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 Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAComparative Literature & Culture (4 years)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAGeography and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture with French (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish (with a modern language)

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAComparative Literature and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAGeography and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAPolitics, International Relations and Modern Languages (Italian)

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAModern Languages and English Language

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAArabic and English

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MARussian Studies and Politics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MAEnglish and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFilm & Television Studies/English Literature

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£26k
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BAInternational Relations and Modern Languages

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out11%
Salary£27k
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MAFrench and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish and Film Studies

University of Keele
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out30%
Salary£24k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture with Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAAccountancy and German

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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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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BAModern Languages with International Relations

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFrench and Politics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MASpanish/French

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied71%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAGaelic/Comparative Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAEnglish Literature/French

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£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