Subject Guide

Languages and Area Studies

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

MAEnglish and Italian

University of St Andrews
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAArabic and Comparative Literature and Italian

University of St Andrews
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BAEnglish

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied89%
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Salary£29k
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MAModern Languages (Arabic and Russian) and English

University of St Andrews
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MAGeography and Italian

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

University of St Andrews
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Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAChinese Studies - Persian

University of St Andrews
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BAComparative Literature

University College London
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Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary£31k
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MAEnglish Literature/Mathematics

University of Glasgow
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BScComputational Linguistics

The University of Essex
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAPhilosophy and Russian

University of St Andrews
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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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BAEnglish Language and Literature

Swansea University
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish and Comparative Literature (Including Placement Year)

The University of Essex
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BAAmerican Studies

Swansea University
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

Whitefield Academy Trust
PTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
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MAMiddle East Studies and Spanish

University of St Andrews
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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BAEnglish Literature (Including Year Abroad)

The University of Essex
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAModern Languages (Italian and Spanish) and English

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAItalian and Persian

University of St Andrews
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MABiblical Studies and German

University of St Andrews
FT
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BAEnglish Literature And Journalism

West Herts College📚 Further Education College
PTPlacementAbroad
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BAEnglish Language and Communication

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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MAGerman and Persian

University of St Andrews
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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