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Linguistics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study Linguistics, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia University in the City of New York is in New York, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 11 linguistics degrees were granted at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Online Class Availability at Columbia University in the City of New York

Online coursework is an option at Columbia University in the City of New York. Of 35,173 students, 1,499 (4%) studied exclusively online and 2,519 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Linguistics graduates at Columbia University in the City of New York, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Linguistics graduates at Columbia University in the City of New York are 73% women (8) and 27% men (3).

Linguistics Bachelor’s Program at Columbia University in the City of New York

Of the 11 bachelor’s linguistics graduates at Columbia University in the City of New York, 73% were women (8) and 27% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Linguistics bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Asian	2
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of Linguistics bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia University in the City of New York, higher than the national average of 39%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Linguistics Graduates

Graduates of the Linguistics program at Columbia University in the City of New York go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Linguistics graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$39,815

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.