Linguistics Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master
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Overall student satisfaction
56
/100
4812 total respondents
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
Salary
Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students
Salary of all UK Graduates of Linguistics
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £22939 | £23517 | £27547 |
25-75 percentile range | £19969 - £27184 | £18416 - £27751 | £21421 - £33579 |
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Linguistics courses in the UK
All Linguistics courses in the UK
Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £22689 | £22555 | £26758 |
25-75 percentile range | £19762 - £26187 | £17877 - £27183 | £21984 - £31652 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
Jobs & Career Perspectives
Career perspectives for 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.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
Current jobs
Among graduates of Linguistics who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024
Typical employers for graduates of Linguistics
- Media Organisations
- Publishing Companies
- Marketing and PR Companies
- Primary and Secondary Schools
- Language Schools
- Civil Service
- Law and Accountancy Firms
- IT and Telecommunications Firms
- National Health Services and Private Hospitals
Specialisations within Linguistics
- Applied Linguistics
- Forensic Linguistics
- Language Sciences
- English Language
- Philosophy of Language
- Creative Writing
- Philosophy
Jobs of graduates of Linguistics (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of 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 |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Linguistics
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
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FAQ
Linguistics is the study of the nature of language, its development and acquisition.
The median salary of graduates of Linguistics was £22939 15 months after graduation, £23517 3 years after graduation and £27547 5 years after graduation.
- The following degrees are offered for Linguistics studies:
- Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
- Master of Science (Honours) - Msci (Hons)