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
Β£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses2,219
Data SourceOffice for Students

MAFrench and Social Policy

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out9%
SalaryΒ£27k
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MAFrench and English Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
SalaryΒ£27k
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BALinguistics with Italian

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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BAWelsh and Linguistics

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)Β£24k
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BAItalian and Spanish (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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BAFrench and German

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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MALanguage & Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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BALinguistics with Spanish

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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BAJapanese and Economics

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out19%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BAEnglish with Integrated Foundation Year

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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BALinguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BAEuropean Studies (German pathway) with a year abroad

King's College London
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
SalaryΒ£30k
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BAModern Languages with Translation and Transcultural Studies

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)Β£23k
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BAEnglish And Creative Writing

University of Lincoln
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
SalaryΒ£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out11%
SalaryΒ£25k
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MAApplied Modern Languages and Translating: German/Spanish

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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MAPortuguese/Gaelic

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)Β£26k
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BAModern Chinese

Cardiff University
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)Β£26k
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BAEnglish

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)Β£27k
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BALanguages and Translation

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied98%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)Β£24k
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BAGerman and Spanish (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
SalaryΒ£24k
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MAEnglish and Theological Studies

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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MAFrench and Language and Linguistics

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

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