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

BACreative Writing with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out35%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAArabic and History of Art

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAContemporary Craft and English Language (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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MAPortuguese/Archaeology

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Literature and Creative Writing

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£19k
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BAScreenwriting

The University of Chichester
FT3Y
Satisfied98%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAContemporary Craft and English Language

Liverpool Hope University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAEnglish

University of Bedfordshire
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BACreative Writing

The University of Chichester
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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MAAnthropology and English

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish (with Foundation Year)

University of Bedfordshire
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Literature (including a Foundation Year)

University of Chester
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£21k
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BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Africa and Black Diaspora

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAMedia and Creative Writing

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BACreative and Professional Writing and Entrepreneurship

University of Derby
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied91%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BACreative Arts and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BALaw and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied68%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFilm Studies and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFilm Studies and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACreative Writing and Modern Languages

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£16k
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BACreative Writing

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary£19k
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BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Arabic

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
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