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

BAEnglish Literature

Coventry University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAInternational Business and Languages

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out31%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MASpanish and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing

University of Keele
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics with Foundation Year

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages and International Relations

The University of Leicester
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MATheology & Religious Studies/Comparative Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAFrench/Mathematics

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAEnglish Language/Mathematics

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFine Art / English Literature

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BAItalian with Film Studies

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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MAFrench/Italian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages and Linguistics

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAHistory of Art/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAApplied Languages

University of Portsmouth
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAFrench/Latin

University of Glasgow
FT5Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing and Psychology

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MAEnglish with Spanish

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary£23k
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MAEnglish Literature/Russian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BASpanish and Linguistics

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MAEconomics/English Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAEnglish Literature and American Studies (Extended Degree)

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAModern Language

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish

Edinburgh Napier University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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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