Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Columbia University in the City of New York

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 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.

Columbia Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

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

Columbia Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Columbia 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.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in foreign languages & linguistics, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages & linguistics majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 Columbia since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	59
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Columbia Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

60% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of foreign languages & linguistics master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in foreign languages & linguistics each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	31
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	69
Classical Languages & Literature	44
East Asian Languages	42
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	41
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	29
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	26
Germanic Languages	14

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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

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
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