

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.
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Average Graduate Salary
£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses2,219
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Languages and Area Studies Courses
MASpanish/English Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MADigital Media & Information Studies/English Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAChinese and Linguistics
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied87%
Drop-out40%
Salary£28k
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BAProfessional Welsh
Bangor University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£22k
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BAMusic and English Literature
Cardiff University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish and Linguistics
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied87%
Drop-out6%
Salary£24k
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and Gaelic Studies
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAArt History and French
The University of Manchester
Satisfied85%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEast Asian Studies
The University of Leeds
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAModern Languages and Translation & Interpretation Studies
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BASpanish with Sport and Exercise Science
University of Chester
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing and Spanish
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAEnglish and Film and Visual Culture
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied98%
Drop-out30%
Salary£24k
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LLBLaw with American Studies (with a study abroad year)
University of Sussex
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish and Film & TV
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAAmerican Studies (with a study abroad year)
University of Sussex
Satisfied82%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MACeltic Studies/English Language
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAComparative Literature/German
University of Glasgow
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAFrench and Spanish
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied77%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Chinese
The University of Leeds
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAPolitics and Chinese
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied79%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MASpanish/Mathematics
University of Glasgow
Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature
Swansea University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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MAFrench and Politics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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