Foreign Languages & Linguistics at The City College of New York

If you are interested in studying foreign languages and linguistics, you may want to check out the program at The City College of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in foreign languages and linguistics.

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

CCNY Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

CCNY Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in foreign languages and linguistics from CCNY in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in foreign languages and linguistics each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the foreign languages and linguistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in foreign languages and linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

If you plan to be a foreign languages and linguistics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The City College of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	11
Romance Languages	2

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That Foreign Languages & Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in foreign languages and 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 NY, the home state for The City College of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.