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
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BAEnglish
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied90%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BAModern Languages and English Literature
The University of Reading
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAEnglish and Philosophy
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£23k
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BAChinese
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out35%
Salary£28k
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MACeltic Civilisation/English Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Politics
The University of Reading
Satisfied86%
Drop-out18%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BASocial Anthropology and Japanese
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied84%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAManagement and Arabic
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied81%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAModern Languages with History of Art and Visual Culture
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish and Creative Writing
University of Sussex
Satisfied86%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BARussian and Spanish
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied78%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAModern Languages for Business Management with French
Heriot-Watt University
Satisfied79%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAScreenwriting
University of Suffolk
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BALaw and Korean
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied68%
Drop-out19%
Salary£28k
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BASocial Anthropology and Korean
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied84%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Placement Year
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied86%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAPolitics and Chinese
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied79%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAScandinavian Studies and Politics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied75%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MACentral & East European Studies/German
University of Glasgow
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MACeltic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Theology & Religion
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAModern Languages and History of Art and Visual Culture
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEast Asian Studies and Social Anthropology
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied84%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MAEnglish Language/Politics
University of Glasgow
Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BAEnglish Literature
Liverpool Hope University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out40%
Salary£25k
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