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 Courses2,219
Data SourceOffice for Students

MAEnglish Language/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MACeltic Civilisation/English Language

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and Gaelic Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAAmerican Studies and History (with a study abroad year)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied72%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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MAFrench and Spanish

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish and Spanish

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAProfessional Welsh

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£22k
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BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and History of Art including year abroad

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAItalian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Chinese

The University of Leeds
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish and Film & TV

Nottingham Trent University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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MAEnglish and Theology & Religion

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish and Linguistics

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out6%
Salary£24k
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BAMusic and English Literature

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature

University of Gloucestershire
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAItalian

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish and Creative and Professional Writing

University of Derby
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and History of Art

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEconomics and Chinese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFrench and Linguistics

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BASocial Anthropology and Chinese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAManagement and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses2,219
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students