Applied Linguistics at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Every applied linguistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied linguistics program at University of Massachusetts - Boston stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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

UMass Boston Applied Linguistics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics

UMass Boston Applied Linguistics Rankings

Applied Linguistics Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Applied Linguistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of applied linguistics master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in applied linguistics each year. UMass Boston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a applied linguistics master's degree from UMass Boston, 65% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in applied linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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Careers That Applied Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.