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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Southern Methodist University

Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year.

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.

SMU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

SMU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at SMU 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.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at SMU 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 Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 20
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 47
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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Interpreters and Translators 5,460 $58,650
English Language and Literature Professors 5,380 $75,720
Professors 3,510 $61,660
Social Scientists 1,970 $80,430

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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