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 Courses2,219
Data SourceOffice for Students

MASpanish/German

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish Literature and Music (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAEnglish Language and English Literature (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAModern Languages (Triple Subject)

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MABusiness Management and English

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAWriting and English Literature

Anglia Ruskin University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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MAFilm & Television Studies/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature with Foundation Year

York St John University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BACreative Writing and Publishing with Foundation Year

University of Derby
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BACreative Writing in the Highlands and Islands

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAPortuguese and English Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Hull
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAChinese (Modern)

The University of Leeds
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages And Welsh

Bangor University
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Language with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Studies (with Foundation Year)

Teesside University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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MAArabic and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAGerman/Russian

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

York St John University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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MAScandinavian Studies and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses2,219
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students