Comparative Literary Studies Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Comparative Literature/Economics MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 85% 0% 0% £27750 £70480 187 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Italian MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 15% £27750 £79290 198 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Central & East European Studies MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 71% 5% 0% £27750 £70480 187 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture with International Film BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 129 Egham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Russian MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 71% 5% 0% £27750 £79290 187 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Translation Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 124 Egham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/History MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 180 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture with Philosophy BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 123 Egham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture and Drama BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 137 Egham On campus Full-time
Classical Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 125 Egham On campus Full-time
Gaelic/Comparative Literature MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 181 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Scottish Literature MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 87% 1% 3% £27750 £70480 185 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Spanish/Comparative Literature MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 83% 0% 8% £27750 £79290 191 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/German MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 53% 0% 5% £27750 £79290 185 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Cultures with History of Art and Visual Culture BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 124 Egham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature BA (Hons) University College London 82% 0% 5% £9250 £23300 162 London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/English Literature MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 87% 1% 0% £27750 £70480 185 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture and English BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 75% 2% 9% £9250 £19300 129 Egham On campus Full-time
English and Comparative Literature (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 85% 5% 10% £9250 £16850 103 Colchester On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/French MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 74% 0% 0% £27750 £79290 188 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture and Philosophy BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 123 Egham On campus Full-time
English and Comparative Literature (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 85% 5% 10% £9250 £16850 103 Colchester On campus Full-time
Modern Languages and Comparative Literature and Culture BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 124 Egham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Philosophy MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 183 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/History of Art MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 171 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Film and Television Studies MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 184 Glasgow On campus Full-time
History of Art and Visual Culture and Comparative Literature and Culture BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 124 Egham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Classics MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 181 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature MLitt University of St Andrews 87% 0% 0% £9900 £20370 186 St Andrews On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) University College London 82% 0% 5% £9250 £23300 162 London On campus Full-time
Theology and Religious Studies/Comparative Literature MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 182 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Theatre Studies MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 175 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Translation Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture with a year abroad BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £19300 124 Egham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/Music MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 49% 15% 0% £27750 £70480 187 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature/English Language & Linguistics MA (Hons) University of Glasgow 87% 1% 3% £27750 £70480 185 Glasgow On campus Full-time
English and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) University of Essex 85% 5% 10% £9250 £16850 103 Colchester On campus Full-time
Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 36% 0% 10% £9250 - 140 London On campus Full-time
German and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 80% 0% 10% £9250 - 131 London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature BA (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 80% 0% 20% £9250 - 134 London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Linguistics BA (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 67% 0% 0% £9250 - 131 London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Film Studies BA (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 80% 0% 5% £9250 - 141 London On campus Full-time
Classical Studies and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) King's College London 70% 0% 15% £9250 - 156 London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature with Film Studies BA (Hons) King's College London 70% 0% 30% £9250 - 168 London On campus Full-time
French and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 44% 5% 10% £9250 - 140 London On campus Full-time
English and Comparative Literature (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 85% 5% 10% £9250 - 103 Colchester On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture with an Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 0% £9250 - 124 Egham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature BA (Hons) King's College London 75% 0% 10% £9250 - 142 London On campus Full-time
Russian and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 80% 0% 15% £9250 - 137 London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature BA (Hons) University of Kent 100% 0% 0% - - 142 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Film BA (Hons) University of Kent 95% 0% 5% - - 133 Canterbury On campus Full-time
English and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) University of Leeds 68% 1% 5% - - 151 Leeds On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Drama BA (Hons) University of Kent 95% 0% 5% - - 130 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Literary Studies with Creative Writing BA (Hons) University of Suffolk 95% 0% 5% £9250 £12996 130 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture BA (Hons) Birkbeck, University of London - - - £6935 £10920 - London On campus Part-time
