

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 Courses2,219
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Languages and Area Studies Courses
BScModern Languages
The University of Reading
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAComparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages
University of Exeter
Satisfied86%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature and Politics
Liverpool Hope University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BABusiness Management and Spanish
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAModern Languages (German and Italian) and Greek
University of St Andrews
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAFrench and Chinese
The University of Manchester
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MAModern Languages (German and Persian) and Greek
University of St Andrews
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics with Intercalated Year
The University of Warwick
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BScMathematics with German
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied91%
Drop-out22%
Salary£25k
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MAEnglish and Philosophy
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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MALanguage and Linguistics with Mandarin
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish Literature (2-year degree)
The University of Buckingham
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFrench and History
University of Chester
Satisfied97%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAReligious Studies and English Literature
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BAChinese Studies
The University of Manchester
Satisfied85%
Drop-out21%
Salary£26k
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BAIslamic, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
The University of Leeds
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAEnglish Language & Linguistics
King's College London
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics
University of Southampton
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAArabic and Japanese
The University of Leeds
Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MADigital Media & Information Studies/English Language
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFilm Studies and English Literature
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MAModern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) Chinese/Spanish
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) French/Spanish
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BASpanish and Linguistics (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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