

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.
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Average Graduate Salary
£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses1,616
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Languages and Area Studies Courses
MAGerman and Classics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied74%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFilm and Television Studies and English with Placement Year
Brunel University London
Satisfied97%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFrench and Politics and International Relations
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied85%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MACentral & East European Studies/English Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MAAnthropology and Spanish & Latin American Studies
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAWelsh (a pathway for First Language students)
Swansea University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish and American Literature with a Placement Year
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and Politics and International Relations
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAPolitics, International Relations and Modern Languages (Italian)
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish and Spanish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and German (5yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MLangModern Languages (Translation)
The University of Essex
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages and International Politics
University of Stirling
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish with Study in North America
University of Exeter
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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MAEnglish and German
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAClassics and English Language
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied72%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish (with a modern language)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAFrench and English Language
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied72%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAPolitics, International Relations and Modern Languages (French)
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MALanguage and Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAGaelic/Comparative Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature
The University of Leeds
Satisfied82%
Drop-out8%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages with a Year Abroad
King's College London
Satisfied71%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAFrench and German
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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