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BA Social Work

Robert Gordon University
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Social Sciences
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Course Score
A+ /93
Graduate Salary
£40,500
Satisfaction
91%
Degree Completion
82%
Professional Jobs
90%
Meaningful Work
100%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

AI & Your Career

Modelled on Anthropic research

14%
Low Exposure

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

This career involves tasks that AI currently has very limited ability to perform, such as physical work, human care, or complex real-world interaction.

Exposure by graduate destination

Managers, directors and senior officials30%
Welfare and housing associate15%
Protective service8%
Caring personal services6%
Teaching and Childcare Associate6%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

top quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Social Sciences graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£40,500
typical starting salary
£30,000
£41,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Social Sciences graduates nationally earn £20,000–£46,500 (751 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Welfare Professionals
★ Professional
65%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Caring personal services
5%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
05
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%

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Detailed guides and day-in-the-life profiles for careers related to this degree.

Outcomes

82%
Continuation
90%
Professional Work
100%
Meaningful Role
80%
Career On Track

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