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
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AI Impact
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BALinguistics with Spanish

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScExperimental Linguistics (International Programme)

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAComparative Literature and Culture and English

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BAEnglish and Hispanic Studies

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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MAArabic - Chinese Studies

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied65%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BAEnglish with Study Abroad

University of Bristol
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BARussian and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MAEnglish and Language & Linguistics

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAItalian and Spanish

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied77%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BABusiness Management and Languages

The Open University
PT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out48%
Salary£29k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing

The University of Huddersfield
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish with Foundation Year

The University of Hull
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature (with Foundation Year)

University of Nottingham, the
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAEnglish and Film Studies

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BALinguistics and Arabic

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BALinguistics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAModern Languages

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BAClassics and French

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BAEnglish and Classical Civilisation

The University of Warwick
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish and Journalism

Birmingham City University
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish and Publishing

University of Derby
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out17%
Salary£25k
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BAArabic and French

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BAArabic and Russian

The University of Leeds
FT5Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAModern Languages and English

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied82%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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Top Universities

Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

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