Childhood Studies Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Canterbury Christ Church University 72% 2% 0% £9250 £14500 102 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 72% 3% 10% £9250 £14500 117 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 56% 5% 10% £9250 £12200 98 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 56% 5% 10% £6935 £9150 98 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University 56% 5% 10% £7585 £14045 98 Bath On campus Full-time
The University of Sheffield 85% 2% 5% £9250 £9250 £19050 £20000 155 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 73% 2% 11% £9250 £14500 97 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Bristol 86% 0% 15% £9250 £24700 162 Bristol On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 86% 0% 15% £4647 £16000 162 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 84% 5% 6% £9250 £14500 93 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 72% 3% 10% £9250 £14500 105 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Roehampton 78% 5% 9% £9250 £13145 108 Roehampton On campus Full-time
University of Portsmouth 85% 5% 5% £9250 £16200 116 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 72% 3% 30% £9250 £14500 37 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Oxford Brookes University 71% 0% 5% £9250 £14600 130 Oxford On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 79% 0% 5% £9250 £14000 109 London On campus Full-time
University of Hull 100% 0% 5% £9250 £14800 136 Hull On campus Full-time
Oxford Brookes University 71% 0% 5% £7570 £9270 130 Oxford On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 32% 10% 10% £6935 £9150 107 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Liverpool John Moores University 74% 4% 15% £9250 £15600 129 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University College Birmingham 77% 15% 5% £9250 £12500 123 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 32% 10% 10% £9250 £12445 107 Lincoln On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 100% 0% 0% £9250 £14700 125 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University 93% 10% 15% £9250 £15576 86 London On campus Full-time
University of East London 77% 0% 15% £9250 £13320 92 London On campus Full-time
Leeds Trinity University 95% 0% 5% £9250 £12000 116 Leeds On campus Full-time
University of Derby 89% 0% 10% £9250 £14045 120 Derby On campus Full-time
University of Chichester 100% 0% 0% £9250 £14500 105 Chichester On campus Full-time
University of Chichester 100% 0% 0% £9250 £14500 105 Chichester On campus Full-time
University College Birmingham 77% 15% 5% £9250 £12500 123 Birmingham On campus Part-time
Staffordshire University 75% 10% 9% £9250 £14000 124 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 77% 2% 8% £9250 £13100 117 Worcester On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University 93% 10% 15% £2310 £3894 86 London On campus Part-time
University of Gloucestershire 100% 0% 0% £9250 £14700 125 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 77% 2% 8% £9250 £13100 117 Worcester On campus Full-time
Aberystwyth University 96% 0% 7% £9000 £14300 111 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 72% 3% 30% £9250 £14500 37 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Grimsby Institute 72% 3% 30% £8500 £10500 37 Grimsby On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University 93% 10% 15% £9250 £15576 86 London On campus Full-time
University of East London 77% 0% 15% £9250 £13320 92 London On campus Full-time
University of Derby 89% 0% 10% £9250 £14045 120 Derby On campus Full-time
Oxford Brookes University 71% 0% 5% £7570 £9270 130 Oxford On campus Full-time
Liverpool John Moores University 74% 4% 15% £9250 £11000 129 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Roehampton 78% 5% 9% £9250 £13145 108 Roehampton On campus Full-time
University of Bristol 86% 0% 15% £9250 £20100 151 Bristol On campus Full-time
University of Bristol 86% 0% 10% £9250 £20100 138 Bristol On campus Full-time
University of Bristol 86% 0% 10% £9250 £20100 138 Bristol On campus Part-time
University of Suffolk 90% 5% 0% £9250 £12996 120 Ipswich On campus Full-time
University of the West of Scotland 85% 0% 3% - £13325 137 Paisley On campus Full-time
Coleg Llandrillo (Llandrillo College) 85% 0% 3% £8300 £8300 137 Colwyn Bay On campus Full-time
University of Reading 92% 5% 20% £9250 £17320 165 Reading On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland 80% 4% 8% £9250 £13000 110 Sunderland On campus Full-time
University of Essex 77% 3% 10% £9250 £16850 111 Colchester On campus Full-time
University of Essex 77% 3% 10% £9250 £16850 114 Colchester On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland 78% 4% 8% £9250 £13000 118 Sunderland On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 76% 0% 7% £9250 £15000 131 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Chichester 77% 3% 10% £9250 £14500 114 Chichester On campus Full-time
Leeds Beckett University 59% 0% 0% £9250 £10500 105 Leeds On campus Full-time
Newman University 75% 0% 25% £9250 - 115 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Newman University 75% 0% 25% £9250 - 115 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of Chester 92% 0% 6% £9250 - 118 Chester On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 56% 5% 10% - - 98 Huddersfield On campus Part-time
Teesside University 56% 5% 10% - - 98 Middlesbrough On campus Part-time
Doncaster College and University Centre 78% - 10% £7650 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Truro and Penwith College 94% - 20% £8224 £9335 - Truro On campus Full-time
Yeovil College 85% 0% 20% £7285 - - Yeovil On campus Full-time
Yeovil College 85% 0% 20% £7285 - - Yeovil On campus Full-time
Leeds Trinity University 95% - 25% £9250 - 117 Leeds On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 95% - 25% £9250 £14000 117 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Weston College of Further and Higher Education 95% - 25% £8500 £12500 117 Weston-super-Mare On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre 95% - 25% £7250 - 117 Doncaster On campus Full-time
Edge Hill University 77% 1% 7% £9250 - 128 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
York College 84% 5% 6% £7200 - 93 York On campus Full-time
Stranmillis University College 84% 5% 6% £6900 - 93 Belfast On campus Full-time
Selby College - - 10% £7320 - - Selby On campus Full-time
Grimsby Institute 90% - 10% £8500 - - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Grimsby Institute 79% - 0% £4695 - - Grimsby On campus Part-time
Blackpool and the Fylde College 89% 5% 20% £8750 - - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Bridgwater and Taunton College - - - - - - Bridgwater On campus Full-time
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College 77% - 20% £7995 - - Bristol On campus Full-time
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College 77% - 20% £3750 - - Bristol On campus Part-time
Blackburn College 100% - 40% - - - Blackburn On campus Full-time
Farnborough College of Technology 89% 0% 20% £6000 £8000 - Farnborough On campus Full-time
