

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
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All Languages and Area Studies Courses
Every course is measured for its exposure to AI, robotics and scientific advancement over time - so you can see the likely graduate pathways.
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MACeltic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAFrench and Language & Linguistics (5 years)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAFrench Studies
University of London institute in Paris
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BACreative Writing and English
The University of Westminster
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACymraeg (i fyfyrwyr iaith gyntaf ac ail iaith)
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BASpanish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BASpanish and Portuguese Studies
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MABritish Sign Language (Interpreting, Translating and Applied Language Studies)
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BACeltic Studies
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied99%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAJapanese Studies
Birkbeck College
Satisfied75%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BAModern Languages
Swansea University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BASocial Policy and Spanish
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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LLBLaw with Spanish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BAFrench and Portuguese
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAModern Languages
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAFrench and Spanish
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and French
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language with Media Communication
The University of Essex
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy
Cardiff University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAClassical Studies and English
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAInternational Business Management with a Modern Language
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and Politics
University of York
Satisfied69%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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