Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Purdue University - Main Campus

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study foreign languages & linguistics, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Purdue Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Purdue 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.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in foreign languages & linguistics, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Purdue since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

29% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of foreign languages & linguistics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in foreign languages & linguistics each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	41
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	38
East Asian Languages	5
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	3
Germanic Languages	2

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	510	$72,500
Social Scientists	180	$82,010

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
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