

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
BAEnglish and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)
Birkbeck College
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAJapanese Studies
Birkbeck College
Satisfied75%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BAArt History and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)
Birkbeck College
Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Language with Media Communication
The University of Essex
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MACeltic and French
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BASociology and Spanish
The University of Manchester
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAFrench Studies
University of London institute in Paris
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFrench
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature
The University of Essex
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics
University of York
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BACymraeg (i fyfyrwyr iaith gyntaf ac ail iaith)
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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MAFrench and Portuguese
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Literature and Spanish
The University of Manchester
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MALanguage and Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALinguistics
The University of Leeds
Satisfied77%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAComparative Literature & Culture (5 years)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAHistory of Art and Japanese
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAModern Languages
University of Chester
Satisfied79%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAFrench and Linguistics
The University of Westminster
Satisfied84%
Drop-out30%
Salary£26k
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MAScottish Literature
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAScottish Literature/Spanish
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAAmerican Studies with a Foundation Year
Swansea University
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAFrench
The University of Leeds
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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