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

BAComparative Literature and Culture with History of Art and Visual Culture

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MACeltic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Theology & Religion

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Literature and Politics

The University of Reading
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out18%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAFrench and Politics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAWelsh (for Beginners)

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied99%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out35%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAChinese and History of Art

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BASocial Anthropology and Korean

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages with History of Art and Visual Culture

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MACeltic Civilisation/Central & East European Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAScreenwriting

University of Suffolk
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAPolitics and Chinese

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAKorean and Economics

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

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAEnglish

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£23k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish and French

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Social Anthropology

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEast Asian Studies and History

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAGerman

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BASocial Anthropology and Japanese

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

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish

Nottingham Trent University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied90%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BAEast Asian Studies and World Philosophies

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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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