Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Salisbury University

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

Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and has a total student population of 8,124. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics from Salisbury.

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.

Salisbury Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Salisbury Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	19
	22

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Salisbury

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

Salisbury Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 foreign languages and linguistics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Salisbury, about 33% were men and 67% 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 Salisbury since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salisbury University with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Salisbury 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Salisbury University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	21

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts

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 MD, the home state for Salisbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920
English Language and Literature Professors	1,180	$73,490
Interpreters and Translators	1,120	$70,530
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	250	$78,960

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.