General Foreign Languages & Literatures

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
2,671
declining 6.97%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,716
growing 0%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$43,161
growing 1.77%
Average Wage
$85,179
growing 8.91%
People in Workforce
509,182
growing 1.62%
Average Employee Age
44
growing 0.0322%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of General Foreign Languages & Literatures degree recipients are Blacksburg, VA, Raleigh, NC, and San Juan, PR. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of General Foreign Languages & Literatures degree recipients are Lexington, VA, Fredericksburg, VA, and Sarasota, FL. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Foreign Languages & Literatures is a bachelors degree.

Language & LinguisticsLinguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Foreign Languages & Literatures and the types of students that study this field. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University awards the most degrees in General Foreign Languages & Literatures in the US, but Virginia Military Institute and St. Mary's College of Maryland (163912) have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Foreign Languages & Literatures.

Tuition costs for General Foreign Languages & Literatures majors are, on average, $7,716 for in-state public colleges, and $43,161 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Foreign Languages & Literatures programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (168 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (2,151 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Foreign Languages & Literatures (2022)
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    75 degrees awarded
  2. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
    72 degrees awarded
  3. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
    71 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Foreign Languages & Literatures, is Public, 4-year or above (2,151 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,716
Median In-State Public
$43,161
Median Out of State Private

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most General Foreign Languages & Literatures degree recipients, with 75 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Virginia Military Institute
    5.08%
  2. St. Mary's College of Maryland (163912)
    4.95%
  3. New College of Florida
    4.65%

Out of all institutions that offer General Foreign Languages & Literatures programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Virginia Military Institute has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Foreign Languages & Literatures, with 5.08%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Foreign Languages & Literatures
  1. Los Angeles County, CA
    85 degrees awarded
  2. Orange County, CA
    85 degrees awarded
  3. Montgomery County, VA
    75 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. Suffolk County, MA
    700%
  2. Vanderburgh County, IN
    400%
  3. Lancaster County, PA
    280%

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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 $85,179 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Secondary school teachers.

The industry that employs the most Language & Linguistics majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Sound recording industries.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$85,179
Average Wage in Workforce
± $3,196
8.91%
1 Year Growth
± 4.89%

The average salary for Language & Linguistics majors is $85,179 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Secondary school teachers.

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Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Foreign Languages & Literatures is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.
Highest Paying Pumas
  1. Collier County (Northwest) PUMA, FL
    $301,785
  2. Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX
    $300,454
  3. Westchester County (Northeast) PUMA, NY
    $241,256

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Language & Linguistics majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Language & Linguistics majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations Language & Linguistics majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Secondary school teachers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Language & Linguistics majors working as Interpreters and translators, Librarians and media collections specialists, and Proofreaders & copy markers.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Language & Linguistics majors are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Sales engineers.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Foreign Languages & Literatures is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.
509,182
2022 Workforce
± 17,490
1.62%
1 Year Growth
± 4.8%

The number of Language & Linguistics graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.62%, from 501,045 in 2021 to 509,182 in 2022.

The largest single share of Language & Linguistics graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (6.95%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Language & Linguistics by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Foreign Languages & Literatures is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.

The most common industries that employ Language & Linguistics majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paying industries of Language & Linguistics majors, by average wage, are Sound recording industries, Support activities for mining, and Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing .

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Foreign Languages & Literatures is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.
509,182
2022 Workforce
± 17,490
1.62%
1 Year Growth
± 4.8%

The number of Language & Linguistics graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.62%, from 501,045 in 2021 to 509,182 in 2022.

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

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Foreign Languages & Literatures is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.
PUMAS with a relatively high number of Language & Linguistics majors
  1. District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC
    6.46
  2. Alameda County (North)--Berkeley & Albany Cities PUMA, CA
    6.03
  3. Multnomah County--Portland City (Central East) PUMA, OR
    5.71

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

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Language & Linguistics majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Diversity

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

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Language & Linguistics is 44.

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 (1,307 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Foreign Languages & Literatures is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.
44
Average Age in 2022
± 0.462 Years
0.0322%
1 Year Change
± 1.5%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Language & Linguistics. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 32 years old, which represent 3.14% and 3.12% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Foreign Languages & Literatures are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Foreign Languages & Literatures 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 (70.2%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    1,307 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    756 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    163 degrees awarded

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    713 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Female
    331 degrees awarded
  3. White Male
    328 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Foreign Languages & Literatures.

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 Foreign Languages & Literatures 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 Foreign Languages & Literatures field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Foreign Languages & Literatures majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Foreign Languages & Literatures 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 Foreign Languages & Literatures 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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