

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 Courses18,514
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Languages and Area Studies Courses
BALiterature
University of the Highlands and Islands
Satisfied
Drop-out60%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish Literature and Community Engagement
University of Bristol
Satisfied
Drop-out30%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish and Media
Nottingham Trent University
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BALiterary Studies with Creative Writing
University of Suffolk
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£19k
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MAEnglish Language/English Literature
University of Glasgow
Satisfied
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAGaelic/English Language
University of Glasgow
Satisfied
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BALiterature and Creative Writing
University of the Highlands and Islands
Satisfied
Drop-out60%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BALiterature and Sociology
University of the Highlands and Islands
Satisfied
Drop-out60%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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MAComparative Literature/Music
University of Glasgow
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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BAEnglish Language
University of the West of Scotland
Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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DipHELanguage Studies
The Open University
Satisfied94%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£20k
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BAEnglish Literature, Journalism and Media
Cardiff University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAEnglish Literature with a Foundation Year
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAFrench and Spanish
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BAEnglish Language and Linguistics
Nottingham Trent University
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Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAFrench and Linguistics
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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MLitCreative Writing
The University of Essex
Satisfied
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature and Creative Writing
The University of Surrey
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish Literature with Creative Writing with a Foundation Year
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAAmerican Studies with a Placement Year
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAFrench (with a modern language)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAWelsh
Cardiff University
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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DipHEEnglish
University of London
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Salary (subject)£30k*
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DipHEHistory and Languages
The Open University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£20k
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