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

BADutch and Serbian/Croatian

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MAFrench and Italian and Russian

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BAFrench and Irish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAArabic and Comparative Literature and Persian

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAFrench and Management

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BABulgarian and Danish

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BANorwegian and Polish

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BARussian and Comparative Literature

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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BASpanish and Beginners' Russian

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£33k
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BAGerman and Serbian/Croatian

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BACzech (with Slovak) and Turkish

University of Oxford
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BASpanish and Beginners German

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£33k
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BASpanish and Russian

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£33k
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BACzech and German

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAModern Greek and Czech (with Slovak)

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BAGerman and Portuguese

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£33k
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MASpanish

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAArabic and French and Italian

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAFrench and Persian

University of St Andrews
FT5Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAChinese Studies - French

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BAGerman and Romanian

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MAArabic and Comparative Literature and French

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MAFrench and German and Italian

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BABeginners' Italian and Portuguese

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary£33k
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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