Language & Linguistics

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2022

31,236

declining 6.29%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$8,476

growing 1.83%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$49,800

growing 3.62%

Average Wage

$85,179

growing 8.91%

People in Workforce

509,182

growing 1.62%

Average Employee Age

growing 0.0322%

About

In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Language & Linguistics degree recipients are Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and Austin, TX. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Language & Linguistics degree recipients are Talmage, CA, Middlebury, VT, and Santa Fe, NM. The most common degree awarded to students studying Language & Linguistics is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Language & Linguistics and the types of students that study this field. The University of Texas at Austin awards the most degrees in Language & Linguistics in the US, but Diversified Vocational College (395690) and Gallaudet University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Language & Linguistics.

Tuition costs for Language & Linguistics majors are, on average, $8,476 for in-state public colleges, and $49,800 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Language & Linguistics programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (580 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (18,721 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Language & Linguistics (2022)

The University of Texas at Austin
536 degrees awarded
University of Wisconsin-Madison
456 degrees awarded
Brigham Young University
302 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Language & Linguistics, is Public, 4-year or above (18,721 completions in 2022).

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

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,476

Median In-State Public

$49,800

Median Out of State Private

The University of Texas at Austin has the most Language & Linguistics degree recipients, with 536 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Language & Linguistics.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Diversified Vocational College (395690)
59.2%
Gallaudet University
24.2%
St. John's College (245652)
22.6%

Out of all institutions that offer Language & Linguistics programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Diversified Vocational College (395690) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Language & Linguistics, with 59.2%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Language & Linguistics

Los Angeles County, CA
1,709 degrees awarded
San Diego County, CA
768 degrees awarded
New York County, NY
694 degrees awarded

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

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Language & Linguistics.

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

$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.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Language & Linguistics majors.

Highest Paying Locations

Highest Paying Pumas

Collier County (Northwest) PUMA, FL
$301,785
Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX
$300,454
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.

Occupations by Share

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.

Most Common

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.

Highest Paid

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 .

Industries by Share

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.

Specialty Locations

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.

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 (15,264 students).

Workforce Age

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.

Degrees Awarded

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

Workforce Degrees

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

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (71.2%)

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 Language & Linguistics.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
15,264 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
8,427 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
2,113 degrees awarded

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

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Female
7,413 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
3,664 degrees awarded
White Male
3,304 degrees awarded

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

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

Global Diversity

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
10,126 degree recipients
China
8,244 degree recipients
Korea
7,159 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Belgium
9.03 times more than expected
Algeria
5.98 times more than expected
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).

Skills

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

Language & Linguistics

About

Institutions

Institutions

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

Specialized Colleges

Degrees Awarded by County

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Employment

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

Highest Paying Locations

Most Common

Most Specialized

Highest Paid

Occupations by Share

Most Common

Highest Paid

Industries by Share

Specialty Locations

Diversity

Workforce Age

Degrees Awarded

Workforce Degrees

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Global Diversity

Skills

Radar Distribution

Bar Chart