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

BAWelsh (a pathway for First Language students)

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAWelsh (a pathway for Second Language students)

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAHistory of Art and Visual Culture and Comparative Literature and Culture

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary£27k
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BAFrench

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing

Coventry University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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MAFrench/Politics

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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MAFrench/Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MASpanish/French

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied71%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAAnthropology and Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAHistory of Art and Korean

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAModern Languages with a Year Abroad

King's College London
FT4Y
Satisfied71%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MLangModern Languages (Translation)

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFrench and Linguistics

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out30%
Salary£26k
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BAModern Languages with Latin American Studies

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAChinese and English

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFrench Studies with History

University of London institute in Paris
FT3Y
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and French (5yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAArabic and English

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish

Edge Hill University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture with German (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out8%
Salary£25k
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BACreative Writing and English Language

University of Chester
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£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