Chinese Language & Literature

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

755

declining 5.63%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$9,322

growing 0.0537%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$47,614

growing 2.34%

Average Wage

$69,808

growing 3.66%

People in Workforce

471,403

growing 4.9%

Average Employee Age

43.9

declining 0.758%

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The locations with the highest concentration of Chinese Language & Literature degree recipients are Pittsburgh, PA, Urban Honolulu, HI, and Provo, UT. The locations with a relatively high number of Chinese Language & Literature degree recipients are Middlebury, VT, Grinnell, IA, and Appleton, WI. The most common degree awarded to students studying Chinese Language & Literature is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Chinese Language & Literature and the types of students that study this field. University of Hawaii at Manoa awards the most degrees in Chinese Language & Literature in the US, but Hamilton College and Wofford College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Chinese Language & Literature.

Tuition costs for Chinese Language & Literature majors are, on average, $9,322 for in-state public colleges, and $47,614 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Chinese Language & Literature programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (62 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (432 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Chinese Language & Literature

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Chinese Language & Literature, is Public, 4-year or above (432 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Chinese Language & Literature programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$9,322

Median In-State Public

$47,614

Median Out of State Private

University of Hawaii at Manoa has the most Chinese Language & Literature degree recipients, with 30 degrees awarded in 2016.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Chinese Language & Literature programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Hamilton College and Wofford College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Chinese Language & Literature, with 3.28% and 1.69%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Chinese Language & Literature

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Chinese Language & Literature by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Language & Linguistics graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Language & Linguistics majors is $69,808 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Miscellaneous managers.

The industry that employs the most Language & Linguistics majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. .

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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

$69,808

Average Wage in Workforce

± $2,729

3.66%

1 Year Growth

± 5.51%

The average salary for Language & Linguistics majors is $69,808 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Miscellaneous managers.

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± 16,830

4.9%

1 Year Growth

± 4.87%

The number of Language & Linguistics graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.9%, from 449,375 in 2016 to 471,403 in 2017.

The industry which employs the most Language & Linguistics graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Language & Linguistics.

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Specialty Locations

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PUMAS with a relatively high number of Language & Linguistics majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Language & Linguistics majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Language & Linguistics in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Language & Linguistics is 43.9, and 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 earn the majority (358) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

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

43.9

Average Age in 2017

± 0.49 Years

0.758%

1 Year Change

± 1.62%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Language & Linguistics. The most common ages of employees with this major are 47 and 30 years old, which represent 3.16% and 3.16% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Chinese Language & Literature are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Chinese Language & Literature 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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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (55.9%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
358 degrees awarded
Asian
195 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
67 degrees awarded

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

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Male
190 degrees awarded
White Female
146 degrees awarded
Asian Female
119 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Chinese Language & Literature. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

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

Most Common Countries of Origin

Korea
8,164 degree recipients
Mexico
7,287 degree recipients
China
6,012 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Belgium
9.62 times more than expected
Bulgaria
7.42 times more than expected
Spain
6.71 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Belgium that hold Language & Linguistics degrees (9.62 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 Korea (8,164 degree recipients).

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Skills

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

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 Chinese Language & Literature 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, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.