Languages
(ex. English Studies)
Languages (ex. English Studies)
5 years after Graduation.
EXPLAINER NOTES BY ANDY GARDNER
Subjects covered include:
Linguistics, Languages, Classics, Classical Studies
General Median salaries to compare with below:
For all 24-29-year-olds in work in 2014-15: £20,800 WonkHE. For all ages, £27,600 in 2015 ASHE
Interesting points from the depths of the LEO spreadsheet:
Earnings seems to be higher than English and Historical courses. Virtually all courses take students from the high and middle prior attainment bands.
It’s not just about the money!
There are many reasons to go to university; Love of a subject, independent and critical thinking, independent living (if affordable!). It’s not just about salary levels, however applicants must not be misled by general statements about a blanket graduate dividend, these can be clearly bogus. See information below.
For courses with a clear vocational link, check to see if there is a relevant apprenticeship standard:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/institute-for-apprenticeships
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
Languages (ex. English Studies)
Data Set

HE provider | Upper quartile | Median earnings | Lower quartile |
---|---|---|---|
The University of Cambridge | 51500 | 36100 | 25100 |
The University of Oxford | 49700 | 35000 | 26800 |
University of Durham | 43200 | 30900 | 24600 |
University College London | 43200 | 30900 | 24400 |
The University of Bristol | 39900 | 30700 | 26200 |
University of Nottingham | 41900 | 30400 | 24300 |
The University of Edinburgh | 41900 | 30300 | 22200 |
Birkbeck College | 40900 | 29200 | 22900 |
The University of Bath | 37500 | 28600 | 22900 |
The University of St Andrews | 39200 | 28300 | 23000 |
The University of Birmingham | 36300 | 28200 | 21600 |
King's College London | 32800 | 28000 | 23200 |
The University of Warwick | 37500 | 28000 | 21900 |
The University of Leeds | 34800 | 27800 | 22900 |
Heriot-Watt University | 31300 | 27800 | 21100 |
The School of Oriental and African Studies | 34900 | 27700 | 18300 |
The University of Exeter | 33800 | 27300 | 21600 |
Aston University | 40600 | 27200 | 22500 |
Middlesex University | 30100 | 26800 | 11800 |
GB | 34100 | 26500 | 20300 |
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 33200 | 26400 | 21300 |
The University of Sheffield | 32800 | 26300 | 20200 |
The University of York | 32300 | 26300 | 21600 |
Queen Mary University of London | 32300 | 25900 | 18400 |
The University of Manchester | 31800 | 25700 | 19700 |
The University of Portsmouth | 31100 | 25700 | 20800 |
The University of Reading | 31000 | 25700 | 17600 |
The University of Southampton | 32500 | 25700 | 21100 |
University of the West of England, Bristol | 30900 | 25300 | 19900 |
The University of East Anglia | 30400 | 25000 | 19200 |
The University of Sussex | 30700 | 25000 | 17500 |
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | 31200 | 24900 | 17800 |
Leeds Beckett University | 30000 | 24800 | 17000 |
University of Chester | 29500 | 24700 | 19500 |
University of Hertfordshire | 27700 | 24700 | 17500 |
Cardiff University | 29800 | 24500 | 19700 |
Goldsmiths College | 28200 | 24400 | 12300 |
The University of Lancaster | 27900 | 24400 | 20000 |
University of Plymouth | 28900 | 24400 | 17000 |
The University of Essex | 32300 | 24200 | 17700 |
The University of Keele | 30600 | 24200 | 18000 |
The University of Leicester | 30900 | 24200 | 19300 |
The University of Liverpool | 31200 | 24200 | 19000 |
Liverpool John Moores University | 28800 | 24000 | 16500 |
The University of Westminster | 27700 | 24000 | 14600 |
Swansea University | 28800 | 23900 | 16900 |
Aberystwyth University | 26400 | 23800 | 15400 |
Oxford Brookes University | 31700 | 23700 | 20300 |
The University of Hull | 30300 | 23600 | 16800 |
Anglia Ruskin University | 28100 | 23500 | 17400 |
The University of Kent | 30000 | 23200 | 16700 |
The University of Aberdeen | 26600 | 23100 | 16300 |
Coventry University | 26500 | 23000 | 20000 |
London Metropolitan University | 28700 | 23000 | 10300 |
The University of Glasgow | 27700 | 23000 | 16000 |
The Manchester Metropolitan University | 27000 | 22800 | 17500 |
The University of Stirling | 29700 | 22800 | 16500 |
The University of Strathclyde | 26700 | 22800 | 18300 |
The Nottingham Trent University | 27300 | 22600 | 15900 |
Roehampton University | 27200 | 22100 | 18000 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 27800 | 21600 | 14100 |
University of Derby | 27800 | 21400 | 16900 |
York St John University | 25600 | 21300 | 14200 |
The Open University in England16 | 29800 | 21200 | 9100 |
The University of Wolverhampton | 28500 | 21200 | 17100 |
The University of Greenwich | 29000 | 21000 | 13800 |
Bangor University | 24600 | 19900 | 16600 |
The University of the West of Scotland | 26800 | 19500 | 9600 |
The University of Central Lancashire | 22200 | 17700 | 14200 |
The University of Salford | 22900 | 16700 | 13500 |