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Linguistics at University at Buffalo

Linguistics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 32,347.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

University at Buffalo Linguistics Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at University at Buffalo 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in linguistics, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Linguistics Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in linguistics at University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

University at Buffalo Linguistics Master’s Program

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in linguistics each year. University at Buffalo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 67% more men than average.

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In the linguistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Buffalo 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 2
White 1
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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Interpreters and Translators 3,300 $68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 3,130 $87,670

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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