Linguistics is a concentration offered under the linguistics and comparative literature major at Boston University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in linguistics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
Fees | $1,218 | $1,218 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,640 | $16,640 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,950 | $1,950 |
Learn more about Boston U tuition and fees.
Boston U does not offer an online option for its linguistics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
About 71.4% of the students who received their BA in linguistics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.6%.
Around 28.6% of linguistics bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Comparative Literature | 4 |
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services | 3 |
View All Linguistics Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.