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 with Drama Studies

The University of Liverpool
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature with Foundation Year

York St John University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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MABusiness Management and English

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature

York St John University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BAModern Language with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing (Online)

Teesside University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BARussian and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAModern Languages And Welsh

Bangor University
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MAEnglish Literature/Latin

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAPortuguese and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAChinese (Modern)

The University of Leeds
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Creative Writing with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAPortuguese and Scottish Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BACreative Writing and Publishing with Foundation Year

University of Derby
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MASpanish/Sociology

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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DipHEGaelic and Related Studies

University of the Highlands and Islands
PT
Satisfied89%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£15k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAEnglish Language/Russian

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAWelsh,Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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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