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University degree

Sociology

William College Ltd
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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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

At its core, Sociology is the systematic study of how we live, work, and interact within social, economic, cultural, and political contexts. It is best described as a way of seeing the world, with endless applications – locally, nationally, and globally.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts10%
64-79 pts20%
80-95 pts10%
96-111 pts20%
112-127 pts25%
128-143 pts10%
160-175 pts10%
How they qualified
90% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels90%
other higher education10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
90%
Continue past first year
91%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£24,500
After 15 months
£21,000
3 years on
£25,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation25%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled10%
Sales occupations25%
Administrative occupations10%
Secretarial and related occupations10%
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
What students say National Student Survey
91%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching87%
Assessment & feedback80%
Academic support84%
Well organised90%
Learning resources88%
Student community94%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on William College Ltd's own site.
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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.

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