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

MAFrench and English Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MSciSpeech and Language Therapy (pre-registration) with a Foundation Year

University of Keele
FT5Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MSciSpeech and Language Therapy

University of Keele
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish Language

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAAnthropology with a Language

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAGerman and Spanish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFilm Studies and English

The University of Leicester
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BAModern Languages

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAFrench and Portuguese

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BASpanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAPolitics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAGerman and Classics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BASocial Policy and Spanish

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BASpanish (with a modern language)

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAGerman with Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAFilm and Modern Languages

University of Bristol
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAClassics and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish and Theatre

Queen Mary University of London
FT3Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAInternational Development and Languages with Foundation Year

University of Portsmouth
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and Politics (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAArabic and Linguistics

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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BASociology and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MACeltic and English Language

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAClassical Studies and English

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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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