Criminology and Social Policy

BSc · Cardiff University · 3 years

Criminology and Social Policy

Cardiff University

AI IMPACT

MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£24,500

SATISFACTION85%

CONTINUATION70%

PROFESSIONAL JOBS50%

DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 30% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

CONTINUATION ALERT

30% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.

The pay story

£24,500Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
£23,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
£29,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 28th percentile of 414 Sociology courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

73%Found their work meaningful
59%Felt on track with their career
50%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

55 / 100Administrative occupations · 13% of graduatescards →
48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 11% of graduatescards →
40 / 100Sales occupations · 7% of graduatescards →
40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 3% of graduatescards →
30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 4% 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).