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

BAJapanese Studies with International Experience

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out50%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

The Open University
PT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out39%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAArt History and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAPortuguese/Archaeology

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAArchaeology/ Spanish

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Literature and Creative Writing

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£19k
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BAContemporary Craft and English Language

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAEnglish Literature (including a Foundation Year)

University of Chester
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish (with Foundation Year)

University of Bedfordshire
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MAAnthropology and English

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish

University of Bedfordshire
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BACreative Writing

The University of Chichester
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Literature

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£21k
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BAEnglish Studies

Anglia Ruskin University
FT3Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAEnglish Literature

Leeds Beckett University
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out30%
Salary£24k
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BADigital Media, Culture and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAMusic and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BADigital Media, Culture and Africa and Black Diaspora

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BADigital Media, Culture and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACreative and Professional Writing and Entrepreneurship

University of Derby
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied91%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAMusic and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BALaw and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied68%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAMedia and Creative Writing

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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Subject Snapshot

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