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

BAEnglish Language with Media Communication (Including Year Abroad)

The University of Essex
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature

York St John University
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BAEnglish

University of Derby
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MAModern Languages (Italian and Russian) and English

University of St Andrews
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAComparative Literature/English Language

University of Glasgow
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BALiberal Arts (Including Year Abroad)

The University of Essex
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Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

University of the West of England, Bristol
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BAEnglish Literature

Leeds Beckett University
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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MAPhilosophy and Spanish

University of St Andrews
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MAGerman and Middle East Studies

University of St Andrews
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BACreative Writing

Manchester Metropolitan University
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BAEnglish Language and Literature (Including Year Abroad)

The University of Essex
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MAModern Languages (Arabic and Spanish) and English

University of St Andrews
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MAArabic and Persian and Spanish

University of St Andrews
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MAItalian and Russian

University of St Andrews
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MAFrench and German and Italian

University of St Andrews
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MAArabic and Biblical Studies

University of St Andrews
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BAWriting and English Literature

Anglia Ruskin University
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Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MAEconomics and Italian

University of St Andrews
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MAComparative Literature/Theatre Studies

University of Glasgow
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
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MAComparative Literature and French and Russian

University of St Andrews
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MAArabic and Comparative Literature and German

University of St Andrews
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MAEnglish Language

University of Glasgow
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

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