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Linguistics at Oakland University

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how Oakland ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in linguistics.

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• Available Degrees
• Student Demographics

Linguistics Degrees Available at Oakland

• Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics
• Master’s Degree in Linguistics

Oakland Linguistics Rankings

The linguistics major at Oakland 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 Oakland

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Oakland University handed out 12 bachelor's degrees in linguistics. This is an increase of 71% over the previous year when 7 degrees were handed out.

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

Linguistics Student Diversity at Oakland

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

Oakland Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in linguistics from Oakland. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 92% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

Oakland Linguistics Master’s Program

All of the 6 students who graduated with a Master’s in linguistics from Oakland in 2021 were women.

The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Oakland are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 83% of students fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brian Gingrich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.