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

BACreative Writing and English Literature Joint

William College
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BALanguages and Translation with Foundation

The University of Westminster
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied98%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and a Modern Language

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAEnglish and Greek

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAGerman and Language & Linguistics (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALinguistics with French

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages with Translation and Transcultural Studies

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAFrench and Russian

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAKorean

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BAEuropean Studies (German pathway) with a year abroad

King's College London
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BASpanish and Chinese

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out21%
Salary£26k
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BALinguistics with Spanish

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out11%
Salary£25k
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BAPolitics and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied79%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MAApplied Modern Languages and Translating: French/Spanish

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies including year abroad

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFrench and Spanish

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and Gaelic (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAArabic and French

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MAChinese and French

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAModern Chinese

Cardiff University
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish with Integrated Foundation Year

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish (with Foundation Year)

University of Northampton, the
FT4Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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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