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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Bucknell University

Every foreign languages and 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 and linguistics program at Bucknell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 foreign languages and linguistics majors received their bachelor's degree from Bucknell.

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.

Bucknell Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Bucknell Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Bucknell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The foreign languages and linguistics major at Bucknell 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 1
6
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 179

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Bucknell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at Bucknell University.

Bucknell Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics from Bucknell. About 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 31
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Bucknell also has a doctoral program available in foreign languages and linguistics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

If you plan to be a foreign languages and linguistics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bucknell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 30
Classical Languages & Literature 8
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 5
Germanic Languages 3
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 3
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 1

Careers That Foreign Languages & Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in foreign languages and 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,590 $78,240
Interpreters and Translators 750 $50,100

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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