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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Lake Forest College

If you plan to study foreign languages and linguistics, take a look at what Lake Forest College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 1,583 students attend the school each year. Of the 449 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lake Forest College in 2021, 21 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.

Lake Forest Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Lake Forest Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest 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
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 18
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 128
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 288
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 396

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Lake Forest

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

Lake Forest Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 foreign languages and linguistics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lake Forest, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Lake Forest since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 21

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 IL, the home state for Lake Forest College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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