Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Harvard University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every foreign languages & linguistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the foreign languages & linguistics program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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.

Harvard Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

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

Harvard Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Harvard 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in foreign languages & linguistics, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages & linguistics majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Harvard since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Harvard Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

64% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of foreign languages & linguistics master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in foreign languages & linguistics each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a foreign languages & linguistics master's degree from Harvard, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	47
Romance Languages	25
Classical Languages & Literature	13
Germanic Languages	7
Celtic Language & Literature	3
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	1
Greek Language & Literature	1

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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