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 and Creative Writing

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MALanguage and Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAPolitics/ Spanish

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAInternational Business (with Spanish)

Nottingham Trent University
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and German (5yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAEnglish Literature

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAEnglish and Mathematics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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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

The University of Leicester
FT3YAbroadFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£23k
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BAWelsh (a pathway for Second Language students)

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAFrench and German

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BACreative Writing (Multi-discipline)

University of Salford, the
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature

Edge Hill University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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MATheology & Religious Studies/English Language

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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LLBLaw with Spanish Language

University of Glasgow
FT4Y
Satisfied78%
Drop-out30%
Salary£26k
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MA(SocSci)Gaelic/Central & East European Studies

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish (with a modern language)

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish with Study in North America

University of Exeter
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAArabic and English

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAFrench/Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAModern Languages and English Language

The University of Essex
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAEnglish and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
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