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
Β£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses1,616
Data SourceOffice for Students

BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
SalaryΒ£24k
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BAWriting and English Literature

Anglia Ruskin University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
SalaryΒ£23k
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BAEnglish Studies (with Foundation Year)

Teesside University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)Β£19k
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MAEnglish Literature/Latin

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)Β£23k
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BAEnglish Language and English Literature (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)Β£23k
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BAGlobal Studies and Modern Languages

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)Β£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and American Studies

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)Β£24k
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MAChinese and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)Β£29k
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BAEnglish Language (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)Β£23k
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MAInternational Relations and Language & Linguistics

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)Β£21k
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BAFrench and Politics

University of Stirling
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)Β£21k
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MAInternational Relations and European Languages

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)Β£21k
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MASpanish/Sociology

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)Β£26k
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MARussian Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)Β£28k
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MAPolitics with Spanish

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)Β£21k
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MAEnglish Language/Russian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)Β£24k
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BAModern Languages And Welsh

Bangor University
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)Β£20k
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BAEnglish Studies

Teesside University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)Β£19k
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MAEnglish and Film Studies

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
SalaryΒ£23k
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BAEnglish Literature

York St John University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
SalaryΒ£23k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
SalaryΒ£23k
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BAModern Languages (Triple Subject)

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)Β£23k
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MAArchaeology/ English Language

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
SalaryΒ£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

Nottingham Trent University
FT3Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out18%
Salary (3yr)Β£22k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,616
Avg Graduate SalaryΒ£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students