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Undergraduate Certificate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Undergraduate Certificates in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

658 Yearly Graduations
$36,557 Median Salary
$58,259 Median Debt
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 47% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 5.5% 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, 658 people earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in foreign languages & linguistics is $36,557. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $26,246 and the high is $38,995.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in foreign languages & linguistics is $58,259. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $58,259 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $58,259.

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Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in foreign languages & linguistics. About 73.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 172
Women 486
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The racial-ethnic distribution of foreign languages & linguistics undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 35
Black or African American 55
Hispanic or Latino 166
White 286
International Students 36
Other Races/Ethnicities 80
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to foreign languages & linguistics that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 93,729
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 3,951
Communication & Journalism 1,663
Theology & Religious Vocations 749
Social Sciences 247

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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