Foreign Languages & Linguistics at West Virginia University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

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

WVU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 WVU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WVU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

72% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of foreign languages & linguistics master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a master's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	24
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 West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	30
Romance Languages	9
East Asian Languages	4
Germanic Languages	2
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
English Language and Literature Professors	580	$53,790
Social Scientists	190	$73,480
Professors	120	$67,490
Interpreters and Translators	70	$38,590

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
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