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

MAFrench/Geography

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary£29k
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MAChinese and French

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MAGerman/Politics

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied78%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Literature and German

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BAPolitics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MAClassics and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

The University of Reading
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAAnthropology with a Language

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAFrench and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAModern Languages and Film Studies

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAGerman and Classics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish

University of Northampton, the
FT3Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish and Theatre

Queen Mary University of London
FT3Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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MACeltic and English Language

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAFrench and Politics and International Relations

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MACeltic & Anglo Saxon Studies and German (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAClassical Studies and English

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAFilm Studies and English

The University of Leicester
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BAGerman and Spanish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFilm and Television Studies and English with Placement Year

Brunel University London
FT4Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MACentral & East European Studies/English Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

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