Linguistics at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you plan to study linguistics, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Provo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

BYU Linguistics Degrees Available

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

BYU Linguistics Rankings

Linguistics Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Linguistics Master’s Program

31% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in linguistics each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a linguistics master's degree from BYU, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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Careers That Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in linguistics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Interpreters and Translators	1,560	$43,830
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	320	$85,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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