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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MAGaelic/Celtic Civilisation
University of Glasgow
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BASocial Anthropology and Chinese
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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BAEnglish with World Literature
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied88%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAScreenwriting
University of Suffolk
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAEnglish Literature
The University of Reading
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BAComparative Literature and Culture with History of Art and Visual Culture
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied89%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MACentral & East European Studies/German
University of Glasgow
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BAFrench (with a modern language)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAPortuguese/Theology & Religious Studies
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEast Asian Studies and History
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAFrench and Linguistics
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MAEnglish Literature/Music
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAJapanese and World Philosophies
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAEnglish with Creative Writing
Goldsmiths' College
Satisfied70%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAEnglish with Foundation Year
University of Keele
Satisfied94%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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LLBLaw with a Language
University of Sussex
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAChinese and World Philosophies
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BACreative Writing
University of Plymouth
Satisfied82%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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MAChinese and Russian
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MACentral & East European Studies/Scottish Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAIrish
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied93%
Drop-out25%
Salary£24k
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BALatin American Studies
The University of Essex
Satisfied81%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MASpanish/Music
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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