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 Courses1,922
Data SourceOffice for Students

BAEnglish and Creative Writing with Foundation Year

University of Keele
FT4Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MALiberal Arts with Comparative Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAEnglish with Spanish

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary£23k
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BAFine Art / English Literature

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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MAEnglish Literature/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MAInternational Business with German

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish

University of Strathclyde
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages and International Relations

The University of Leicester
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BACreative Arts and Africa and Black Diaspora

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics with Foundation Year

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAMusic and Chinese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BADigital Media, Culture and Japanese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAWelsh With Creative Writing

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAContemporary Craft and English Literature (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAModern Language

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

The University of Hull
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MABusiness Management and English

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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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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BAModern Languages / English Literature

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAJapanese, TESOL and Linguistics

York St John University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£22k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature

York St John University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,922
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students