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Basic Certificates in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

3,120 Yearly Graduations
77% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 47% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 3.2% of foreign languages and linguistics graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors

In 2020-2021, 3,120 earned their basic certificate in foreign languages and linguistics. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in foreign languages and linguistics at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 22,489
Basic Certificate 3,120
Master’s Degree 2,909
Associate Degree 2,877
Doctor’s Degree 1,000
Undergraduate Certificate 684
Graduate Certificate 254

Earnings of Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for foreign languages and linguistics majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in foreign languages and linguistics. About 77.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 706
Women 2,414
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The racial-ethnic distribution of foreign languages and linguistics basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 195
Black or African American 140
Hispanic or Latino 1,017
White 1,482
International Students 99
Other Races/Ethnicities 187
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 900
Linguistics & Literature 776
American Sign Language 736
East Asian Languages 287
Germanic Languages 170

Below are some popular majors that are similar to foreign languages and linguistics that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 15,948
Visual & Performing Arts 7,392
English Language & Literature 2,145
Philosophy & Religious Studies 505
Theology & Religious Vocations 484

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.

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