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Linguistics at University of Kansas

Linguistics at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 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.

KU Linguistics Degrees Available

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

KU Linguistics Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in linguistics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Linguistics Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Linguistics Master’s Program

67% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of linguistics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Interpreters and Translators 420 $40,190
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 150 $72,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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