Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
1
growing InfinityM%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$8,400
growing 3.63%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$52,659
growing 2.96%
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 Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics degree recipients are Seattle, WA, Cambridge, MA, and Portland, OR. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics degree recipients are Seattle, WA, Cambridge, MA, and Portland, OR. The most common degree awarded to students studying Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics and the types of students that study this field. University of Washington-Seattle Campus awards the most degrees in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the US.

Tuition costs for Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics majors are, on average, $8,400 for in-state public colleges, and $52,659 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (3 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics (2022)
  1. 1 degrees awarded
  2. 0 degrees awarded
  3. 0 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, is Public, 4-year or above (1 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,400
Median In-State Public
$52,659
Median Out of State Private

University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics degree recipients, with 1 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
  1. 1 degrees awarded
  2. 0 degrees awarded
  3. 0 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics by year.

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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 4 Digit Course Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics is from the 2 Digit Course Language & Linguistics.

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

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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 4 Digit Course Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian 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 4 Digit Course Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian 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 4 Digit Course Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian 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.

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 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian 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 Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics are Bachelors Degree, Research Doctorate, and Masters Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian 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 (100%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

White
Most Common Race or Ethnicity
1 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian 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 Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian 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 Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian 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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