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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MALinguistics and English Language
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BADigital Media and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)
Birkbeck College
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish with Integrated Foundation Year
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAApplied Modern Languages and Translating: German/Spanish
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAJapanese and Economics
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied78%
Drop-out19%
Salary£28k
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BAPolitics and Portuguese
The University of Manchester
Satisfied82%
Drop-out12%
Salary£27k
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BAWelsh and Linguistics
Cardiff University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAFrench and Social Policy
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied84%
Drop-out9%
Salary£27k
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MAEnglish and Scottish Literature
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAPortuguese/Business and Management
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEast Asian Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BAFrench and German
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language and Literature
The University of Sheffield
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages and Translation
The University of Leicester
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BAPolitics and French
The University of Manchester
Satisfied89%
Drop-out45%
Salary£28k
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BAGerman and Spanish (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAEnglish Language/German
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAEuropean Studies (German pathway) with a year abroad
King's College London
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BAHistory and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)
Birkbeck College
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BASpanish and International Communication
The University of Westminster
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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BAItalian and Spanish (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAHispanic Studies
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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MAFrench and English Literature
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Literature
The University of Essex
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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