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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at College of the Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,970 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 54 foreign languages and linguistics majors received their bachelor's degree from Holy Cross.

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.

Holy Cross Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Holy Cross Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 39
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 111
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 166

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Holy Cross

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at College of the Holy Cross.

Holy Cross Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The foreign languages and linguistics program at Holy Cross awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going 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 Holy Cross since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 21
Classical Languages & Literature 15
East Asian Languages 6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 6
Germanic Languages 6

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890
Social Scientists 430 $80,210

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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