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 Courses1,616
Data SourceOffice for Students

MAModern Languages, Communication and Cultures with French

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAGeography with a Language

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAEnglish

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAPolitics and Modern Languages & Cultures

The University of Sheffield
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MAGerman and Politics (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAJournalism and English

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BScZoology with a Modern Language

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAccAccountancy with Languages

University of Glasgow
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAEnglish Language and Linguistics with Foundation

The University of Westminster
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and English

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BALinguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures

The University of Sheffield
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAEnglish

Birmingham Newman University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAInternational Politics with French

University of London institute in Paris
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MAGaelic Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MAGerman and Politics

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAArabic and Chinese

The University of Leeds
FT5Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAPolitics and German

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAArabic and Japanese

The University of Leeds
FT5Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MALanguage & Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MAFrench/Geography

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary£29k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Global Development

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

The University of Sheffield
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MAModern Languages (Italian and Persian) and Greek

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MAEnglish and Scottish Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,616
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students