World and Comparative Literatures and Cultures BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London - - - £9250 £19300 - Egham On campus Full-time
English Literary Studies (Eighteenth Century) MA University of Southampton - - - £9250 £21000 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Comparative Literatures and Cultures BA University of Bristol - - - £9250 £20100 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literary Studies MA Durham University - - - £5940 £12265 - Durham On campus Part-time
Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Spanish BA University of Bristol - - - £9250 £20100 - Bristol On campus Full-time
English Literary Studies MA Durham University - - - £10800 £22300 - Durham On campus Full-time
Literary Studies MA Aberystwyth University - - - £7000 £14700 - Aberystwyth On campus Part-time
English Literary Studies (Postcolonial and World Literature) MA University of Southampton - - - £9250 £21000 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Romantic and Victorian Literary Studies MA Durham University - - - £10800 £22300 - Durham On campus Full-time
Medieval and Renaissance Literary Studies MA Durham University - - - £5940 £12265 - Durham On campus Part-time
English Literary Studies (Nineteenth Century) MA University of Southampton - - - £9250 £21000 - Southampton On campus Full-time
English Literary Studies MA The University of York - - - £8040 £18240 - York On campus Full-time
Comparative Literatures and Cultures and French BA University of Bristol - - - £9250 £20100 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Portuguese BA University of Bristol - - - £9250 £20100 - Bristol On campus Full-time
English Literary Studies (Twentieth Century and Contemporary) MA University of Southampton - - - £9250 £21000 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Russian BA University of Bristol - - - £9250 £20100 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture with International Experience BA (Hons) Birkbeck, University of London - - - £9250 £14560 - London On campus Full-time
English Literary Studies MA University of Southampton - - - £9250 £21000 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Comparative Literatures and Cultures and German BA University of Bristol - - - £9250 £20100 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature (Africa and Asia) MA SOAS, University of London - - - £11980 £23400 - London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Italian BA University of Bristol - - - £9250 £20100 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birkbeck, University of London - - - £9250 £14560 - London On campus Full-time
English and Comparative Literary Studies PhD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
English Literary Studies (various pathways) MA University of Exeter - - - - - - Exeter On campus Part-time
Comparative Literature (Canterbury) MA University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Comparative Literature and Critical Translation MSt University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Literary Studies: Pathway in Romantic and Victorian Literature and Culture MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Literary Studies: Pathway in Modern and Contemporary Literature MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Literary Studies: Pathway in Critical Theory MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
English, Comparative Literature or Linguistics PhD Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
English Literary Studies MA Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Part-time
Comparative Literature MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Literary Studies: Pathway in American Literature and Culture MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture MA (Res) Royal Holloway, University of London - - - - - - Egham On campus Part-time
English (Literary Studies) MA Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Full-time
Literary Studies: Pathway in World Literature and Comparative Criticism MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
French and Comparative Literature (Canterbury) PhD University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
English Literary Studies with Creative Writing MA Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature MA MA The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature PhD The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
German and Comparative Literature PhD University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Comparative Literature and European Culture MA University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Literary Practice PhD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Critical Theories MA University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Literary Studies: Pathway in Literature of the Caribbean and its Diasporas MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Cultures PhD Royal Holloway, University of London - - - - - - Egham On campus Full-time
Creative Writing with English Literary Studies MA Lancaster University - - - - - - Lancaster On campus Full-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Comparative Literary Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24521 £24027 £28233
25-75 percentile range £21042 - £28169 £18667 - £30646 £21578 - £37856
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
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Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24413 £24956 £30085
25-75 percentile range £21953 - £28148 £19919 - £31743 £23139 - £38691
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Comparative Literary 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.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Current jobs

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

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs of graduates of Comparative Literary Studies (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Comparative Literary Studies at King's College London

30% Business and public service associate professionals
15% Administrative occupations
5% Caring personal services
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5% Customer service occupations
5% Media Professionals
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Comparative Literary Studies

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

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FAQ

The median salary of graduates of Comparative Literary Studies was £24521 15 months after graduation, £24027 3 years after graduation and £28233 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Comparative Literary Studies studies:
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Master of Letters - MLitt
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Studies - MSt
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip

Comparative Literature - BA (Hons) at University of Kent received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 10 respondents.