University course · real outcomes from HESA / Discover Uni · part of Careermash
University degree

Criminology with Professional Placement Year

William College Ltd
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 20% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
Robin · your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

Criminology explores the causes, motivations and patterns of crime. In addition to improving our knowledge and understanding of crime, criminology also considers responses to crime and informs policies and practices in policing, law, criminal justice and punishment.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts15%
48-63 pts5%
64-79 pts5%
80-95 pts15%
96-111 pts25%
112-127 pts20%
144-159 pts15%
160-175 pts5%
How they qualified
100% got in with A-levels.
A-levels100%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
88%
In work or further study after
80%
Continue past first year
86%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£21,000
3 years on
£25,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Administrative occupations14%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled9%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled7%
Sales occupations9%
Customer service occupations9%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled6%
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled4%
Elementary occupations8%
What students say National Student Survey
86%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching83%
Assessment & feedback79%
Academic support81%
Well organised86%
Learning resources84%
Student community86%
More courses like this
Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on William College Ltd's own site.
Apply on uni site
Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

© 2026 Careermash. A concept for secondary schools.