Exeter College 91% - 30% £7495 - - Exeter On campus Full-time
Rotherham College 91% - 30% £4400 - - Rotherham On campus Part-time
Petroc 50% 5% 30% - - - Barnstaple On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 80% - - - - - Bolton On campus Part-time
University Centre Peterborough 80% - - £8000 - - Peterborough On campus Full-time
Stranmillis University College 80% - - - - - Belfast On campus Full-time
Swansea University 74% 2% 13% - - 121 Swansea On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre 76% - 18% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Plymouth University 88% 0% 9% - - 108 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Grimsby Institute 77% 15% 5% £6995 - 123 Grimsby On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 90% 0% 5% £9250 - 119 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 72% 3% 30% - - 37 Canterbury On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 80% 0% 15% - - 102 Northampton On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University 55% - 10% - - 106 Bath On campus Full-time
University of Bolton - - - - - - Bolton On campus Part-time
Edge Hill University 88% 0% 10% £9250 - 127 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton 86% 10% 2% £9250 - 123 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Teesside University 56% - 12% £9250 £13000 122 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Rotherham College 56% - 12% £6900 - 122 Rotherham On campus Part-time
Croydon College 100% - 20% £6000 £6995 - London On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 80% 0% 15% £9250 - 102 Northampton On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 85% 0% 10% - - 147 Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of Chester 92% 0% 6% £9250 - 118 Chester On campus Full-time
Plymouth Marjon University 88% - 20% £9250 £12000 89 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Farnborough College of Technology 88% - 20% £8000 £9250 89 Farnborough On campus Full-time
New College Durham 77% 15% 5% £9000 - 123 Durham On campus Full-time
Oxford Brookes University 71% 0% 5% £7570 - 130 Oxford On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 75% 10% 9% £9250 - 124 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Barnsley College 100% 0% 0% £5995 - 125 Barnsley On campus Full-time
Plymouth University 88% 0% 9% - - 108 Plymouth On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton 86% 10% 2% £9250 - 123 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 80% 0% 15% - - 102 Northampton On campus Full-time
University of Chester 100% 0% 20% £9250 - 129 Chester On campus Full-time
The City of Liverpool College 72% 3% 30% £8410 - 37 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Swansea University 74% 2% 13% - - 121 Swansea On campus Full-time
Blackpool and the Fylde College 74% 2% 13% £8335 - 121 Blackpool On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University 82% 5% 6% - - 137 Manchester On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 90% 0% 5% £9250 - 119 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University 55% - 10% £9250 - 106 Bath On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 75% 10% 9% £9250 - 124 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre 76% - 18% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Blackburn College 76% - 18% - - - Blackburn On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University 82% 5% 6% - - 137 Manchester On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 90% 0% 5% £9250 - 119 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Oxford Brookes University 71% 0% 5% £3785 - 130 Oxford On campus Part-time
Swansea University 74% 2% 13% - - 121 Swansea On campus Full-time
Swansea University 74% 2% 13% - - 121 Swansea On campus Full-time
University Centre Peterborough 74% 2% 13% £8000 - 121 Peterborough On campus Full-time
Bridgwater and Taunton College - - 0% - - - Bridgwater On campus Full-time
Teesside University 56% - 12% £9250 £13000 122 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
West Suffolk College - - - £8500 - - Bury St Edmunds On campus Full-time
Hopwood Hall College - - 25% £4000 - - Rochdale On campus Part-time
Wakefield College 100% 0% 10% £6750 - - Wakefield On campus Full-time
Hull College - - 15% £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Craven College - - 20% £6950 - - Skipton On campus Full-time
Hull College - - 20% £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Nelson and Colne College - - 20% £8250 - - Nelson On campus Full-time
Craven College - - 20% £6950 - - Skipton On campus Full-time
University of Central Lancashire - - 20% £785 - - Preston On campus Part-time
University of Suffolk - - 20% £944 - - Ipswich On campus Part-time
Swansea University - - 20% £5250 £11500 - Swansea On campus Full-time
The University of Warwick - - 20% - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
University of Essex - - 20% - - - Colchester On campus Full-time
University of South Wales 70% 10% 10% £9000 £12600 - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Grŵp NPTC Group 81% - 20% £7500 - 85 Neath On campus Full-time
Bridgend College 81% - 20% - - 85 Bridgend On campus Full-time
University of Reading 91% 0% 0% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
University of Reading 91% 0% 0% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
University of Reading 91% 0% 0% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
University of Reading 91% 0% 0% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
University of Reading 91% 0% 0% £4500 £18400 - Reading On campus Full-time
University of Reading 91% 0% 0% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre 89% - 20% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Part-time
City College Plymouth - - - £3700 - - Plymouth On campus Part-time
New College Durham - - 20% £3000 - - Durham On campus Part-time
Aberystwyth University - - 20% £9000 £14300 - Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
York College - - 20% £7200 - - York On campus Full-time
Coleg Llandrillo (Llandrillo College) 93% - 0% - - - Colwyn Bay On campus Part-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 93% - 0% - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of South Wales 62% - 5% £9000 £12600 110 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 84% 0% 9% - - 96 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 67% 0% 10% - - 146 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 84% 0% 9% - - 96 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Leeds 92% 5% 20% - - 165 Leeds On campus Full-time
Nottingham Trent University 70% 2% 6% - - 114 Nottingham On campus Full-time
The University of Winchester 78% 0% 10% £9250 - 114 Winchester On campus Full-time
The University of Winchester 78% 0% 10% £9250 - 114 Winchester On campus Full-time
Trafford College - - 10% £7995 - - Altrincham On campus Full-time
University of Essex 77% 3% 10% £9250 - 114 Colchester On campus Full-time
Petroc 59% 0% 0% - - 105 Barnstaple On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
83 /100
2880 students of Childhood Studies in the UK replied

