

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 Language (Extended Degree)
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish Language
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MACeltic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and Film & Visual Culture
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish and Irish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature
University of Gloucestershire
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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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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BAComparative Literature
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied92%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEast Asian Studies
The University of Leeds
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAFrench/German
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BASpanish with Sport and Exercise Science
University of Chester
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAFrench and Spanish
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied77%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAAmerican Studies with a Placement Year
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Japanese
The University of Leeds
Satisfied67%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BAJapanese and Linguistics
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAItalian
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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MADigital Media & Information Studies/English Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BAArt History and English Literature
The University of Manchester
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAChinese and Linguistics
The University of Westminster
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAEnglish Language
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied72%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MAEnglish and Philosophy
University of Dundee
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied90%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BAScreenwriting
University of Suffolk
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAEnglish
University of York
Satisfied91%
Drop-out8%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish with Creative Writing
Brunel University London
Satisfied97%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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