Subject Guide

Languages and Area Studies

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Average Graduate Salary
£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses18,514
Data SourceOffice for Students

MAEnglish Literature/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
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BACreative Writing in the Highlands and Islands

University of the Highlands and Islands
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Drop-out60%
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MAEnglish Language/Mathematics

University of Glasgow
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BACreative Writing

Edge Hill University
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Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Chichester
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MATheatre Studies/English Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAEnglish Language/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAEnglish Literature/Gaelic

University of Glasgow
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BAEnglish and History

Leeds Beckett University
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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MAEnglish Literature/Music

University of Glasgow
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MAEnglish Language/Music

University of Glasgow
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MAGaelic/English Language

University of Glasgow
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MAFrench and German and Russian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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BALinguistics (Including Foundation Year)

The University of Essex
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScComputational Linguistics (Including Year Abroad)

The University of Essex
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MAArabic and Italian and Russian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAFrench and German and Spanish

University of St Andrews
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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BAEnglish Language and Communication

Anglia Ruskin University
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Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MAArabic and French and Spanish

University of St Andrews
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Salary£32k
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BAModern Languages, Translation and Interpreting

Swansea University
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAArabic - Chinese Studies

University of St Andrews
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Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAModern Languages (French and German) and Management

University of St Andrews
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MAArabic and Comparative Literature and Spanish

University of St Andrews
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BAEnglish Language and Literature (Including Year Abroad)

The University of Essex
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses18,514
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students