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 Courses2,219
Data SourceOffice for Students

BAGerman and Comparative Literature

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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MAEnglish with Music Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BALinguistics and Portuguese

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied80%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAFrench and International Communication

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAModern Languages with Foundation Yr

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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LLBCommon Law/Spanish Language

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAModern Languages and English Language

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScGenetics with a Modern Language

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAModern Language and Business & Management (Spanish)

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAJournalism and English

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) Chinese/French

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and Creative Writing

The University of Warwick
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and Language with Foundation

The University of Westminster
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAArabic and Japanese

The University of Leeds
FT5Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

University of Southampton
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAModern Languages

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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MAFrench and Russian Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BAGerman

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAComparative Literature and Culture with Integrated Foundation Year

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAEnglish and International Relations

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAInternational Business with French

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BACymraeg Proffesiynol

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied99%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BAFilm Studies and English Literature

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses2,219
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students