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Basic Certificate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Basic Certificates in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

3,377 Yearly Graduations
77% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 48% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.7% of foreign languages & linguistics graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 3,377 people earned their basic certificate in foreign languages & linguistics. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in foreign languages & linguistics at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 18,886
Basic Certificate 3,377
Master’s Degree 2,957
Associate Degree 2,468
Doctor’s Degree 1,110
Undergraduate Certificate 658
Graduate Certificate 282

Earnings of Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for foreign languages & linguistics students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in foreign languages & linguistics. About 77.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 769
Women 2,608
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The racial-ethnic distribution of foreign languages & linguistics basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 268
Black or African American 179
Hispanic or Latino 1,006
White 1,549
International Students 90
Other Races/Ethnicities 285
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to foreign languages & linguistics that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 23,983
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 16,483
Communication & Journalism 3,716
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies 2,633
Social Sciences 2,514

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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