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.
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Average Graduate Salary
£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses2,219
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All Languages and Area Studies Courses
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing
Birmingham City University
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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MABiblical Studies and French
University of St Andrews
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAGerman and Russian
The University of Manchester
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BASpanish and Portuguese
The University of Manchester
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish and Modern Languages with a Year Abroad
King's College London
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAPortuguese/Digital Media & Information Studies
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAGerman and Theological Studies
University of St Andrews
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAArabic and Biblical Studies
University of St Andrews
Satisfied92%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFinnish and Portuguese
University College London
Satisfied71%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAFinnish and Spanish
University College London
Satisfied71%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAGerman and Spanish
The University of Manchester
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary£27k
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BAEuropean Studies (French pathway) with a year abroad
King's College London
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BAInternational Relations and Arabic
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BAArabic Studies
The University of Manchester
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature
University of Nottingham, the
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish and American Literature
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BAArt History & Visual Culture and English
University of Exeter
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish
City St George's, University of London
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAFrench
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAChinese
University of Oxford
Satisfied75%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BAFrench and Italian
The University of Manchester
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BAMiddle Eastern Studies
The University of Manchester
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BASanskrit
University of Oxford
Satisfied75%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BAEnglish
University of Lincoln
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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