Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Central Connecticut State University

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

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and approximately 10,652 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,906 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University in 2021, 21 of them were foreign languages and linguistics majors.

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.

CCSU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CCSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CCSU offers distance education options for foreign languages and linguistics at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CCSU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages and linguistics major at CCSU 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.

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in foreign languages and linguistics from CCSU. This makes it the #41 most popular school for foreign languages and linguistics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at CCSU

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

CCSU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to 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 CCSU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CCSU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in foreign languages and linguistics from CCSU. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Of the students who received a foreign languages and linguistics master's degree from CCSU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the foreign languages and linguistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CCSU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	21
Romance Languages	21

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts

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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
English Language and Literature Professors	690	$84,330
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560
Social Scientists	260	$77,930

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.