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

MASocial & Public Policy/English Language

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MAEnglish Language

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAFilm Studies and English Literature with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAFilm Studies and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature

Roehampton University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MARussian/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAChinese and Russian

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAInternational Relations (with a modern language)

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAClassics/French

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Studies

University of Stirling
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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MAEnglish and French

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish

University of Keele
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAInternational Relations with Modern Languages

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish with Placement Year

Brunel University London
FT4Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and Film Studies

York St John University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary£23k
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MAArchaeology and Language & Linguistics

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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MASpanish and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish Studies and Politics

University of Stirling
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out13%
Salary£25k
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MAEnglish with Spanish

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary£23k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics with Foundation Year

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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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