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

BAWriting and English Literature

Anglia Ruskin University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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MAPortuguese/German

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MASpanish/Sociology

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Language and English Literature (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAInternational Relations and European Languages

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAArabic and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAGerman and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAEnglish Literature/Latin

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAModern Languages / English Literature

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAGlobal Studies and Modern Languages

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAChinese and German

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BALinguistics And The English Language

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£21k
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MAArchaeology/ English Language

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and American Studies

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAInternational Relations and Language & Linguistics

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MASpanish/German

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAWelsh And Linguistics

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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MARussian Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAModern Languages (Triple Subject)

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£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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MAGerman/Russian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Literature

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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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