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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MACeltic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAFrench and Language & Linguistics (5 years)

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAFrench Studies

University of London institute in Paris
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BACreative Writing and English

The University of Westminster
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACymraeg (i fyfyrwyr iaith gyntaf ac ail iaith)

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BASpanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BASpanish and Portuguese Studies

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MABritish Sign Language (Interpreting, Translating and Applied Language Studies)

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BACeltic Studies

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied99%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAJapanese Studies

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied75%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BAModern Languages

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BASocial Policy and Spanish

University of Strathclyde
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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LLBLaw with Spanish

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BAFrench and Portuguese

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAModern Languages

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAFrench and Spanish

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and French

University of Aberdeen
FT5Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language with Media Communication

The University of Essex
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAClassical Studies and English

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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MAInternational Business Management with a Modern Language

Heriot-Watt University
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish and Politics

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied69%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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Highest graduate salaries for Languages and Area Studies

Subject Snapshot

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