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Linguistics at Boston College

If you plan to study Linguistics, consider the program at Boston College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston College is in Chestnut Hill, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 7 linguistics graduations were recorded at Boston College.

Online Class Availability at Boston College

Distance learning is available at Boston College. Of 15,432 students, 732 (5%) studied exclusively online and 2,039 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Linguistics graduates at Boston College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Linguistics graduates at Boston College are 71% women (5) and 29% men (2).

Linguistics Bachelor’s Program at Boston College

Among the 7 bachelor’s linguistics graduates at Boston College, 71% were women (5) and 29% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Linguistics bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of Linguistics bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College, higher than the national average of 39%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Linguistics Graduates

Students who finish Linguistics program at Boston College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Linguistics majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$39,815

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.