Child Care Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master
Student Reviews
Overall student satisfaction
66
/100
2326 total respondents
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
Salary
Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students
Salary of all UK Graduates of Child Care
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £21440 | £18857 | £21247 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £17452 - £25842 | £13458 - £23968 | £14991 - £27700 |
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Child Care Courses in the UK
All Child Care Courses in the UK
Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £20909 | £18489 | £21464 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £17047 - £24699 | £13421 - £23187 | £15061 - £26868 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
Jobs & Career Perspectives
Career perspectives for Child Care
15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
Current jobs
Among graduates of Child Care who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
Typical employers for graduates of Child Care
- Nurseries and Pre- schools
- State and Independent Schools
- Local Authorities
- Local and National Charities
- Health Authorities
Jobs of graduates of Child Care (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Child Care at Anglia Ruskin University
| 40% | Business and public service associate professionals |
| 40% | Business and public service associate professionals |
| 20% | Information Technology Professionals |
| 15% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
| 15% | Customer service occupations |
| 10% | Finance Professionals |
| 10% | Welfare and housing associate professionals |
| 10% | Administrative occupations |
| 10% | Media Professionals |
| 10% | Caring personal services |
| 10% | Nursing Professionals |
| 10% | Administrative occupations |
| 10% | Administrative occupations |
| 10% | Teaching Professionals |
| 10% | Process, plant and machine operatives |
| 10% | Elementary occupations |
| 5% | Elementary occupations |
| 5% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
| 5% | Sales occupations |
| 5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Child Care
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Child Care, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.
FAQ
Child Care is the study of social work services aimed at support of vulnerable/under-privileged children in society.
The median salary of graduates of Child Care was £21440 15 months after graduation, £18857 3 years after graduation and £21247 5 years after graduation.
- The following degrees are offered for Child Care studies:
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
- Bachelor of Arts - BA
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
- Higher National Certificate - HNC
- Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
- Foundation Degree - FD
- Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
- Master of Science - MSc