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Second Language Learning Major

Second Language Learning

19 Master's Degrees Annually
#292 in Popularity (Master's)

Types of Degrees Second Language Learning Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many second language learning graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 14
Graduate Certificate 2

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Second Language Learning?

14 Master's Degrees Annually
71% Percent Women
50% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The major attracts more women than men. About 71% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Online Second Language Learning Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 6 2
Certificate (2-4 Years) 2 0
Associate’s Degree 0 0
Bachelor’s Degree 2 1
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 3 0
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to second language learning.

Major Number of Grads
Romance Languages 13,043
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 7,681
American Sign Language 2,341
East Asian Languages 2,056
Classical Languages & Literature 1,484
Germanic Languages 1,098
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 549
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 536
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 520
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 50
Native American Languages 48
South Asian Languages 26
African Languages 8
Iranian & Persian Languages 8
Greek Language & Literature 4
Celtic Language & Literature 3
Turkic & Central Asian Languages 1

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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