Applied Linguistics at West Virginia University

If you plan to study applied linguistics, take a look at what West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Applied Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

WVU Applied Linguistics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics

WVU Applied Linguistics Rankings

Applied Linguistics Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Applied Linguistics Master’s Program

69% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of applied linguistics master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in applied linguistics each year. WVU 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 West Virginia University with a master's in applied linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Interpreters and Translators	70	$38,590
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	60	$41,930

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.

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