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BA Product Design

Manchester Metropolitan University
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Creative Arts and Design
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Course Score
B /66
Graduate Salary
£25,000
Satisfaction
85%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
64%
Meaningful Work
76%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

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43%
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

Web and Multimedia Design65%
Administrative55%
Business and public service associate48%
Media45%
Sales40%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

above national median

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts and Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£23,500
£26,500
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts and Design graduates nationally earn £18,000-£45,000 (1272 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
20%
02
Design occupations
★ Professional
14%
03
Sales occupations
11%
04
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Administrative occupations
7%
06
Elementary occupations
5%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
4%
08
Media Professionals
★ Professional
3%
09
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
3%
10
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
2%

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Detailed guides and day-in-the-life profiles for careers related to this degree.

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
64%
Professional Work
76%
Meaningful Role
71%
Career On Track

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