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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Reed College

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

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 1,385 students attend the school each year. Of the 327 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Reed College in 2021, 24 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.

Reed Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Reed Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Reed 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 Reed 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
Most Focused Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 14
Most Focused Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 20
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 252
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 359

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Reed

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

Reed Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 foreign languages and linguistics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Reed, about 50% were men and 50% 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 Reed since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics at Reed 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 Reed 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 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Reed 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

If you plan to be a foreign languages and linguistics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Reed College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 18
Classical Languages & Literature 3
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 2
Romance Languages 1

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 OR, the home state for Reed College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Interpreters and Translators 1,210 $50,090
English Language and Literature Professors 820 $76,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 470 $72,020
Social Scientists 450 $76,420

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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