Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,442 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Oklahoma in 2021, 11 of them were foreign languages and linguistics majors.

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.

UCO Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

UCO Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks foreign languages and linguistics programs across the country. The following shows how UCO performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The foreign languages and linguistics major at UCO 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools	581

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics from UCO in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UCO since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCO also has a doctoral program available in foreign languages and linguistics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Oklahoma. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	10
Germanic Languages	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Professors	1,480	$74,880
English Language and Literature Professors	630	$51,870
Interpreters and Translators	540	$35,240
Social Scientists	160	$74,190

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.