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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Florida

Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 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.

UF Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
  • Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Online Classes Are Available at UF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for foreign languages & linguistics at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UF Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at UF 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in foreign languages & linguistics, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% 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 UF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 44
White 74
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

UF Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

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

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Florida with a master's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 89
Romance Languages 57
Classical Languages & Literature 18
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 1

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Professors 16,250 $61,440
Interpreters and Translators 3,720 $49,300
English Language and Literature Professors 2,590 $66,720
Social Scientists 1,540 $78,510

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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