Undergraduate Linguistics & Literature at Northern Arizona University

Below are the key facts about this program at NAU. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
Graduate Study

NAU Undergraduate Linguistics & Literature Rankings

#45 in the U.S.

#2 in Arizona

#3 in the Southwest Region

College Factual rates NAU highly for linguistics & literature, placing at #45 out of 160 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools	45 of 160
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Arizona	2 of 3
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Southwest Region	3 of 18

Undergraduate Linguistics & Literature Degrees at NAU

The table below lists every degree level granted in linguistics & literature at NAU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	31
Doctoral	6

NAU Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Northern Arizona University awarded 31 bachelor’s degrees in linguistics & literature.

Bachelor’s Rankings

NAU is among the very best schools in the country for linguistics & literature at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona	1
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39

Student Debt of Linguistics & Literature Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$20,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

To complete a bachelor’s at NAU, linguistics & literature students borrow a median amount of $20,500 in student loans. This is lower than $21,833, the typical median for all majors at NAU.

Student debt for Linguistics & Literature majors with a bachelor's degree at NAU

NAU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$12,619 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$20,500 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,650	$18,795
Fees	$1,241	$1,249

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of linguistics & literature bachelor’s degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

The majority of linguistics & literature bachelor’s degree graduates at NAU were White. Roughly 74% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor’s in linguistics & literature.

Ethnic diversity of Linguistics & Literature majors at Northern Arizona University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Foreign Languages and Literatures, General (Bachelor’s)

NAU awarded 31 bachelor’s degrees in foreign languages and literatures, general recently — 74% to women and 26% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (74%).

Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona — #1
Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #1
Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #11

Graduate Study in Linguistics & Literature at NAU

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at NAU. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Doctoral Degrees in Linguistics & Literature	6

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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