Early Childhood Studies (ERC)
14MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£20,500
SATISFACTION90%
CONTINUATION70%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS50%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 14% of the work its graduates go into (Low).
CONTINUATION ALERT30% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £20,500Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £13,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £17,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 6th 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
- 95%Found their work meaningful
- 95%Felt on track with their career
- 50%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
- 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 35% of graduatescards →
- 8 / 100Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
- 6 / 100Caring personal services · 10% 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).