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

MAPortuguese and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAGlobal Studies and Modern Languages

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAPolitics with Spanish

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAArabic and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAFrench and Sociology

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAPortuguese/German

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Literature and Sociology

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAScandinavian Studies and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAJapanese, TESOL and Linguistics

York St John University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£22k
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BAEnglish Multidiscipline

University of Salford, the
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MARussian Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAEnglish Language (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAGerman and Portuguese

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAGerman/Russian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish and Journalism

Roehampton University
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAModern Languages / International Relations

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MAFrench/Theatre Studies

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAFrench and Politics

University of Stirling
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature and American Studies

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAModern Languages / English Literature

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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MAGerman and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAChinese and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BAEnglish Studies

Teesside University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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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