Foreign Languages & Linguistics is a program of study at Brigham Young University - Provo. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in foreign languages and linguistics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at BYU was $313 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,970 | $5,970 |
Books and Supplies | $896 | $896 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,808 | $7,808 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,920 | $4,920 |
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BYU does not offer an online option for its foreign languages and linguistics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BYU Online Learning page.
About 48.2% of the students who received their BA in foreign languages and linguistics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.6%.
Around 14.3% of foreign languages and linguistics bachelor’s degree recipients at BYU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 33 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
White | 309 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 83 |
East Asian Languages | 30 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 42 |
Germanic Languages | 12 |
Romance Languages | 162 |
*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.
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