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
Data SourceOffice for Students

MAItalian and Persian

University of St Andrews
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAGerman and Spanish

University of St Andrews
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Salary£32k
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MAEconomics and German

University of St Andrews
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

Swansea University
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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BACommunications and Linguistics

Nottingham Trent University
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BACreative Writing

Leeds Beckett University
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics (Including Placement Year)

The University of Essex
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAGerman and Management

University of St Andrews
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MAEnglish Literature/Mathematics

University of Glasgow
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BAEnglish

University of London
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MAEconomics and Russian

University of St Andrews
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MAEnglish Literature

University of Glasgow
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MAChinese Studies - Film Studies

University of St Andrews
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BAModern Languages, Translation and Interpreting

Swansea University
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MAModern Languages (German and Italian) and Management

University of St Andrews
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MAComparative Literature and Italian and Russian

University of St Andrews
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BAEnglish and Multimedia Journalism

Manchester Metropolitan University
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Salary (3yr)£20k
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DipHEHistory and Languages

The Open University
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BAJournalism (Including Placement Year)

The University of Essex
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MAMiddle East Studies and Russian

University of St Andrews
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAItalian and Psychology

University of St Andrews
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MA(SocSci)Gaelic/Central & East European Studies

University of Glasgow
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DipHEEnglish

University of London
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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