

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 Courses18,514
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Languages and Area Studies Courses
BAFrench and German (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BABusiness Management and Spanish
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAModern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language
The University of Essex
Satisfied88%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish and Film & Television Studies
University of Exeter
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAJapanese Studies
The University of Manchester
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish and Modern Languages (One Language)
University of Southampton
Satisfied90%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAModern Languages (German and Italian) and Greek
University of St Andrews
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAEnglish Literature and Politics
Liverpool Hope University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages (with a Year Abroad)
University of Chester
Satisfied79%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy and Ethics Joint
William College
Satisfied86%
Drop-out16%
Salary£25k
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MAClassical Studies and Italian
University of St Andrews
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEuropean Studies (Spanish pathway) with a year abroad
King's College London
Satisfied82%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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MAModern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) French/Spanish
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) Chinese/French
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages, Communication and Cultures (Beginner Pathway)
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) German/Spanish
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages (Interpreting and Translating) Chinese/German
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and Language with Foundation
The University of Westminster
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAFrench and International Communication
The University of Westminster
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BALinguistics
University Academy 92
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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MAFrench and German
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAModern Languages and Comparative Literature and Culture
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BACymraeg Proffesiynol
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied99%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BAHistory with English Literature (3-year degree)
The University of Buckingham
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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