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The bachelor's program at Iowa was ranked #53 on College Factual's Best Schools for foreign languages & linguistics list. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Iowa handed out 96 bachelor's degrees in foreign languages & linguistics. This is a decrease of 16% over the previous year when 114 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in foreign languages & linguistics from Iowa. This makes it the #22 most popular school for foreign languages & linguistics master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 4 students received their doctoral degrees in foreign languages & linguistics in 2021, making the school the #62 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 University of Iowa.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students earned a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics from Iowa. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Iowa are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 71% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a bachelor's in foreign languages & linguistics.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| White | 68 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
| Other Races | 8 |
The foreign languages & linguistics program at Iowa awarded 28 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 54% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in foreign languages & linguistics.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| White | 15 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 4 |
| Other Races | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Romance Languages | 68 |
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 45 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 7 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 7 |
| Germanic Languages | 4 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 495 |
| Communication & Journalism | 386 |
| English Language & Literature | 363 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 221 |
| Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies | 105 |
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