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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Dickinson College

If you are interested in studying foreign languages and linguistics, you may want to check out the program at Dickinson College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,932 students attend the school each year. Of the 627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in 2021, 44 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.

Dickinson Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Dickinson Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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
Most Focused Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Most Focused Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 26
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 210

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics at Dickinson 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 Dickinson College with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 33
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Dickinson 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

Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dickinson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 23
Classical Languages & Literature 9
East Asian Languages 4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 4
Germanic Languages 4

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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,590 $78,240
Interpreters and Translators 750 $50,100

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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