Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and has a total student population of 1,777.

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.

Bowdoin Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Bowdoin Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin

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

Bowdoin Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Bowdoin since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Bowdoin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Germanic Languages	6
Classical Languages & Literature	6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	3
Romance Languages	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences

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 ME, the home state for Bowdoin College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Professors	420	$57,880
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$68,840
Interpreters and Translators	140	$63,210
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	130	$70,040

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.