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Linguistics at University of Kansas

16 Bachelor's Degrees
8 Master's Degrees
5 Doctor's Degrees
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. In addition, we cover how KU ranks in comparison to other schools with linguistics programs.

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Linguistics Degrees Available at KU

KU Linguistics Rankings

The bachelor's program at KU was ranked #64 on College Factual's Best Schools for linguistics list. It is also ranked #1 in Kansas.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics 10
Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics 18
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Linguistics 18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics 19
Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 21
Best Linguistics Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 25
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics 26
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income Over $110k) 26
Best Linguistics Colleges for Veterans 29
Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 29
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) 32
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) 33
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (With Aid) 34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income Over $110k) 35
Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools 35
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) 35
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) 36
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Linguistics Graduates 38
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) 44
Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools 44
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (With Aid) 47
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) 47
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income Over $110k) 51
Best Linguistics Graduate Degree Schools 51
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) 52
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) 52
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income Over $110k) 55
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Linguistics Graduates 57
Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (With Aid) 61
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) 61
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) 63
Best Linguistics Schools 64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) 64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) 64
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) 66
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (With Aid) 68
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) 68
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) 69
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics Graduates 69
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) 71
Highest Paid Linguistics Graduates 77

Popularity of Linguistics at KU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Kansas handed out 16 bachelor's degrees in linguistics. This is an increase of 7% over the previous year when 15 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in linguistics from KU. This makes it the #22 most popular school for linguistics master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 5 students received their doctoral degrees in linguistics in 2021, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Linguistics Student Diversity at KU

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

KU Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

The linguistics program at KU awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 81% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 1

KU Linguistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas 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 1
White 3
Non-Resident Aliens 4
Other Races 0

Majors Similar to Linguistics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Linguistics 5

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