General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
123
declining 12.8%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$11,564
growing 1.07%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$61,989
growing 4.27%
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 Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics degree recipients are New York, NY, Chicago, IL, and Berkeley, CA. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics degree recipients are Princeton, NJ, University of Virginia, VA, and Bloomington, IN. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics and the types of students that study this field. Columbia University in the City of New York awards the most degrees in General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the US, but Princeton University and Columbia University in the City of New York have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics.

Tuition costs for General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics majors are, on average, $11,564 for in-state public colleges, and $61,989 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (15 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (65 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics (2022)
  1. 28 degrees awarded
  2. 12 degrees awarded
  3. 11 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, is Public, 4-year or above (65 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$11,564
Median In-State Public
$61,989
Median Out of State Private

Columbia University in the City of New York has the most General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics degree recipients, with 28 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Princeton University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, with 0.209%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
  1. 28 degrees awarded
  2. 18 degrees awarded
  3. 12 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 500%
  2. 300%
  3. 100%

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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

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

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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

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

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 Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 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

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

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

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 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 (85 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 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 Slavic Languages, Literatures, & 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 Slavic Languages, Literatures, & 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 (60.2%)
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 Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    85 degrees awarded
  2. Non-resident Alien
    18 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    8 degrees awarded

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    26 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    12 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    4 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & 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 Slavic Languages, Literatures, & 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 Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Slavic Languages, Literatures, & 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 Slavic Languages, Literatures, & 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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