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

MAAnthropology and French

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and German (5yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and American Literature with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAClassics and English Language

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied72%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MASpanish

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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MAPortuguese/French

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish and Film Studies

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAFrench and English

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAWelsh (a pathway for First Language students)

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAWelsh (a pathway for Second Language students)

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics, International Relations and Modern Languages (French)

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAComparative Literature/Italian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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MAPortuguese/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAIrish and Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAAnthropology and Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish and Theatre with a Year Abroad

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MAAnthropology and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAFrench and German

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAAnthropology and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4 yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAFrench and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish (with a modern language)

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Language and English Literature

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BAArabic and English

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MACeltic and Scottish Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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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