Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Marquette University

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 Marquette University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 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.

Marquette Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Marquette Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Marquette 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 Marquette

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

Marquette Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marquette University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	24
Classical Languages & Literature	3
Germanic Languages	2
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• History

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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Professors	2,770	$76,130
Interpreters and Translators	1,070	$50,750
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,340
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	440	$73,400

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.