

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
BAContemporary Craft and English Language (With Foundation Year)
Liverpool Hope University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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BAHistory and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year
Birkbeck College
Satisfied83%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACreative Writing
Edge Hill University
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary£21k
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MAArchaeology/ Spanish
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAHistory of Art and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature
The Open University
Satisfied88%
Drop-out39%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAArabic and History of Art
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BACreative Writing
The University of Chichester
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish
University of Bedfordshire
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Literature
Bangor University
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£21k
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MAAnthropology and English
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish (with Foundation Year)
University of Bedfordshire
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Literature (including a Foundation Year)
University of Chester
Satisfied77%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BACreative Writing and Modern Languages
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied89%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£16k
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BAFilm Studies and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish: Creative and Professional Writing with Integrated Foundation Year
University of Sunderland
Satisfied90%
Drop-out35%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BACreative and Professional Writing and Entrepreneurship
University of Derby
Satisfied91%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BACreative Writing
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary£19k
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BAEnglish Literature
Leeds Beckett University
Satisfied84%
Drop-out30%
Salary£24k
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BALanguages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Africa and Black Diaspora including Year Abroad
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BADigital Media, Culture and Africa and Black Diaspora (including Year Abroad)
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAMusic and Arabic
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BADigital Media, Culture and Africa and Black Diaspora
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied71%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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