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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at California State University - Northridge

Foreign Languages & Linguistics at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study foreign languages & linguistics, take a look at what California State University - Northridge has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
  • Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

CSUN Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at CSUN 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 CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages & linguistics majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 50
White 6
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

CSUN Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

85% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of foreign languages & linguistics master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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In the foreign languages & linguistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a master's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

If you plan to be a foreign languages & 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 California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 41
Romance Languages 33

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
English Language and Literature Professors 6,470 $114,110
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 2,700 $114,690

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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