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 Courses18,514
Data SourceOffice for Students

BAEnglish Literature and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MASpanish/Economics

University of Glasgow
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied79%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BAFrench and Portuguese

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAGerman and Spanish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BASpanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BACeltic Studies

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied99%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAFilm Studies and English

The University of Leicester
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BALiterature and Creative Writing

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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LLBLaw with Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BASociology and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAFrench and Language & Linguistics (5 years)

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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MAFrench and Portuguese

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAModern Languages

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAArabic and Linguistics

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAModern Languages

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEast Asian Studies

The University of Sheffield
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAModern Languages and English

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAFrench

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BASocial Policy and Spanish

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish

University of Northampton, the
FT3Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAGerman and Language and Linguistics

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAArt History and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses18,514
Avg Graduate Salary£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students