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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Amherst College

Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Amherst College

Every foreign languages & linguistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the foreign languages & linguistics program at Amherst College stacks up to those at other schools.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Foreign Languages & Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Amherst Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Foreign Languages & Linguistics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages & linguistics majors at Amherst College.

Amherst Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Amherst are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

The following foreign languages & linguistics concentations are available at Amherst College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Amherst College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 10
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 6
Classical Languages & Literature 4
Germanic Languages 1

Careers That Foreign Languages & Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in foreign languages & linguistics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Amherst College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890
Social Scientists 430 $80,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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