Mass Communications & Documentation
Mass Communications & Documentation
5 years after Graduation.
EXPLAINER NOTES BY ANDY GARDNER
Subjects covered include:
Librarianship, Public relations, Media st, Film st TV and Film Production, Journalism
General Median salaries to compare with below:
For all 24-29-year-olds in work in 2014-15: £20,800 WonkHE. For all ages, £27,600 in 2015 ASHE
Interesting points from the depths of the LEO spreadsheet:
Nothing new from me here, results seem similar to other more supposedly academic courses. Could Loughborough’s position be due to their longstanding commitment to work placements. Sixth formers should seriously consider Digital marketing or Creative apprenticeships, either before or instead of university in many of these areas. There have even been the reintroduction of a small number of journalism apprenticeships.
It’s not just about the money!
There are many reasons to go to university; Love of a subject, independent and critical thinking, independent living (if affordable!). It’s not just about salary levels, however applicants must not be misled by general statements about a blanket graduate dividend, these can be clearly bogus. See information below.
For courses with a clear vocational link, check to see if there is a relevant apprenticeship standard:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/institute-for-apprenticeships
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
Mass Communications & Documentation
Data Set

HE provider | Upper quartile | Median earnings | Lower quartile |
---|---|---|---|
Loughborough University | 43400 | 33700 | 27700 |
The City University | 39200 | 28700 | 18400 |
The University of Sheffield | 31800 | 28400 | 22600 |
The University of Leeds | 32200 | 27500 | 19600 |
Oxford Brookes University | 35200 | 26800 | 23400 |
Bournemouth University | 33100 | 26700 | 21200 |
The University of Brighton | 31600 | 26500 | 20200 |
Brunel University London | 31200 | 26400 | 18900 |
University of the Arts, London | 32100 | 26400 | 21800 |
The University of Birmingham | 29100 | 26200 | 18300 |
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 32100 | 26000 | 18700 |
The University of Southampton | 30900 | 25900 | 20000 |
The University of Sussex | 31000 | 25600 | 17800 |
Goldsmiths College | 30800 | 25500 | 18700 |
Edinburgh Napier University | 31300 | 25200 | 19800 |
Ravensbourne | 35800 | 25100 | 15500 |
St Mary's University, Twickenham | 29500 | 25100 | 20600 |
Cardiff University | 30200 | 25000 | 20400 |
The University of Surrey | 32100 | 24900 | 15000 |
The University of Leicester | 27000 | 24800 | 21400 |
The University of Greenwich | 30400 | 24700 | 18700 |
The University of Keele | 28000 | 24700 | 19400 |
Queen Mary University of London | 30200 | 24600 | 17300 |
Roehampton University | 32200 | 24600 | 18900 |
The Robert Gordon University | 32800 | 24600 | 16700 |
Bath Spa University | 28100 | 24400 | 18900 |
The University of Liverpool | 31800 | 24300 | 18300 |
The University of Portsmouth | 30300 | 24300 | 18800 |
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | 32300 | 24300 | 16700 |
The University of Central Lancashire | 28700 | 24100 | 16900 |
University for the Creative Arts | 30000 | 23600 | 17700 |
Kingston University | 29100 | 23600 | 18500 |
Buckinghamshire New University | 30500 | 23100 | 16400 |
Leeds Beckett University | 30200 | 23100 | 18300 |
The University of Westminster | 27800 | 23100 | 17300 |
Southampton Solent University | 27800 | 23000 | 17400 |
University of Worcester | 28200 | 23000 | 16400 |
The University of Warwick | 25900 | 22800 | 19900 |
University of Gloucestershire | 29900 | 22600 | 18100 |
London South Bank University | 28400 | 22500 | 15100 |
Aberystwyth University | 26700 | 22500 | 13500 |
GB | 28300 | 22300 | 16300 |
Coventry University | 28600 | 22200 | 15300 |
The University of Huddersfield | 25400 | 22200 | 17000 |
The University of Winchester | 27500 | 22200 | 17200 |
The University of East London | 30000 | 22100 | 16800 |
University of Chester | 25200 | 21800 | 15800 |
Swansea University | 27600 | 21700 | 16200 |
University of the West of England, Bristol | 27500 | 21600 | 14600 |
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | 26600 | 21600 | 15200 |
The University of Bradford | 25500 | 21500 | 17600 |
The Nottingham Trent University | 25100 | 21400 | 16400 |
The University of Essex | 26000 | 21200 | 14700 |
University of Hertfordshire | 26500 | 21200 | 14200 |
Staffordshire University | 26600 | 21200 | 14600 |
Liverpool John Moores University | 26100 | 21100 | 15700 |
The University of West London | 26900 | 21000 | 14800 |
The University of Lincoln | 26500 | 20800 | 16300 |
Middlesex University | 27900 | 20800 | 14800 |
The University of Stirling | 25600 | 20800 | 16000 |
Leeds Trinity University | 26000 | 20700 | 16700 |
The University of Northampton | 26300 | 20600 | 15100 |
University of St Mark and St John | 24900 | 20500 | 14900 |
The University of Chichester | 25400 | 20400 | 14800 |
De Montfort University | 26200 | 20400 | 16000 |
London Metropolitan University | 27600 | 20400 | 13800 |
Birmingham City University | 24800 | 19900 | 13400 |
Teesside University | 25100 | 19900 | 15200 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University | 25700 | 19800 | 15300 |
University of Derby | 24700 | 19700 | 15000 |
Anglia Ruskin University | 24700 | 19500 | 14000 |
Canterbury Christ Church University | 25900 | 19500 | 15700 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 24500 | 19500 | 16500 |
The University of Lancaster | 24500 | 19400 | 13700 |
Falmouth University | 24800 | 19200 | 11100 |
Glasgow Caledonian University | 26200 | 19000 | 14700 |
The University of Sunderland | 23800 | 18900 | 14800 |
University of Cumbria | 22900 | 18800 | 13800 |
University of Bedfordshire | 24100 | 18700 | 14900 |
Sheffield Hallam University | 24300 | 18700 | 14100 |
University of South Wales | 25400 | 18600 | 12800 |
Edge Hill University | 24000 | 18500 | 14100 |
Liverpool Hope University | 23600 | 18400 | 13800 |
The University of Salford | 24200 | 18300 | 13800 |
York St John University | 23400 | 18100 | 13900 |
The University of the West of Scotland | 26900 | 17500 | 14300 |
The Manchester Metropolitan University | 25300 | 17200 | 10400 |
University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 19800 | 17100 | 15200 |
The University of Hull | 20300 | 16900 | 11800 |
The University of Wolverhampton | 23000 | 16400 | 9700 |
Bangor University | 20500 | 15500 | 12000 |