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Linguistics at University of Chicago

30 Bachelor's Degrees
4 Master's Degrees
9 Doctor's Degrees
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how UChicago ranks in comparison to other schools with linguistics programs.

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Linguistics Degrees Available at UChicago

UChicago Linguistics Rankings

UChicago was ranked #10 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for linguistics majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) 2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) 2
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) 5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools 5
Best Linguistics Graduate Degree Schools 6
Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools 7
Best Linguistics Schools 10
Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 14
Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 18
Best Linguistics Colleges for Veterans 22
Best Linguistics Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 23
Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 25
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income Over $110k) 36
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (With Aid) 39
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Linguistics Graduates 39
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics 40
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income Over $110k) 52
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (With Aid) 56
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Linguistics Graduates 58
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics 60
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income Over $110k) 63
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Linguistics 65
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (With Aid) 67
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income Over $110k) 70
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics Graduates 71
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics 74
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (With Aid) 75
Highest Paid Linguistics Graduates 79
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics 84

Popularity of Linguistics at UChicago

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Chicago handed out 30 bachelor's degrees in linguistics. This is an increase of 36% over the previous year when 22 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in linguistics from UChicago. This makes it the #45 most popular school for linguistics master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 9 students received their doctoral degrees in linguistics in 2021, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Linguistics Student Diversity at UChicago

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

UChicago Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics from UChicago. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 60% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 3

UChicago Linguistics Master’s Program

The linguistics program at UChicago awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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

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

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