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Psychology at University of Greater Manchester

University of Greater Manchester is ranked 126th of 127 universities for psychology on our measures. 70% of students are positive about the course.

Typical offer 112 UCAS pointsEngland16 coursesRanked on partial data

#126 of 127 for psychology1
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Will my grades get me in?

We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other psychology courses

  • Student satisfaction70%Below average (average 85%)
  • Stay on course68%Below average (average 88%)
  • Graduate-level jobs–Not published
  • Salary after 15 months–Not published
  • Entry points (median)79Less competitive than average (average 113)

The marker shows the typical (median) psychology course. How we measure

Who gets in

UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC74%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC10%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB6%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB5%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA4%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more1%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months–£26k average
  2. 3 years£18k£22k average
  3. 5 years£21.5k£26.5k average

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.

Compare the 16 psychology courses here

Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.

  • Highest student satisfaction: Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling (81%).
  • Least competitive entry: Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 60 UCAS points, against 120 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Mental Health, Wellbeing and Counselling (95%).
  • Foundation year: 8 of the 16 courses offer one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
  • Accredited by British Psychological Society: 10 of the 16 courses.

  • Mental Health and Wellbing

    BSc · 3 years

    Estimated offer~BBC–CCC

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    68%*
    Stay on
    69%*
    Entry points
    73*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Psychology

    BSc · 3 years

    Estimated offer~BBC–CCC

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    68%*
    Stay on
    69%*
    Entry points
    73*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

    BSc · 3 years

    Typical offer112 UCAS points

    Satisfied
    68%*
    Stay on
    90%
    Entry points
    120
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: British Psychological Society

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Psychology with Applications in Education

    BSc · 3 years

    Estimated offer~BBC–CCC

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    68%*
    Stay on
    69%*
    Entry points
    73*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: British Psychological Society

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing with Foundation Year

    BSc · 4 years

    Foundation year

    Satisfied
    68%*
    Stay on
    69%*
    Entry points
    73*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageKnow the offer?

  • Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience with Foundation Year

    BSc · 4 years

    Foundation year

    Typical offer48 UCAS points

    Satisfied
    68%*
    Stay on
    50%
    Entry points
    61
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: British Psychological Society

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Psychology with Applications in Education with Foundation Year

    BSc · 4 years

    Foundation year

    Satisfied
    68%*
    Stay on
    69%*
    Entry points
    73*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: British Psychological Society

    Course pageKnow the offer?

  • Psychology with Foundation Year

    BSc · 4 years

    Foundation year

    Satisfied
    68%*
    Stay on
    69%*
    Entry points
    73*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageKnow the offer?

  • Criminological and Forensic Psychology

    BSc · 3 years

    Joint or combined

    Typical offer112 UCAS points

    Satisfied
    79%
    Stay on
    70%
    Entry points
    100
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: British Psychological Society

    Course pageWrong offer?

* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.

Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.

Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.

Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.

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