Linguistics at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369.

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

Ohio State Linguistics Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Linguistics (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics
• Master’s Degree in Linguistics

Ohio State Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at Ohio State 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in linguistics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Linguistics Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the linguistics majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical linguistics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in linguistics at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ohio State Linguistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in linguistics each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a linguistics master's degree from Ohio State, 60% 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Comparative Literature

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$70,140

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.