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

BAEnglish with Integrated Foundation Year

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages with Business Management

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish and Media and Communications

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAHispanic Studies

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BAFrench and Russian

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

William College
FT3Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BALinguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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MALanguage & Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAGerman and Italian (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and Linguistics

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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BALanguages and Translation

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied98%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFilm, Media and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Literature

Spirit Ssr
FT3YAbroadFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BADigital Media and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAPolitics and French

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out45%
Salary£28k
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BAModern Languages and Translation

The University of Leicester
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BAFrench and Japanese

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out21%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out11%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Language (Placement Year)

University Academy 92
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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MAEnglish Language and Linguistics/ Spanish

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish And Creative Writing

University of Lincoln
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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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