Primary Education Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Primary Education BA (Hons) University of Strathclyde 78% 14% 4% £9250 £18050 216 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Primary Education with English BA (Hons) University of Reading 96% 0% 0% £9250 £22350 162 Reading On campus Full-time
Primary Education (QTS) BA (Hons) Middlesex University 47% 0% 9% £9250 £15100 137 London On campus Full-time
Astudiaethau Addysg Gynradd (Dwyieithog) BA (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University 70% 5% 15% £9000 £15000 £16000 130 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Music BA (Hons) University of Reading 92% 0% 5% £9250 £22350 148 Reading On campus Full-time
Primary Education (3-11) with QTS BA (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University 63% 10% 6% £9000 £15000 £16000 154 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS (5-11) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 66% 2% 2% £9250 £12500 139 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies with Primary Education BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 15% £9250 £15000 100 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS (ages 3-7) BEd (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 63% 2% 5% £9250 £15000 £15450 128 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS BEd (Hons) University of Derby 63% 5% 17% £9250 £14900 146 Derby On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 75% 15% 5% £9250 £16085 148 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Primary Education BA (Hons) Durham University 59% 0% 4% £9250 £23800 161 Durham On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS (Maths Specialism, ages 5-11) BEd (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 63% 2% 7% £9250 £15000 £15450 125 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Primary Education (5-11) with QTS BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 71% 2% 6% £9250 £15860 £16655 134 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons) Bishop Grosseteste University - 1% 10% £9250 £12690 133 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Primary Education Studies (Non QTS Accelerated Degree) BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield 67% 0% 5% £11100 £22000 140 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons) The University of Winchester 83% 0% 3% £9250 £16700 143 Winchester On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies with Primary Education with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 10% £9250 £15000 83 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 79% 1% 7% £9250 £16750 161 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Primary Education BA University of Reading 92% 0% 5% £9250 £22350 122 Reading On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS BA Edu (Hons) University of Wales 85% 5% 15% £9000 £13500 188 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Addysg Gynradd (3-11) gyda Statws Athro Cymwysedig BA (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University 63% 10% 6% £9000 £15000 £16000 154 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons) University of East London 45% 5% 15% £9250 £14160 139 London On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS (ages 5-11) BEd (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 63% 2% 7% £9250 £15000 £15450 131 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) BA (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 83% 0% 11% £9250 £16100 155 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Early Years and Primary Education (3-7) with QTS BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 71% 2% 6% £9250 £15860 £16655 148 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Art BA (Hons) University of Reading 92% 0% 5% £9250 £22350 121 Reading On campus Full-time
Childhood: Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons) University of Suffolk 78% 5% 5% £9250 £13992 136 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Mathematics BA (Hons) University of Reading 92% 0% 5% £9250 £22350 147 Reading On campus Full-time
Primary Education MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 69% 9% 2% £9250 £21900 £20800 188 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Primary Education Studies (2 Year Accelerated Degree) BA (Hons) University of Greenwich 66% 5% 8% £9250 £15100 109 London On campus Full-time
Primary Education Studies BA (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University 72% 5% 5% £9000 £15000 £16000 96 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Primary Education Studies [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 91% 0% 15% £9250 - 125 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Mathematics Specialism (QTS) BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 70% 10% 0% £9250 - 147 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Primary Education Leading to Qualified Teacher Status BA (Hons) Bangor University 60% 5% 0% £9000 - 150 Bangor On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Foundation BA (Hons) Durham University 60% 0% 4% £9250 - 161 Durham On campus Full-time
Primary Education Studies BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 92% 0% 7% £9250 - 117 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Addysg Gynradd Yn arwain at Statws Athro Cymwysedig BA (Hons) Bangor University 36% 5% 0% £9000 - 164 Bangor On campus Full-time
Early Years - Primary Education (3-7) with QTS BA (Hons) University of Chester 68% 3% 0% £9250 - 155 Chester On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Gaelic (Fluent Speakers) MA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 79% 2% 2% £9250 - 199 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Primary Education Studies (Accelerated) BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 91% 0% 5% £11100 - 125 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Primary Education (3-7) (with QTS) BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 83% 0% 8% £9250 - 147 Luton On campus Full-time
Primary Education (5-11) with QTS BA (Hons) University of Chester 66% 4% 4% £9250 - 143 Chester On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Gaelic (Learners) MA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 79% 2% 0% £9250 - 199 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Primary Education (Accelerated Degree) BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 76% 15% 10% £10300 - 127 Leeds On campus Full-time
Primary Education leading to QTS (General Primary) BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 84% 0% 9% £9250 - 130 Northampton On campus Full-time
Primary Education (QTS) BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 64% 1% 6% £9250 - 132 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Primary Education (QTS) BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 79% 5% 7% - - 153 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 69% 3% 8% - - 151 Manchester On campus Full-time
Primary Education (with QTS) BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 80% 0% 5% - - 133 Luton On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status BEd (Hons) University of Portsmouth 82% 5% 10% - - 119 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Primary Education with Teaching Qualification (Dumfries) MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 71% 10% 0% - - 178 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Primary Education PGCE with QTS PGCE University of Huddersfield - - - £9250 £16000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Primary Education (two-year accelerated degree) BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £11100 £20100 - London On campus Full-time
Primary Education (PGCE) [St Mary's at WGU] PGCE Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £5750 £12500 - Wrexham On campus Full-time
PGCE Primary Education with Early Years (3-7) PGCE University of Reading - - - £9250 £21350 - Reading On campus Full-time
Addysg Gynradd gyda SAC BA Edu (Hons) University of Wales - - - £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Primary Education (PGDE - Graduates only) PGDE University of Strathclyde - - - £9250 £18050 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
PGCE Primary Education PGCE University of Reading - - - £9250 £21350 - Reading On campus Full-time
PGCE Primary Education with Mathematics (5-11) PGCE University of Reading - - - £9250 £21350 - Reading On campus Full-time
Primary Education - Gaelic Medium (PGDE - Graduates only) PGDE University of Strathclyde - - - £9250 £18050 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Primary Education (PGDE) PGDE University of Dundee - - - £9250 £20900 - Dundee On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
70 /100
18419 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. 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.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Primary Education

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22820 £18460 £20799
25-75 percentile range £17528 - £26934 £13130 - £23882 £14555 - £27277
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Primary Education 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 £21947 £17855 £20362
25-75 percentile range £18065 - £25704 £13356 - £22534 £15222 - £26193
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Primary Education

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 Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

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

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Primary Education

  • Schools
  • Colleges
  • Local Government
  • Educational Institutions
  • Social Work Companies

Jobs of graduates of Primary Education (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Primary Education at Anglia Ruskin University

65% Information Technology Professionals
9% Sales occupations
4% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
4% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
4% Business and public service associate professionals
4% Caring personal services
2% Teaching Professionals
2% Welfare and housing associate professionals
2% Elementary occupations
2% Protective service occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Primary Education 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 Primary Education

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Primary Education, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Primary Education is the study of teaching and learning, the arrangement of the curriculum, and the investigation of the learning process in order to improve learning ability and efficiency in children in school years 1 to 6 inclusive.

The median salary of graduates of Primary Education was £22820 15 months after graduation, £18460 3 years after graduation and £20799 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Primary Education studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Education (Honours) - BEd (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Bachelor of Arts in Education (Honours) - BA Edu (Hons)
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE
  • Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Scotland) - PGDE