Subject Guide

Languages and Area Studies

Compare Languages and Area Studies degrees, uncover real graduate earnings, check student satisfaction, and make an informed decision about your future.

Full UK Coverage Official HESA Data Career Outcomes
Average Graduate Salary
£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses1,541
Data SourceOffice for Students

BAClassics and German

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BAArabic Studies

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BAEuropean Studies (French pathway) with a year abroad

King's College London
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BAModern Languages

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied82%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAGerman and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary£27k
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BALinguistics with German

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BASpanish

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish

The University of Hull
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish

University of Lincoln
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages (One Language)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BARussian and Politics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out40%
Salary£33k
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BAGerman and Linguistics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BALinguistics with Spanish

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BAComparative Literature and Culture and English

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BAFrench Studies

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out12%
Salary£28k
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MAEnglish and Social Anthropology

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFrench and Italian

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish

City St George's, University of London
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish

University of Cambridge
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out1%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish and Comparative Literature

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BAModern Languages (Three Languages)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScExperimental Linguistics (International Programme)

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAModern Languages and Linguistics

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,541
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students