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
All Languages and Area Studies Courses
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MAComputing Science/French
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAComparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages
University of Exeter
Satisfied86%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAModern Language and Business & Management (Chinese)
The University of Manchester
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAJapanese Studies
The University of Manchester
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BAItalian Studies
The University of Manchester
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BACreative Writing
The University of Essex
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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MAModern Languages (German and Spanish) and Greek
University of St Andrews
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAFrench and German (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MABiblical Studies and English
University of St Andrews
Satisfied86%
Drop-out6%
Salary£26k
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BAArabic, Islamic, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
The University of Leeds
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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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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MADigital Media & Information Studies/French
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAModern Languages (German and Persian) and Greek
University of St Andrews
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAModern Languages
Birkbeck College
Satisfied91%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BAChinese Studies
The University of Manchester
Satisfied85%
Drop-out21%
Salary£26k
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BAArabic and Spanish
The University of Manchester
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAFrench and Spanish
The University of Manchester
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and English
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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BAPolitics and Modern Languages & Cultures
The University of Sheffield
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAFrench and International Communication
The University of Westminster
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BALanguage, Culture and Communication
University of Southampton
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BASpanish and Linguistics (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BALinguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures
The University of Sheffield
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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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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