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Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Williams College

What traits are you looking for in a foreign languages and linguistics school? To help you decide if Williams College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's foreign languages and linguistics program.

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and approximately 1,987 students attend the school each year. Of the 678 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Williams College in 2021, 45 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.

Williams Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Williams Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the foreign languages and linguistics progam at Williams compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The foreign languages and linguistics major at Williams 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 26

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to 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 Williams since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Williams College with a bachelor's in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Williams 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 Williams College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Williams College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 17
East Asian Languages 10
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 9
Classical Languages & Literature 6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 2
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 MA, the home state for Williams College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890
Social Scientists 430 $80,210

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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