

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
MAPolitics and European Languages
University of Dundee
Satisfied84%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics
York St John University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£22k
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BAEnglish Literature and Film Studies
York St John University
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary£23k
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BAAnthropology and French
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages
The University of Leicester
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Politics
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied79%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BATranslation and Interpreting with Modern Languages
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature
Coventry University
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BALanguage Studies
University of Portsmouth
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAApplied Languages
University of Portsmouth
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages
University of Portsmouth
Satisfied80%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages
The University of Kent
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MASpanish/Comparative Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish
Goldsmiths' College
Satisfied74%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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BAModern Languages
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAFrench/Latin
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BALinguistics
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MAFilm & Television Studies/ Spanish
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£25k
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MAEnglish Language/Italian
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BALinguistics and a Modern Language
Cardiff University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAItalian and Spanish
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAComparative Literature/English Language
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature
The University of Kent
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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