Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and approximately 1,636 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.

Illinois Wesleyan Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Illinois Wesleyan Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan

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

Illinois Wesleyan Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Illinois Wesleyan since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

The following foreign languages & linguistics concentations are available at Illinois Wesleyan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	7
Germanic Languages	2

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

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 IL, the home state for Illinois Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	870	$70,480

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 Republicofjosh01 under License

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