Early Childhood Studies
16MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£26,000
SATISFACTION66%
CONTINUATION75%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS55%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 16% of the work its graduates go into (Low).
CONTINUATION ALERT25% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £26,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £22,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £29,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 26th percentile of 656 Social Sciences courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 70%Found their work meaningful
- 70%Felt on track with their career
- 55%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
- 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
- 18 / 100Other Educational Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
- 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 20% of graduatescards →
- 8 / 100Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals · 20% 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).