

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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MAEnglish and German (4yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAPsychology/Spanish
University of Glasgow
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAChinese and International Communication
The University of Westminster
Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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MAScottish Literature/Spanish
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£23k
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BAFrench and English
The University of Westminster
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFrench Studies with History
University of London institute in Paris
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture and French (5yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAEnglish Literature/History of Art
University of Glasgow
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAAnthropology and Spanish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing
University of Exeter
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish
The University of Leicester
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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MAScottish Literature
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish Literature
University of Salford, the
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BACreative and Professional Writing
University of the West of England, Bristol
Satisfied94%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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MAFrench and German
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAComparative Literature and Culture with Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MACeltic and Scottish Literature
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAIrish and Spanish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish with Creative Writing
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied89%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAHistory of Art and Japanese
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish (with a modern language)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BALinguistics
The University of Essex
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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