Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Truman State University

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

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and has a total student population of 4,655.

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.

Truman State Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Truman State Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Truman State 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 Truman State

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

Truman State Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Truman State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Truman State 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

If you plan to be a foreign languages & 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 Truman State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	26
Romance Languages	10
Germanic Languages	6
Classical Languages & Literature	5
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	2

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature

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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Interpreters and Translators	980	$62,610
English Language and Literature Professors	970	$80,380
Social Scientists	270	$70,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	230	$80,020

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.