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BSc Financial Economics

Birkbeck College
Part-timeSubject: Business and Management
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Course Score
A /77
Graduate Salary
£38,500
Satisfaction
88%
Degree Completion
60%
Professional Jobs
55%
Meaningful Work
65%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

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41%
High Exposure

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

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Exposure by graduate destination

Information Technology72%
Secretarial and related62%
Administrative55%
Finance52%
Business and public service associate48%

🧭 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
£38,500
typical starting salary
£32,000
£47,000
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 and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
15%
03
Secretarial and related occupations
15%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Skilled trades occupations
10%
06
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Administrative occupations
5%
08
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
5%

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Outcomes

60%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
70%
Career On Track

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