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

BAPolitics and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAArchaeology and Language & Linguistics

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAEnglish and Gaelic Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAModern Languages and Linguistics

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAComparative Literature/English Language

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MASpanish/Comparative Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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MAFilm & Television Studies/ Spanish

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£25k
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MASpanish and English Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAPolitics and European Languages

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAModern Languages

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAAnthropology and French

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and American Studies (Extended Degree)

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish (with Foundation Year)

Birmingham Newman University
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Studies and Politics

University of Stirling
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out13%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and American Studies

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MAEnglish Language/Italian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAItalian and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MASociology/German

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAEnglish Literature/Latin

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAChinese and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAModern Languages / International Relations

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

The University of Reading
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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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