Linguistics at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 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.

Pitt Linguistics Degrees Available

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

Pitt Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at Pitt 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in linguistics, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Linguistics Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in linguistics at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Pitt Linguistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in linguistics each year. Pitt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,590	$78,240
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.