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

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