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Business Administration Graduate Outcomes

Graduate Outcomes 2022/23 for full-time UK domiciled first degree Business Administration graduates - 15 months after Bath.

Courses included on this page

On this page find Graduate Outcomes Survey data for 2022/23 leavers for the following course(s):

  • Business Administration BSc (now offered as Business BSc)

Example job titles

  • Analyst
  • Associate Auditor
  • Corporate Banking Senior Analyst
  • Credit Risk Advisor
  • Investment Banking Analyst
  • Investment Strategist
  • Sales Graduate
  • Marketing Executive
  • Sales Associate

Example employers

  • CIL Management Consultants
  • Alphasights
  • Bank of New York Mellon
  • Citigroup
  • HJ Heinz
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Oliver Wyman
  • Porsche AG
  • Think Research

Response rates to survey

Response rate
Total in 2022/23 cohort 1 60
% response rate 51%

Graduate Outcomes by activity

Activity summary Percentage
Work for an employer 2 94%
Further study, training or research
Self-employed/own business 3%
Other 3
Unemployed 4 3%
Total 5 100%

Occupations, industries and skills

Studies in Business Administration provide broad-based training in core business areas, creating diverse career opportunities in accounting, finance, marketing, management and human resources. Graduates develop essential employability skills including teamwork, communication, analytical thinking, problem-solving and entrepreneurship, alongside specialist knowledge of business principles. This comprehensive skill set enables them to work effectively in national and multinational companies.

Industries

Business Administration graduates work across business, finance, accountancy, banking, marketing, communications and technology sectors. They typically join multinational accountancy firms, management consultancies, investment banks, asset management firms, start-ups, FMCG companies and other commercial organisations.

Occupations

Business Administration graduates pursue careers across management, marketing, sales, finance, data analysis, recruitment, consultancy and human resources. Common roles include management consultant, business analyst, financial analyst, junior account manager, brand manager, trader, strategy analyst and customer success analyst.

Graduate Outcomes explained

The Graduate Outcomes Survey is the UK's largest social survey, capturing the activities and perspectives of graduates 15 months after graduation. The University of Bath has an excellent graduate employment record, featuring in the top ten for graduate prospects in three major national league tables 6. Read more about the survey and overall statistics for Bath's graduates on What do first degree Bath graduates do?

Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey for 2022/23 leavers relating to full-time UK-domiciled first-degree University of Bath graduates, 15 months after leaving university.

Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited part of Jisc 2025. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

  1. Number rounded to the nearest multiple of five. 

  2. Includes paid and unpaid work and voluntary work.  

  3. Includes developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio, taking time out to travel, caring for someone (unpaid), retired, or doing something else.  

  4. Unemployed may include those due to start work or further study.  

  5. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Activity defined using HESA MIMPACT: identifies what the graduate considered to be their most important activity on census week. 

  6. 6th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026, 6th in the Complete University Guide 2026, and 6th in the Guardian University Guide 2026.  

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