Counselling Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master
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Overall student satisfaction
71
/100
1551 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 Counselling
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £25731 | £21977 | £25315 |
25-75 percentile range | £24646 - £27975 | £16358 - £26533 | £17846 - £30192 |
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Counselling Courses in the UK
All Counselling Courses in the UK
Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £25509 | £22562 | £26235 |
25-75 percentile range | £23081 - £27944 | £18441 - £25754 | £20275 - £30163 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
Jobs & Career Perspectives
Career perspectives for Counselling
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 Counselling 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 Counselling
- Schools, Colleges and Universities
- HealthSector
- Youth Services and Agencies
- Children's Centres
- Citizens Advice Services
- Human Resource Departments
- General Counselling Services
- Specialised Telephone Helplines
Jobs of graduates of Counselling (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Counselling at Bishop Auckland College
40% | Sales occupations |
15% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
10% | Customer service occupations |
10% | Media Professionals |
10% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
10% | Administrative occupations |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Counselling
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Counselling, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.
FAQ
Counselling is the study of how to help other people to maintain a healthy and positive mental disposition in addressing problems.
The median salary of graduates of Counselling was £25731 15 months after graduation, £21977 3 years after graduation and £25315 5 years after graduation.
- The following degrees are offered for Counselling studies:
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
- Bachelor of Science - BSc
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Master of Psychological Science - MPsychSc
- Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
- Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
- Foundation Degree - FD
- Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc