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

MAAnthropology and French

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MASpanish/Social & Public Policy

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Literature and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAModern Languages with International Relations

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish and Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Film & Visual Culture

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out22%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages with Latin American Studies

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAAnthropology and German

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAInternational Relations and Modern Language

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAFrench

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAFilm & Television Studies/English Literature

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£26k
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MAAccountancy and German

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAChinese and English

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature with Foundation

The University of Westminster
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture with German (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out8%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

University of Salford, the
FT3Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAGaelic/Comparative Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BALinguistics

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature

University of Winchester
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Liverpool
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£24k
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MASpanish and Classics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied72%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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MAFrench and Italian

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
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