Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Hope College

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 Hope College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and approximately 3,061 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.

Hope Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Hope Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Hope 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.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Hope

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

Hope Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% 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 Hope since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Hope 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 Hope College with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Hope College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	25
Classical Languages & Literature	12
Germanic Languages	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Communication & Journalism

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 MI, the home state for Hope College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	450	$75,020
Social Scientists	380	$75,380

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
• Image Credit: By Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.