

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
BAJapanese and Economics
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied78%
Drop-out19%
Salary£28k
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MAApplied Modern Languages and Translating: German/Spanish
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies including year abroad
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied89%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAChinese and French
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Literature
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied91%
Drop-out11%
Salary£25k
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BAAmerican Studies and English (with a study abroad year)
University of Sussex
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAApplied Modern Languages and Translating: Chinese/German
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALinguistics with Spanish
University of York
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAPolitics and French
The University of Manchester
Satisfied89%
Drop-out45%
Salary£28k
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MALinguistics and English Language
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BASpanish and Japanese
The University of Manchester
Satisfied86%
Drop-out21%
Salary£26k
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BAInternational Relations and Korean
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied71%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BAFrench and Japanese
The University of Manchester
Satisfied85%
Drop-out21%
Salary£26k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and Gaelic (4yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and Sociology
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied78%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages with Translation and Transcultural Studies
The University of Warwick
Satisfied92%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAEnglish Language and Linguistics/ Spanish
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAIrish Studies
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied88%
Drop-out8%
Salary£25k
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BAEast Asian Studies and International Relations
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied79%
Drop-out19%
Salary£28k
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MAFrench and Social Policy
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied84%
Drop-out9%
Salary£27k
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MABusiness & Management/ Spanish
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MALanguage & Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALanguages and Translation
The University of Westminster
Satisfied98%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BALinguistics
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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