Linguistics at Harvard University

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how Harvard ranks in comparison to other schools with linguistics programs.

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Linguistics Degrees Available at Harvard

Harvard Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Linguistics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Popularity of Linguistics at Harvard

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Harvard University handed out 12 bachelor's degrees in linguistics. This is a decrease of 14% over the previous year when 14 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in linguistics from Harvard. This makes it the #31 most popular school for linguistics master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 3 students received their doctoral degrees in linguistics in 2021, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Harvard Linguistics Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the linguistics majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of linguistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 67% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's in linguistics.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	0

Harvard Linguistics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 linguistics majors earned their master's degree from Harvard. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Harvard are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in linguistics.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	0

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	25
Modern Languages	1

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References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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