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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Grinnell College

What traits are you looking for in a foreign languages and linguistics school? To help you decide if Grinnell College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's foreign languages and linguistics program.

Grinnell is located in Grinnell, Iowa and approximately 1,493 students attend the school each year. Of the 496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College in 2021, 59 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.

Grinnell Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Grinnell Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Grinnell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The foreign languages and linguistics major at Grinnell 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 1
Most Focused Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 6
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 77
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 92
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 149
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 193
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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 220
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Grinnell

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

Grinnell Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 59 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics from Grinnell in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grinnell College with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 28
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Grinnell 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grinnell College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 39
Classical Languages & Literature 10
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 5
Germanic Languages 4
East Asian Languages 1

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 IA, the home state for Grinnell College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Professors 2,250 $71,300
English Language and Literature Professors 910 $84,130
Interpreters and Translators 630 $37,840
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 310 $76,110

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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