American Studies Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
English and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 85% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 181 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies (United States) with Film (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 78% 5% 15% £9250 £18585 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
History and American Studies BA (Hons) York St John University 81% 5% 10% £9250 £14000 111 York On campus Full-time
Art History and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 years) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 10% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 189 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Geography and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 5% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 186 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
International Relations and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 87% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 187 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Spanish and Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 10% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 180 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Film and Television Studies and American Studies BA (Hons) The University of Nottingham 60% 2% 5% £9250 £21500 138 Nottingham On campus Full-time
American Studies and Politics (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) University of Sussex 77% 4% 10% £9250 £21500 126 Brighton On campus Full-time
Film & Visual Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 10% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 192 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Legal Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 90% 4% 4% £9250 £21900 £20800 196 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies BA (Hons) University of East Anglia 89% 10% 10% £9250 £20600 123 Norwich On campus Full-time
Sociology and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 86% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 185 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Language & Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 92% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 193 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies (United States) (with a term abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex - 5% 5% £9250 £18585 104 Colchester On campus Full-time
Language & Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 92% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 193 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Geography and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 86% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 188 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies and War Studies BA (Hons) York St John University 85% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 106 York On campus Full-time
German and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 10% 15% £9250 £21900 £20800 189 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies and Film Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) York St John University 81% 5% 6% £9250 £14000 114 York On campus Full-time
Legal Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 90% 4% 4% £9250 £21900 £20800 196 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Finance and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 83% 0% 1% £9250 £21900 £20800 185 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies and History (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) University of Sussex 82% 0% 0% £9250 £21500 143 Brighton On campus Full-time
Art History and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 10% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 189 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Law with American Studies (with a study abroad year) LLB (Hons) University of Sussex 69% 0% 5% £9250 £21500 134 Brighton On campus Full-time
Business Management and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 84% 10% 4% £9250 £21900 £20800 180 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Spanish and Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 10% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 189 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Business Management and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 84% 10% 4% £9250 £21900 £20800 180 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Modern Languages with Latin American Studies (including a year in Latin America) BA (Hons) University of Essex 78% 5% 10% £9250 £19500 123 Colchester On campus Full-time
Gaelic Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 85% 10% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 189 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Spanish and Latin American Studies with Music Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 5% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 180 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Anthropology and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 93% 0% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 180 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Anthropology and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 93% 0% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 180 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Criminology and American Studies (United States) (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex - 0% 8% £9250 £18585 107 Colchester On campus Full-time
Politics and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 87% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 187 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Modern Languages with Latin American Studies (Inc Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 78% 5% 10% £9250 £18585 123 Colchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 74% 10% 2% £9250 £21900 £20800 176 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
History and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 0% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 179 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Spanish and Latin American Studies BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 80% 0% 5% £9000 £16520 127 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
History and American Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) York St John University 81% 5% 6% £9250 £14000 111 York On campus Full-time
Criminology and American Studies (United States) Including Placement Year BA (Hons) University of Essex 87% 5% 10% £9250 £18585 92 Colchester On campus Full-time
American Studies and English (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) University of Sussex 82% 8% 4% £9250 £21500 132 Brighton On campus Full-time
American Studies (with a Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Hull 94% 0% 0% £9250 £15400 131 Hull On campus Full-time
International Relations and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 87% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 187 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Mathematics and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 72% 0% 15% £9250 £21900 £20800 200 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies BA (Hons) University of East Anglia 89% 5% 5% £9250 £20600 122 Norwich On campus Full-time
Spanish and Latin American Studies with Music Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 5% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 180 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies (United States) with Film (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 78% 5% 15% £9250 £18585 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
Finance and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 83% 0% 1% £9250 £21900 £20800 185 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) University of Sussex 82% 0% 0% £9250 £21500 132 Brighton On campus Full-time
History and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 0% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 179 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies and English BA (Hons) The University of Nottingham 73% 1% 0% £9250 £21500 149 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Spanish & Latin American Studies and Theology & Religion (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 0% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 179 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Sociology and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 86% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 185 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies and Film Studies BA (Hons) York St John University 52% 4% 12% £9250 £14000 117 York On campus Full-time
American Studies (United States) (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 87% 5% 10% £9250 £18585 92 Colchester On campus Full-time
American Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Hull 94% 0% 0% £9250 £15400 131 Hull On campus Full-time
American Studies (United States) with Film (term abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 78% 5% 15% £9250 £18585 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
American Studies (United States) (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 83% 5% 5% £9250 £18585 104 Colchester On campus Full-time
Politics and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 87% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 187 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Criminology and American Studies (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 67% 0% 8% £9250 £19500 107 Colchester On campus Full-time
French and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 10% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 197 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies and Film Studies (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) University of Sussex 82% 0% 5% £9250 £21500 126 Brighton On campus Full-time
Spanish and Latin American Studies BA (Hons) University College London 75% 0% 10% £9250 £26200 170 London On campus Full-time
Mathematics and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 72% 0% 15% £9250 £21900 £20800 200 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies and History BA (Hons) The University of Nottingham 63% 5% 15% £9250 £21500 127 Nottingham On campus Full-time
American Studies (United States) (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 78% 5% 5% £9250 £19500 104 Colchester On campus Full-time
Politics and American Studies BA (Hons) The University of Nottingham 53% 10% 0% £9250 £21500 132 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Film & Visual Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 10% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 192 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies and War Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) York St John University 85% 0% 20% £9250 £14000 106 York On campus Full-time
English and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 85% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 181 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Criminology and American Studies (United States) (term abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 67% 0% 8% £9250 £18585 107 Colchester On campus Full-time
Spanish & Latin American Studies and Theology & Religion MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 80% 0% 0% £9250 £21900 £20800 179 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies (United States) with Film (Including Foundation Year and Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex - 5% 10% £9250 £19500 132 Colchester On campus Full-time
History and American Studies BA (Hons) University of Leicester 70% 0% 2% £9250 - 120 Leicester On campus Full-time
American Studies with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of East Anglia 89% 5% 5% £9250 - 122 Norwich On campus Full-time
English and American Studies BA (Hons) University of Leicester 86% 4% 0% £9250 - 131 Leicester On campus Full-time
American Studies with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Swansea University 78% 0% 0% - - 131 Swansea On campus Full-time
Hispanic Studies (Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Latin American Studies) BA (Hons) University of Liverpool 52% 15% 0% - - 138 Liverpool On campus Full-time
American Studies and Politics with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Swansea University 65% 0% 6% - - 128 Swansea On campus Full-time
English Literature and American Studies (Newcastle) BA (Hons) Northumbria University 83% 0% 9% - - 136 Newcastle On campus Full-time
American Studies (4 Years) BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 79% 3% 10% - - 164 Manchester On campus Full-time
History and American Studies BA (Hons) Swansea University 78% 0% 10% - - 129 Swansea On campus Full-time
International Relations and American Studies with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Swansea University 65% 0% 6% - - 128 Swansea On campus Full-time
American Studies and History with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Swansea University 78% 0% 15% - - 123 Swansea On campus Full-time
English Literature and American Studies BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 69% 0% 0% - - 154 Manchester On campus Full-time
Spanish and Latin American Studies BA (Hons) University of Stirling 87% 5% 0% - - 183 Stirling On campus Full-time
American Studies BA (Hons) Swansea University 78% 0% 10% - - 133 Swansea On campus Full-time
American Studies and Politics BA (Hons) Swansea University 65% 0% 6% - - 128 Swansea On campus Full-time
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies BA (Hons) Newcastle University 83% 0% 0% - - 159 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies BA (Hons) University of Leeds 70% 0% 0% - - 146 Leeds On campus Full-time
History and American Studies BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 79% 0% 5% - - 166 Manchester On campus Full-time
History and American Studies (Newcastle) BA (Hons) Northumbria University 78% 0% 10% - - 139 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (4 years) BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 54% 5% 12% - - 155 Manchester On campus Full-time
American Studies with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Swansea University 78% 0% 10% - - 133 Swansea On campus Full-time
American Studies (3 Years) BA (Hons) The University of Manchester 87% 3% 0% - - 137 Manchester On campus Full-time
International Relations and American Studies BA (Hons) Swansea University 65% 0% 6% - - 128 Swansea On campus Full-time
Global Studies with Latin American Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £18585 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Accountancy and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen - - - £9250 £21900 £20800 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Economics and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen - - - £9250 £21900 £20800 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
American Studies MA University of East Anglia - - - £9500 £21200 - Norwich On campus Full-time
Global Studies and Latin American Studies (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £18585 - Colchester On campus Full-time
American Studies BA (Hons) Richmond, The American International University in London - - - £9250 £15645 - Richmond On campus Full-time
Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen - - - £9250 £21900 £20800 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Global Studies and Latin American Studies (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £19500 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Global Studies with Latin American Studies (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £19500 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Global Studies with Latin American Studies (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £18585 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Global Studies with Latin American Studies BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £18585 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Global Studies and Latin American Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £18585 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Language Studies with Latin American Studies BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £19500 - Colchester On campus Full-time
American Studies Extended Degree BA (Hons) Richmond, The American International University in London - - - £9250 £15645 - Richmond On campus Full-time
Language Studies with Latin American Studies (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £19500 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Global Studies and Latin American Studies BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £18585 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 yrs) MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen - - - £9250 £21900 £20800 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Spanish and Latin American Studies Grad Dip Birkbeck, University of London - - - £7200 £13220 - London On campus Full-time
Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies PhD University of Bristol - - - £2332 - - Bristol On campus Part-time
Hispanic and Latin American Studies PhD PhD The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Part-time
Latin American Studies MRes University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Part-time
American Studies PhD University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
English and American Studies MSt University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
American Studies BA (Hons) Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Latin American Studies MSc University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Latin American Studies MLitt Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
English Literature and American Studies MA The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Part-time
American Studies MA MA The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Part-time
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (Hispanic Studies) PhD PhD The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (Hispanic Studies) MSc (Res) The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
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Salary

