Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Colgate University

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

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and approximately 3,054 students attend the school each year.

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.

Colgate Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Colgate Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Colgate 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 Colgate

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

Colgate Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 Colgate since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Colgate 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 Colgate University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colgate University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	36
East Asian Languages	4
Germanic Languages	3
Classical Languages & Literature	3

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature

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 NY, the home state for Colgate University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.