Linguistics at Ball State University

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a total student population of 21,597.

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

Ball State Linguistics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Linguistics

Ball State Linguistics Rankings

Linguistics Student Demographics at Ball State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the linguistics majors at Ball State University.

Ball State Linguistics Master’s Program

43% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in linguistics each year. Ball State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a linguistics master's degree from Ball State, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ball State University with a master's in linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	510	$72,500

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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