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 Courses18,514
Data SourceOffice for Students

BAFinnish and French

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BADutch

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BASpanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BAEnglish with Creative Writing

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BAFinnish and Yiddish

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAItalian and Yiddish

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAArchaeology with French

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAModern Languages and Business Studies

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BALinguistics with Modern Language with Intercalated Year

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAFrench and German

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary£31k
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BAGerman and Arabic

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BAJewish Studies

University of Oxford
FT3Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BAArchaeology with Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAModern Languages (French and Spanish) and English

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BAFinnish and Hungarian

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BASpanish with Film Studies

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied71%
Drop-out2%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAEnglish

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£28k
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BScEnglish & Sociology

Aston University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFinnish and Italian

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAArchaeology with Portuguese

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAGerman and Beginners' Czech (with Slovak)

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BAItalian and Portuguese

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAEnglish and Italian

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BALanguages and International Relations

Whitefield Academy Trust
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses18,514
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students