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 Language and Linguistics

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MACeltic and French

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MACentral & East European Studies/English Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAArt History and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish

University of Northampton, the
FT3Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

The University of Reading
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BALiterature and Creative Writing

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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MACeltic & Anglo Saxon Studies and German (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAGaelic Studies and German

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAHistory of Art and Literature

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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LLBLaw/English Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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MAHistory of Art and Scottish Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAInternational Business Management with a Modern Language

Heriot-Watt University
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFrench Studies

University of London institute in Paris
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAModern Languages and English

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BACymraeg (i fyfyrwyr iaith gyntaf ac ail iaith)

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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MACeltic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAGerman with Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish

University of Bristol
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied79%
Drop-out6%
Salary£26k
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MAFrench and Language & Linguistics (5 years)

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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MAFrench and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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BAGerman and Spanish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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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