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

BAEnglish Language and English Literature (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Hull
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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MAEnglish Literature/Latin

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAEnglish and Film Studies

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£23k
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BAEnglish Studies

Teesside University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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MAGerman and Sociology

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BAWriting and English Literature

Anglia Ruskin University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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MAChinese and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAPortuguese and English Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAWelsh And Linguistics

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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MAGerman/Russian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BALinguistics And The English Language

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£21k
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BAJapanese, TESOL and Linguistics

York St John University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£22k
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BAModern Languages And Welsh

Bangor University
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Studies (with Foundation Year)

Teesside University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAEnglish Literature

York St John University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BAEnglish Literature and Sociology (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Language (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MARussian Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAEnglish Multidiscipline

University of Salford, the
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAModern Languages (Triple Subject)

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BARussian and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Language with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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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