Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Willamette University

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

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 students attend the school each year. Of the 401 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in 2021, 22 of them were foreign languages and linguistics majors.

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.

Willamette Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Willamette Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The foreign languages and linguistics major at Willamette 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
Most Focused Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
	202
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools	221
	226
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	274
Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools	377

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Willamette

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

Willamette Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in foreign languages and linguistics from Willamette in 2021, 32% were men and 68% 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 Willamette since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics at Willamette 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Willamette 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 Willamette University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	15
Classical Languages & Literature	5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1
Germanic Languages	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts

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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Interpreters and Translators	1,210	$50,090
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	470	$72,020
Social Scientists	450	$76,420

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 Cacophony under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.