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Linguistics at The University of Montana

Linguistics at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 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.

UM Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics
  • Master’s Degree in Linguistics

UM Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at UM 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.

Linguistics Student Demographics at UM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the linguistics majors at The University of Montana.

UM Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in linguistics at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in linguistics.

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

UM Linguistics Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in linguistics each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a linguistics master's degree from UM, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Montana with a master's in linguistics.

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

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 70 $54,310
Interpreters and Translators 60 $37,910

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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