General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
1,227
declining 3.16%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$10,092
growing 1.27%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$55,625
growing 4.09%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics degree recipients are New York, NY, Chicago, IL, and Boulder, CO. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics degree recipients are Crawfordsville, IN, Monmouth, IL, and Hollins, VA. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics and the types of students that study this field. University of Chicago awards the most degrees in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics in the US, but Wabash College and Macalester College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics.

Tuition costs for General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics majors are, on average, $10,092 for in-state public colleges, and $55,625 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (162 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (674 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics (2022)
  1. 27 degrees awarded
  2. 25 degrees awarded
  3. 25 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (674 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$10,092
Median In-State Public
$55,625
Median Out of State Private

University of Chicago has the most General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics degree recipients, with 27 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. 2.46%
  2. 1.97%
  3. 1.92%

Out of all institutions that offer General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Wabash College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics, with 2.46%.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 400%
  2. 200%
  3. 200%

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Language & Linguistics in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Language & Linguistics degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Language & Linguistics (888 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Language & Linguistics are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (56.6%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    888 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    98 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races
    68 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    406 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    318 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    47 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Mexico
    10,126 degree recipients
  2. China
    8,244 degree recipients
  3. Korea
    7,159 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Belgium
    9.03 times more than expected
  2. Algeria
    5.98 times more than expected
  3. USSR
    5.86 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Belgium that hold Language & Linguistics degrees (9.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (10,126 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics majors need more than the average amount of Active Listening, Speaking, and Monitoring.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Classical Language, Literature, & Linguistics majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Active Listening is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Speaking, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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