

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
MAPortuguese/Scottish Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BALinguistics
The University of Manchester
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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MAComparative Literature/Italian
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAModern Languages with a Year Abroad
King's College London
Satisfied71%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAEnglish Literature
Edge Hill University
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BACreative Writing (Multi-discipline)
University of Salford, the
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BALinguistics
The University of Essex
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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MACeltic and English Literature
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BACreative Arts and Humanities
University College London
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAAmerican Studies and Politics (with a study abroad year)
University of Sussex
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BACreative and Professional Writing
University of the West of England, Bristol
Satisfied94%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature with Professional Placement Year
William College
Satisfied87%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAAnthropology and Spanish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAFrench
The University of Leeds
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing
University of Exeter
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature
University of Salford, the
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAAmerican Studies with a Year Abroad
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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MAFrench
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MAEnglish and Creative Writing
University of Dundee
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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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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MAEnglish and German
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish (with a modern language)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAEnglish and Spanish & Latin American Studies
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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