Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Teachers College at Columbia University

If you plan to study foreign languages and linguistics, take a look at what Teachers College at Columbia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Teachers College is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 4,547. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

Teachers College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Teachers College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in foreign languages and linguistics, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Teachers College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at Teachers College at Columbia University.

Teachers College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in foreign languages and linguistics from Teachers College in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Teachers College at Columbia University with a master's in foreign languages and linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Teachers College at Columbia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	33

Related Majors

• 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 Teachers College at Columbia University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.