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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - San Diego

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
  • Doctorate Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

UCSD Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages and linguistics major at UCSD 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in foreign languages and linguistics from UCSD. This is the #222 most popular school for foreign languages and linguistics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 20
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in foreign languages and linguistics. In 2021, 2 students 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 University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 76
Romance Languages 7
Classical Languages & Literature 2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 1

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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
English Language and Literature Professors 6,470 $114,110
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 2,700 $114,690

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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