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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Smith College

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

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and approximately 2,504 students attend the school each year. Of the 772 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Smith College in 2021, 59 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.

Smith Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Smith Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Smith 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 Smith 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 28
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 92
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students earned a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics from Smith. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics at Smith 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 Smith College with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 40
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Smith 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

The following foreign languages and linguistics concentations are available at Smith College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Smith College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 33
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 9
Classical Languages & Literature 7
East Asian Languages 6
Germanic Languages 4

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 MA, the home state for Smith College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890
Social Scientists 430 $80,210

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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