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Linguistics at University of Kansas

Linguistics at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year.

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

KU Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics
  • Master’s Degree in Linguistics

KU Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in linguistics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Linguistics Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the linguistics majors at University of Kansas.

KU Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in linguistics at KU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's in linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

KU Linguistics Master’s Program

67% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Interpreters and Translators 420 $40,190
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 150 $72,070

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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