Linguistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
If you are interested in studying linguistics, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 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.
MIT Linguistics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics
- Master’s Degree in Linguistics
MIT Linguistics Rankings
There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in linguistics, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Linguistics Student Demographics at MIT
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the linguistics majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MIT Linguistics Master’s Program
In the linguistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in linguistics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
---|---|---|
Interpreters and Translators | 2,140 | $55,600 |
Foreign Language and Literature Professors | 1,580 | $84,890 |
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 InSapphoWeTrust under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.