

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.
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Average Graduate Salary
£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses18,514
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Languages and Area Studies Courses
BACreative Writing and English Literature Joint
William College
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BALanguages and Translation with Foundation
The University of Westminster
Satisfied98%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics
Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and a Modern Language
Cardiff University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAEnglish and Greek
University of St Andrews
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAGerman and Language & Linguistics (4yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALinguistics with French
University of York
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages with Translation and Transcultural Studies
The University of Warwick
Satisfied92%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAFrench and Russian
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAKorean
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BAEuropean Studies (German pathway) with a year abroad
King's College London
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BASpanish and Chinese
The University of Manchester
Satisfied86%
Drop-out21%
Salary£26k
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BALinguistics with Spanish
University of York
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied91%
Drop-out11%
Salary£25k
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BAPolitics and Spanish
The University of Manchester
Satisfied79%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MAApplied Modern Languages and Translating: French/Spanish
Heriot-Watt University
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
Satisfied89%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFrench and Spanish
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and Gaelic (4yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAArabic and French
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MAChinese and French
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAModern Chinese
Cardiff University
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish with Integrated Foundation Year
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish (with Foundation Year)
University of Northampton, the
Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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