

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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MALiberal Arts with Comparative Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAContemporary Craft and English Literature
Liverpool Hope University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£18k
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MAHistory of Art/Scottish Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAEnglish Language/Mathematics
University of Glasgow
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAFine Art / English Literature
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied86%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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MAFrench/Latin
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAChinese
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied77%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MAEnglish Literature/Mathematics
University of Glasgow
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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MAEnglish Literature/Scottish Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out5%
Salary£24k
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BATranslation and Interpreting with Modern Languages
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAEnglish Literature and American Studies (Extended Degree)
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAEnglish Literature/Business and Management
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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MAFrench/Russian
University of Glasgow
Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAFilm Studies and Japanese
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BACreative Arts and Africa and Black Diaspora
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BACreative Arts and Korean
School of Oriental and African Studies
Satisfied75%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MASpanish & Latin American Studies and Theology & Religion (4yrs)
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MAInternational Business with German
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MACeltic Civilisation/italian
University of Glasgow
Satisfied91%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAModern Language
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied78%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BALanguage Studies
University of Portsmouth
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAEnglish
Goldsmiths' College
Satisfied74%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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MATheology & Religious Studies/Comparative Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MAEnglish Language/Italian
University of Glasgow
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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