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 Literature and Creative Writing with a Placement Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MARussian Studies

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAWelsh,Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Bangor University
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Literature with Drama Studies

The University of Liverpool
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAEnglish Language and English Literature (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Language (With Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAPortuguese and Linguistics

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAEnglish Studies (with Foundation Year)

Teesside University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BACreative Writing in the Highlands and Islands

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAChinese (Modern)

The University of Leeds
FT4Y
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Law

School of Oriental and African Studies
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied68%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

University of Portsmouth
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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MASpanish/Sociology

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish Studies

Teesside University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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MAItalian

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MAItalian/ Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year

Swansea University
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BACreative Writing and English Literature with Foundation Year

York St John University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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MAFilm & Television Studies/Scottish Literature

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MASpanish/German

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BARussian and Linguistics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Multidiscipline

University of Salford, the
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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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