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 Courses1,616
Data SourceOffice for Students

MAFrench/Geography

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary£29k
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BAFrench and Spanish

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAInternational Relations and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5 years)

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAGerman and Classics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Language

University of Salford, the
FT3Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BAPolitics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MABritish Sign Language (Interpreting, Translating and Applied Language Studies)

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAFrench and Portuguese

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

The University of Reading
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish and Theatre

Queen Mary University of London
FT3Y
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MAFrench and Gaelic Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAInternational Relations and Spanish

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BASociology and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAClassical Studies and English

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MAFrench and Language & Linguistics (5 years)

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages and Film Studies

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAModern Languages

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BASpanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAAnthropology with a Language

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAClassical Studies and English

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAItalian and Linguistics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAGerman and Spanish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses1,616
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students