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

MAModern Languages (Arabic and German) and English

University of St Andrews
FT
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BABritish Sign Language and Deaf Studies

Spirit Ssr
PTFoundation
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAJapanese Studies

Spirit Ssr
PTAbroadFoundation
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BACreative Writing and English Literature

Whitefield Academy Trust
PTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAModern Languages

Spirit Ssr
PTPlacementAbroadFoundation
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics

Nottingham Trent University
PTPlacementAbroad
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish

Qahe (Ulst)
PT
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Drop-out15%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAEnglish Language/Music

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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MADigital Media & Information Studies/English Language

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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MAEnglish Language/Mathematics

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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MATheatre Studies/English Literature

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BACreative Writing And English Literature

Edge Hill University
PTPlacementAbroad
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Salary (3yr)£27k
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BALiterature

University of the Highlands and Islands
PT
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Drop-out60%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish Literature and Community Engagement

University of Bristol
PTFoundation
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Drop-out30%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAGaelic

University of the Highlands and Islands
PT
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Drop-out60%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAComparative Literature/English Literature

University of Glasgow
PTAbroad
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish and History

Leeds Beckett University
PTAbroad
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Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAEnglish Literature

York St John University
PTPlacementAbroadFoundation
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BACreative Writing

Manchester Metropolitan University
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish

University of Northampton, the
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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DipHEEnglish

University of London
FT
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish

Goldsmiths' College
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish

University of London
FT3Y
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish

The University of Huddersfield
PTPlacement
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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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