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2021
The NSS is commissioned by the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-information-and-data/national-student-survey-nss">Office for Students</a>

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Childhood Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20154 £18203 £20143
25-75 percentile range £16323 - £24569 £12685 - £23630 £13789 - £26222
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 2, 2021
All Childhood Studies courses of UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £18800 £18767 £20812
25-75 percentile range £15543 - £23043 £14071 - £23204 £15273 - £25856
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Childhood Studies

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.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK

Current jobs

Among graduates of Childhood Studies who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021

Typical employers for graduates of Childhood Studies

  • Nurseries and Pre- schools
  • State and Independent Schools
  • Local Authorities
  • Local and National Charities
  • Health Authorities

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Among graduates of Childhood Studies who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number of highly skilled vs non-highly skilled jobs (Unistats).

% Skilled jobs

Jobs of graduates of Childhood Studies (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Childhood Studies at De Montfort University

35% Welfare and housing associate professionals
20% Caring personal services
15% Elementary occupations
15% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Sports and fitness occupations
5% Administrative occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021

Grading Distribution

Students of Childhood Studies in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Childhood Studies

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK
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FAQ

  • The following degrees are offered for Childhood Studies studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Foundation Degree in Education - FdEd
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Research Masters - ResM
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA

The median salary of graduates of Childhood Studies was £20154 15 months after graduation, £18203 3 years after graduation and £20143 5 years after graduation.

Early Years Childhood Studies at Hopwood Hall College received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 8 respondents.