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

MACeltic and English Language

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BASocial Policy and Spanish

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAInternational Development and Languages with Foundation Year

University of Portsmouth
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and Film

Queen Mary University of London
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAInternational Relations and Spanish

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Language

University of Salford, the
FT3Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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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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BAModern Languages

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MACeltic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFrench and Politics and International Relations

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAFrench and Portuguese

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BASpanish and Portuguese Studies

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BASpanish and International Relations

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAFrench and Social Policy

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAFrench

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAPolitics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish

University of Bristol
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out6%
Salary£26k
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MAFrench and Gaelic Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAGerman and Spanish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
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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BAModern Languages and English

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAFrench and Language & Linguistics (5 years)

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish and Theatre

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

The University of Leicester
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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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