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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Wilkes University

Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,781 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.

Wilkes Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Wilkes Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The foreign languages & linguistics major at Wilkes 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 Wilkes

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

Wilkes Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of foreign languages & linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.

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

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

If you plan to be a foreign languages & linguistics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wilkes University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 3

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,590 $78,240
Interpreters and Translators 750 $50,100

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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