Applied Linguistics Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) City University London 64% 0% 5% £9250 £20090 141 London On campus Full-time
Japanese, Intercultural Communication and Linguistics BA (Hons) York St John University 70% 5% 8% £9250 £14000 113 York On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy with Foundation Year BMedSci (Hons) The University of Sheffield 93% 0% 7% £9250 £29110 150 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BMedSc (Hons) The University of Sheffield 92% 6% 3% £9250 £29110 150 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) Plymouth Marjon University 69% 0% 15% £9250 £14500 136 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy MSpchLangTher Queen Margaret University - 0% 10% £9250 £15500 £16500 179 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) Ulster University 92% 0% 0% £9250 £15840 £16320 159 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Korean, Intercultural Communication and Linguistics BA (Hons) York St John University 70% 5% 8% £9250 £14000 119 York On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 74% 10% 2% £9250 £20600 117 Norwich On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Essex - 0% 5% £9250 £19500 141 Colchester On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy MSc University of Reading 71% 0% 10% £9250 £27650 170 Reading On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Pathology BSc (Hons) University of Strathclyde 92% 5% 0% £9250 £22400 199 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy (Including Placement Year) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 86% 0% 7% £9250 £19500 152 Colchester On campus Full-time Sandwich
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 92% 5% 5% £9250 £15750 £16250 160 Leicester On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy (Including Year Abroad) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 80% 0% 7% £9250 £19500 152 Colchester On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University - 10% 6% £9250 - 165 Birmingham On campus Full-time
English Language for Speech and Language Therapy BA (Hons) Bangor University 89% 5% 5% £9000 - 126 Bangor On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 76% 5% 0% £9250 - 143 Leeds On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University - 5% 5% £9000 - 167 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Sciences MSc (UG) Newcastle University 87% 0% 5% - - 166 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 81% 5% 6% - - 155 Manchester On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) Newcastle University - 0% 5% - - 153 Newcastle On campus Full-time
English Language and Applied Linguistics BSc (Hons) Swansea University - 10% 10% - - 138 Swansea On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) The University of Manchester 72% 5% 15% - - 160 Manchester On campus Full-time
English Language and Applied Linguistics with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Swansea University - 10% 10% - - 138 Swansea On campus Full-time
Global Intercultural Communication MA University of East Anglia - - - £9975 £21200 - Norwich On campus Part-time
Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA University of Portsmouth - - - £10400 £18800 £17900 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics and Communication MA Birkbeck, University of London - - - £10800 £19830 - London On campus Full-time
PhD in Applied Linguistics PhD The University of York - - - £2325 £4806 £9450 £22200 - York On campus Part-time
Applied Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages MA University of Liverpool - - - £10400 £21400 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching MA The University of York - - - £9990 £10590 £22250 £23900 - York On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics MA University of Reading - - - £10800 £22350 - Reading On campus Full-time
Social Research and Applied Linguistics MRes Birkbeck, University of London - - - £5400 £9915 - London On campus Part-time
Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching MA The University of York - - - £9990 £22250 - York On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc University of Essex - - - £10000 £21700 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy MSc City University London - - - £9250 £20000 - London On campus Full-time
Intercultural Communication and Education MA Durham University - - - £10400 £22500 - Durham On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc Queen Margaret University - - - £11150 £21875 - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield - - - £9250 £18700 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics MA University of Essex - - - £10000 £21700 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Computer Science with Speech and Language Processing MSc The University of Sheffield - - - £13000 £27500 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Global Communication with Business Management BA (Hons) University of East Anglia - - - £9250 £20600 - Norwich On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics MA University of Greenwich - - - £11000 £17450 - London On campus Part-time
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Global Communication with Business Management with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of East Anglia - - - £9250 - - Norwich On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics with TESOL MA University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy MSc University of Reading - - - - - - Reading On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics PhD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Applied Linguistics for TEFL MA Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Part-time
Applied Linguistics MA Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics MA The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Part-time
English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics PhD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition MSc University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Multilingualism, Linguistics and Education MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) - Postgraduate MSc (PG) Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Intercultural Communication MA The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
Speech and Language Sciences MPhil Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Bilingualism MA Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Part-time
Language and Intercultural Communication PgDip The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics MA University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham online Part-time
Applied Linguistics with English Language Teaching PhD The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) MA Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics MA Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Intercultural Communication MA Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Applied Linguistics for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) MA University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Applied Linguistics (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) MA University of Bedfordshire - - - - - - Luton On campus Full-time
Cross-Cultural Communication and Applied Linguistics MA Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Part-time
Speech Difficulties PgCert The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield online Part-time
Applied Linguistics MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching MA The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching MA University of Southampton - - - - - - Southampton On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Processing MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
Applied Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) MA Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Part-time
English Language and Applied Linguistics MA (Res) University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Speech and Language Therapy MMedSci The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Intercultural Communication MA The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Bilingualism MPhil Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Intercultural Communication PhD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Dyslexia Research and Practice PgCert University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Part-time
Intercultural Communication for Business and the Professions MSc The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Intercultural Communication MA Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Full-time
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) with Applied Linguistics MA University of Central Lancashire - - - - - - Preston On campus Full-time
Applied Linguistics Research MA Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Part-time
Speech and Language Therapy MSc Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Linguistics, Applied Linguistics PhD Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
44 /100
4812 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Applied Linguistics

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22939 £23517 £27547
25-75 percentile range £19969 - £27184 £18416 - £27751 £21421 - £33579

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22689 £22555 £26758
25-75 percentile range £19762 - £26187 £17877 - £27183 £21984 - £31652

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Applied Linguistics

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 Applied Linguistics 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 Applied Linguistics

  • Dictionary Compilers
  • Proofreading and Editing Companies
  • Speech and Language Therapy Companies
  • Educational Institutions

Specialisations within Applied Linguistics

  • Language Acquisition
  • Development
  • Linguistics Theory
  • Language Structure
  • Sign Language
  • Bilingualism
  • Language Teaching and Literacy
  • Theoretical Linguistics
  • Phonology

Jobs of graduates of Applied Linguistics (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Applied Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University

30% Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
15% Caring personal services
10%
10% Protective service occupations
5% Welfare Professionals
5% Welfare and housing associate professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Secretarial and related occupations

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Applied Linguistics

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Applied Linguistics, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

The median salary of graduates of Applied Linguistics was £22939 15 months after graduation, £23517 3 years after graduation and £27547 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Applied Linguistics studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours) - BMedSci (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours) - BMedSc (Hons)
  • Masters in Speech & Language Therapy - MSpchLangTher
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Science (Undergraduate) - MSc (UG)
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)
  • Master of Medical Sciences - MMedSci