Linguistics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Linguistics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics

Rutgers New Brunswick Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in linguistics, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Linguistics Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

92% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its linguistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	630	$92,110
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750

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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