAInternational Hospitality Management & Festival & Event

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Satisfied80%
Drop-out35%
Salary£25k
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BAIntercultural Business Communication and Tourism Management

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Satisfied84%
Drop-out23%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAAccounting with Corporate Finance

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Drop-out80%
Salary (3yr)£36k
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BABusiness Management with Entrepreneurship

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Satisfied94%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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Communications and Media 3

BAJournalism

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FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAMass Communications

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAMass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations

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FT4YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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Computer Science 13

BEngComputer Systems & Networks

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Drop-out65%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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BEngSoftware Engineering

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Satisfied75%
Drop-out30%
Salary£35k
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BScData Science

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScComputer Science

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MEngSoftware Engineering (MEng)

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Satisfied80%
Drop-out18%
Salary£35k
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BEngComputing

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BEngSoftware Engineering

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BScComputer Science

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Satisfied75%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BEngComputer Systems & Networks

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Satisfied80%
Drop-out35%
Salary£26k
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BEngCybersecurity & Forensics

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Satisfied82%
Drop-out21%
Salary£35k
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BScComputer Science (Artifical Intelligence)

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Satisfied80%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAInternational Tourism & Airline Management

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Satisfied89%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BEngComputing

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Creative Arts and Design 12

BScUser Experience (UX) Design

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BScDigital Media & Interaction Design

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BDesInterior & Spatial Design

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Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BDesProduct Design

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Satisfied72%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BAPhotography

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Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BScSound Design

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Satisfied74%
Drop-out40%
Salary£26k
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BScWeb Design & Development

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BDesGraphic Design

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BScAnimation for Games

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Satisfied83%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAMusic

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Satisfied92%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScUser Experience (UX) Design

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out35%
Salary£26k
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BAFilm

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Satisfied72%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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Engineering and Technology 6

MEngCivil Engineering

Edinburgh Napier University
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out65%
Salary£31k
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BEngElectrical and Electronic Engineering

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Drop-out20%
Salary£42k
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BEngElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Edinburgh Napier University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out35%
Salary£31k
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BEngEnergy & Environmental Engineering

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FT4Y
Satisfied78%
Drop-out30%
Salary£31k
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BEngMechanical Engineering

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FT5YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£31k
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MEngCivil & Transportation Engineering

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FT5YAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out65%
Salary£31k
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Languages and Area Studies 3

BAEnglish

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FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish & Film

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Satisfied90%
Drop-out24%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAActing & English

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FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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Law 3

LLBLaw

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FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACriminology

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FT4YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPolicing & Criminology

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Satisfied82%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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Medicine and Dentistry 2

BScBiomedical Science

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Drop-out65%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScBiomedical Science

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FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out21%
Salary£28k
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Nursing and Midwifery 5

BNNursing Mental Health

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FT3Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out24%
Salary£28k
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BNNursing Learning Disabilities

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FT3Y
Satisfied79%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BNNursing Child Health

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FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out22%
Salary£28k
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BNNursing Adult

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FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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BMidMidwifery

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FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary£29k
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Other Subject Areas 4

BATelevision (Advanced Entry)

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Satisfied71%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BScFootball Coaching, Performance & Development

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Satisfied62%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAStage & Screen Acting (Advanced Entry)

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Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£23k
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BScGames Development

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Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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Psychology 3

BAPsychology (BA Hons)

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FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BScPsychology (BSc Hons)

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Satisfied90%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAPsychology with Sociology

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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Social Sciences 1

BASocial Sciences

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Satisfied84%
Drop-out31%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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Sport and Exercise Science 4

BScSport & Exercise Science

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BScSports Coaching

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScSport & Exercise Science

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScSports Coaching

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Subjects Allied to Medicine 2

BScPhysical Activity & Health

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BScPhysical Activity & Health

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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