Subject Guide

Languages and Area Studies

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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

BAModern Languages with History of Art and Visual Culture

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Literature

Accent Language
FT3Y
Satisfied99%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Economics

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages and Linguistics

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish and French

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAPolitics and Chinese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAFrench and Politics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAChinese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out35%
Salary£28k
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BAModern Languages and History of Art and Visual Culture

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BASocial Anthropology and Japanese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Linguistics

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied87%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages and English Literature

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MACeltic Studies/Central & East European Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish, Theatre and Performance

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish and Comparative Literature

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language and English Literature

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MAModern Languages for Business Management with French

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages for Business Management (Beginner Pathway)

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFrench and Linguistics

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature Joint with Professional Placement Year

William College
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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MAModern Languages for Business Management with German

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAEnglish Language/French

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish and Philosophy

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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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