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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Santa Cruz

Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Santa Cruz Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at UC Santa Cruz 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in foreign languages & linguistics, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its foreign languages & 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 - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 92
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

UC Santa Cruz Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of foreign languages & linguistics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a foreign languages & linguistics master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 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 University of California - Santa Cruz with a master's in foreign languages & 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

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

The following foreign languages & linguistics concentations are available at University of California - Santa Cruz. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 226
Romance Languages 25
Classical Languages & Literature 5

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Cruz.

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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