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

BAEnglish Literature and Film & Visual Culture (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAFilm and French

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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BAModern Languages, Translation and Interpreting

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics with Placement Experience

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MARussian Studies and Scandinavian Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish

University of Chester
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish (including a Foundation Year)

University of Chester
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAArabic with Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAGerman and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAFilm and Visual Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MARussian/Central & East European Studies

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied78%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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MAPortuguese and English Language

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied72%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BACommunications and English

Nottingham Trent University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFilm and Russian

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MALatin/ Spanish

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAFilm & Visual Culture and German (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied97%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAGerman

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BATranslation

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAPersian and English Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAItalian and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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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