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
Β£30,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses2,219
Data SourceOffice for Students
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MAGerman and Theological Studies

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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MAArt History and English

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)Β£28k
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BALinguistics (International Programme)

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)Β£26k
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MAPsychology and Statistics

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)Β£26k
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BAArt History and Visual Culture and Modern Languages

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)Β£28k
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BALiberal Arts with a LYA

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
SalaryΒ£30k
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BASpanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
SalaryΒ£27k
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BAGerman and Russian

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BASpanish and Portuguese

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied71%
Drop-out15%
SalaryΒ£31k
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MABiblical Studies and German

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)Β£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BAArabic Studies

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BAChinese

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out15%
SalaryΒ£31k
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BAEnglish

City St George's, University of London
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (subject)Β£30k*
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BAFrench and German

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BAEnglish

University of Cambridge
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out1%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BScExperimental Linguistics

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)Β£26k
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BAFrench and Italian

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BAArt History & Visual Culture and English

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
SalaryΒ£27k
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BAMiddle Eastern Studies

The University of Manchester
FT3Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BAGerman and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
SalaryΒ£27k
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BASpanish

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
SalaryΒ£27k
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BAEnglish

The University of Hull
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
SalaryΒ£28k
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BASanskrit

University of Oxford
FT3Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)Β£32k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

Total Courses2,219
Avg Graduate SalaryΒ£30,000
Data SourceOffice for Students