

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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BAEnglish Literature and Philosophy with a Placement Year
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAProfessional Welsh
Bangor University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£22k
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BAEnglish Language
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BAEast Asian Studies
The University of Leeds
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MACeltic Studies/English Language
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing
The University of Leeds
Satisfied72%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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MAComparative Literature/English Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Language
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MAFrench/German
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAFrench and Religion
University of Stirling
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAModern Languages
The University of Warwick
Satisfied96%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BAHistory of Art and Literature with a Placement Year
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACreative Writing
University of Gloucestershire
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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MAFrench and Spanish
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied77%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish and Irish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BARussian
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied87%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Language (Extended Degree)
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAGerman and Russian
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied86%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MACentral & East European Studies/Italian
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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BAArt History and English Literature
The University of Manchester
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing and Spanish
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAEnglish Language/Scottish Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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MAEnglish Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary£24k
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