Modern Languages at New York University

Every modern languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the modern languages program at New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year.

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

NYU Modern Languages Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages
Master’s Degree in Modern Languages

NYU Modern Languages Rankings

Modern Languages Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the modern languages majors at New York University.

NYU Modern Languages Master’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of modern languages master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in modern languages each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 46% more men than average.

Of the students who received a modern languages master's degree from NYU, 75% 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 New York University with a master's in modern languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Modern Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in modern languages 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 New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
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
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