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

BAAmerican Studies

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAComparative Literature and French and Italian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAGerman and Theological Studies

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MACeltic Studies/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAGaelic

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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BAEnglish

Sheffield Hallam University
PTPlacementFoundation
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAEconomics with Russian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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BAEnglish Literature & Creative Writing

The University of Kent
PT
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MAFinance and French

University of Aberdeen
FTAbroad
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Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAFrench and Italian and Russian

University of St Andrews
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAEnglish Language/ Greek

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics (Including Year Abroad)

The University of Essex
FT
Satisfied80%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAAmerican Studies

Swansea University
FT
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAModern Languages (Arabic and Spanish) and English

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAModern Languages (French and Persian) and English

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAPhilosophy and Russian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAChinese Studies - Comparative Literature

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAChinese Studies - Italian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAArabic and Comparative Literature and Russian

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAItalian and Russian and Spanish

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAEnglish Literature/Mathematics

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAArabic - Chinese Studies

University of St Andrews
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAComparative Literature/Theatre Studies

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish

University of London
FT3Y
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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