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BA Economics

The Open University
Part-timeSubject: Business and Management
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Course Score
A /81
Graduate Salary
£39,000
Satisfaction
85%
Degree Completion
57%
Professional Jobs
65%
Meaningful Work
85%
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

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Exposure by graduate destination

Information Technology72%
Secretarial and related62%
Business, Research and Administrative60%
Administrative55%
Business and Financial Project Management50%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

top quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business and Management graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£39,000
typical starting salary
£30,000
£50,000
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
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
15%
03
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
05
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Administrative occupations
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

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Outcomes

57%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
85%
Career On Track

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