Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies

Contains Stem Majors

Add Comparison
Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
8,146
declining 4.6%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$8,420
growing 1.68%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$52,740
growing 3.12%
Average Wage
$85,179
growing 8.91%
People in Workforce
509,182
growing 1.62%
Average Employee Age
44
growing 0.0322%

About

In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies degree recipients are New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, and Santa Cruz, CA. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies degree recipients are Talmage, CA, Clinton, NC, and Santa Cruz, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies is a bachelors degree.

Photo by The LEAF Project
Language & Linguistics

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies and the types of students that study this field. University of California-Santa Cruz awards the most degrees in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies in the US, but Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and GateWay Community College-Central City have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies.

Tuition costs for Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies majors are, on average, $8,420 for in-state public colleges, and $52,740 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (278 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (5,830 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies (2022)
  1. University of California-Santa Cruz
    203 degrees awarded
  2. University of California-Los Angeles (110662)
    145 degrees awarded
  3. University of California-Santa Barbara
    134 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (5,830 completions in 2022).

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,420
Median In-State Public
$52,740
Median Out of State Private

University of California-Santa Cruz has the most Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies degree recipients, with 203 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
    15.9%
  2. GateWay Community College-Central City
    10.2%
  3. Durham Technical Community College
    9.42%

Out of all institutions that offer Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies, with 15.9%.

View Data
Save Image

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies
  1. Los Angeles County, CA
    415 degrees awarded
  2. New York County, NY
    241 degrees awarded
  3. Santa Cruz County, CA
    203 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies by year.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. Isabella County, MI
    900%
  2. Wilson County, NC
    467%
  3. Washington County, AR
    400%

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

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 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.

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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.

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 .

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

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 (3,627 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (70%)
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 Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    3,627 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    2,092 degrees awarded
  3. Non-resident Alien
    778 degrees awarded

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    1,701 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    830 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    791 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies.

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

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 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).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Skills

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

Radar Distribution

View Data
Save Image

Bar Chart

View Data
Save Image