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BA Accounting & Finance (Advanced Entry)

Edinburgh Napier University
Full-time2 YearsYear AbroadSubject: Business and Management
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary
£25,000
Satisfaction
99%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
50%
Meaningful Work
60%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Modelled on Anthropic research

45%
High Exposure

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

AI is actively being used in many tasks within this career, though human expertise remains important. Graduates who understand AI tools will have a competitive advantage.

Exposure by graduate destination

Information Technology72%
Administrative55%
Finance52%
Sales40%
Managers, directors and senior officials30%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business and Management graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2029
First job
~2030
£25,000
typical starting salary
£22,500
£27,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Business and Management graduates nationally earn £20,000-£55,000 (1440 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
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
40%
02
Administrative occupations
30%
03
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Caring personal services
5%
05
Elementary occupations
5%
06
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
08
Skilled trades occupations
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
0%

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Outcomes

80%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
85%
Career On Track

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