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Salary of all UK Graduates of American Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £23000 £22500 £27000
25-75 percentile range £20000 - £26000 £18000 - £27500 £21000 - £34000

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22846 £23591 £28788
25-75 percentile range £19708 - £25935 £19061 - £27863 £23174 - £35371

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for American Studies

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

Current jobs

Among graduates of American Studies who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Typical employers for graduates of American Studies

  • Accountancy and Banking
  • Advertising, Marketing and Social Media agencies
  • Charities
  • Event management
  • Film, Television and Media
  • Higher education institutions
  • Local and National Government
  • Management consultancies
  • Museums and Galleries
  • Public Relations agencies
  • Publishing companies
  • Retail organisations

Jobs of graduates of American Studies (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of American Studies at University of Hull

30% Secretarial and related occupations
20% Media Professionals
15% Finance Professionals
10% Customer service occupations
10% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
10% Elementary occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals

Grading & Study Time

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for American Studies

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American Studies is the study of societies, cultures, languages and literature of the Americas.

The median salary of graduates of American Studies was £23000 15 months after graduation, £22500 3 years after graduation and £27000 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for American Studies studies:
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Law (Honours) - LLB (Hons)
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Graduate Diploma - Grad Dip
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)
  • Master of Studies - MSt
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Letters - MLitt
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)