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40MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£32,000
SATISFACTION96%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 40% of the work its graduates go into (High).
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MA · University of St Andrews · 4 years
The pay story
- £32,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £30,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £38,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 93th percentile of 704 Languages and Area Studies courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 80%Found their work meaningful
- 75%Felt on track with their career
- 75%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
- 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).