Language Translation at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you are interested in studying language translation, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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

UIUC Language Translation Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Language Translation

UIUC Language Translation Rankings

Language Translation Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the language translation majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Language Translation Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of language translation master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in language translation each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in language translation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Language Translation Grads May Go Into

A degree in language translation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	870	$70,480

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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