Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 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.

WWU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

WWU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at WWU 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 WWU

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

WWU Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% 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 WWU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	50
Romance Languages	41
East Asian Languages	20
Germanic Languages	15

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580
Professors	1,060	$74,330
Interpreters and Translators	880	$48,560
Social Scientists	760	$77,850

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.