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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Western Kentucky University

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In 2021, 60 foreign languages and linguistics majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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.

WKU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

WKU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages and linguistics major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics from WKU. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WKU 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

The following foreign languages and linguistics concentations are available at Western Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 29
East Asian Languages 22
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 8
Germanic 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Professors 890 $50,500
English Language and Literature Professors 800 $66,030
Interpreters and Translators 650 $49,690
Social Scientists 340 $71,870

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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