Linguistics at The University of Edinburgh
Linguistics (MA (Hons), Q100) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
45% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 50%, a baccalaureate 20%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q100 · Q1 linguistics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%87%
Learning opportunities85%83%
Assessment and feedback63%80%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management91%85%
Learning resources80%88%
Student voice65%79%
20 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£27k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working10% working and studying25% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Linguistics at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Linguistics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
| King's College London, University of London | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Cymraeg ac Ieithyddiaeth BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | — |
| University of Huddersfield | English BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | English and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Language & Linguistics MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Bristol, UWE | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Linguistics this course | — | 144–159 |
| University of Essex | Computational Linguistics BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| University of Greenwich | English Language and TESOL BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
See all 229 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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