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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying foreign languages and linguistics, you may want to check out the program at Southern Methodist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in 2021, 49 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.

SMU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

SMU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at SMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The foreign languages and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
13
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 142
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools 187

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 foreign languages and linguistics majors earned their bachelor's degree from SMU. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and 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 and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SMU 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 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 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 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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