Economics

BA · The Open University

Economics

The Open University

AI IMPACT

MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£39,000

SATISFACTION85%

CONTINUATION57%

PROFESSIONAL JOBS65%

DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 45% of the work its graduates go into (High).

CONTINUATION ALERT

43% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.

The pay story

£39,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
£33,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
£40,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 92th percentile of 280 Economics courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

85%Found their work meaningful
85%Felt on track with their career
65%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 15% 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).