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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Wake Forest University

Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Wake Forest University

What traits are you looking for in a foreign languages & linguistics school? To help you decide if Wake Forest University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's foreign languages & linguistics program.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 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.

Wake Forest University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
  • Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Wake Forest University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Wake Forest University 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.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% 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 Wake Forest University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Wake Forest University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

73% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of foreign languages & linguistics master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest University 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 1
White 4
International Students 5
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 Wake Forest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 36
East Asian Languages 9
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 6
Germanic Languages 6
Classical Languages & Literature 5
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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Professors 5,220 $70,590
English Language and Literature Professors 2,720 $64,080
Interpreters and Translators 1,770 $59,310
Social Scientists 1,130 $73,420

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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