Economics
47MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION88%
CONTINUATION35%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS52%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI exposure today averages about 47 on our index across the work its graduates go into (High).
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Economics
BA · The University of Essex · 4 years
CONTINUATION ALERT
65% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- not publishedMedian, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £30,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £38,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
Graduate voice
- 60%Found their work meaningful
- 55%Felt on track with their career
- 52%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 3% of graduatescards →
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 7% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
- 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 17% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 16% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).