Subject Guide

Languages and Area Studies

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Average Graduate Salary
£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses2,219
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MAEnglish Language/Music

University of Glasgow
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BAEnglish Literature, Journalism and Media

Cardiff University
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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MACentral & East European Studies/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
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MADigital Media & Information Studies/English Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAEnglish Literature/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAGeography/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAEnglish Literature/Music

University of Glasgow
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing

The University of Huddersfield
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

Birmingham City University
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MAItalian and Russian and Spanish

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

The University of Essex
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAFinance and French

University of Aberdeen
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BAEnglish

University of Southampton
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MAGerman and Russian

University of St Andrews
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MAGerman and Philosophy

University of St Andrews
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MAModern Languages (Italian and Persian) and Management

University of St Andrews
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BAEnglish

Edge Hill University
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Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAModern Languages (Arabic and German) and English

University of St Andrews
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MAEnglish Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAModern Languages (Russian and Spanish) and English

University of St Andrews
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BAEnglish Literature and Film Studies

York St John University
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and French

University of Aberdeen
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAModern Languages, Translation and Interpreting

Swansea University
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
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Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses2,219
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students