Early Years and Childhood Studies
20MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION93%
CONTINUATION80%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS74%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 20% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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Early Years and Childhood Studies
BA · Manchester Metropolitan University · 3 years
The pay story
- £30,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £22,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £26,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 67th percentile of 259 Education and Teaching courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 92%Found their work meaningful
- 85%Felt on track with their career
- 74%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 2% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 4% of graduatescards →
- 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 1% 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).