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second language learning

second language learning

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 16.1701 - 16.1799.

Types of Degrees second language learning Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing second language learning have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level Graduates
Certificate 75
Master’s Degree 152

Who Is Earning a Degree in second language learning?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 69.6% of second language learning degrees.

Gender Graduates Share
Women 160 69.6%
Men 70 30.4%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of second language learning graduates is as follows:

Racial-ethnic diversity of second language learning graduates
Race / Ethnicity Graduates Share
White 35 15.2%
Asian 18 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino 67 29.1%
Black or African American 5 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0.9%
Two or More Races 4 1.7%
Race Unknown 18 7.8%
International Students 81 35.2%

See minority definition below.

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program Annual Degrees Awarded
Foreign Languages Linguistics 28,685
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 12,321
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services 7,564
American Sign Language 2,311
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2,111
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1,385
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1,084
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 545
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 541
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 448
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 58
Southeast Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 36

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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