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The foreign languages & linguistics major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Foreign Languages & 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.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northwestern University handed out 39 bachelor's degrees in foreign languages & linguistics. This is a decrease of 25% over the previous year when 52 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in foreign languages & linguistics from Northwestern. This makes it the #134 most popular school for foreign languages & linguistics master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 12 students received their doctoral degrees in foreign languages & linguistics in 2021, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages & linguistics majors at Northwestern University.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics from Northwestern. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 18 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 5 |
The foreign languages & linguistics program at Northwestern awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in foreign languages & linguistics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 0 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
Other Races | 0 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 22 |
Romance Languages | 11 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 10 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 5 |
Germanic Languages | 5 |
East Asian Languages | 4 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Journalism | 823 |
Social Sciences | 663 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 119 |
English Language & Literature | 99 |
History | 82 |
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