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Linguistics at Northwestern University

Linguistics at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics
  • Master’s Degree in Linguistics

Northwestern Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Linguistics Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the linguistics majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in linguistics at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Northwestern Linguistics Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a linguistics master's degree from Northwestern, 67% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in linguistics.

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

Careers That Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
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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