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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 foreign languages and linguistics majors received their bachelor's degree from WVU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks foreign languages and linguistics programs across the country. The following shows how WVU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The foreign languages and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools 41

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in foreign languages and linguistics from WVU. This makes it the #18 most popular school for foreign languages and linguistics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 foreign languages and linguistics majors earned their bachelor's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and 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 and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WVU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

71% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a master's degree in foreign languages and linguistics from WVU. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

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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 and linguistics.

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

WVU also has a doctoral program available in foreign languages and linguistics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 and 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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