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

MAItalian/ Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Music

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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MAEnglish Literature/Latin

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

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAFilm & Television Studies/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BARussian and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MASpanish/German

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BACreative Writing and Publishing with Foundation Year

University of Derby
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MAFrench/Theatre Studies

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MALiberal Arts with English Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature and Creative Writing with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAEnglish Language/Russian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAChinese and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MASpanish/Sociology

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Studies

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

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Language (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAModern Languages And Welsh

Bangor University
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
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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BAEast Asian Studies and Law

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied68%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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DipHEGaelic and Related Studies

University of the Highlands and Islands
PT
Satisfied89%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£15k
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Subject Snapshot

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