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

MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAGerman and Classics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAInternational Development and Languages with Foundation Year

University of Portsmouth
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAArabic and Linguistics

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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BASpanish and International Relations

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAFrench and Social Policy

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAFrench and Portuguese

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAGlobal Politics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFrench and Spanish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Literature and German

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BASociology and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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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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BAGlobal Politics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAModern Languages and English

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish and Politics

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied69%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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MACentral & East European Studies/English Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAInternational Relations and Spanish

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFilm and Modern Languages

University of Bristol
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BATheatre and Modern Languages

University of Bristol
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish

University of Bristol
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out6%
Salary£26k
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BASpanish (with a modern language)

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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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