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 Courses1,541
Data SourceOffice for Students

BAHebrew and Hungarian

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAGerman and Linguistics

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BAGerman

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£31k
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BAEnglish and German

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BATESOL (with a modern language)

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAItalian and Spanish

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BALinguistics with Modern Language with Intercalated Year

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAFrench and German

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary£31k
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BAGerman and Russian

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BAArchaeology with French

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAEnglish and Spanish

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary£30k
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MAModern Languages (French and Spanish) and English

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BAEnglish

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out4%
Salary£28k
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MALinguistics and Social Anthropology

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied73%
Drop-out10%
Salary£34k
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BAGerman and Beginners' Czech (with Slovak)

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BATESOL and Spanish

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish and Italian

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAArchaeology with Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BScEnglish & Sociology

Aston University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAGerman and Arabic

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BASpanish with Film Studies

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied71%
Drop-out2%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAAncient Languages

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BAEnglish

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£28k
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BALatin and English

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,541
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students