University of California - Berkeley BA in Linguistics
Linguistics is a concentration offered under the linguistics and comparative literature major at University of California - Berkeley. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in linguistics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Linguistics from UC Berkeley Cost?
UC Berkeley Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $2,870 | $2,870 |
Books and Supplies | $1,091 | $1,091 |
On Campus Room and Board | $20,530 | $20,530 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,595 | $5,595 |
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Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online BA in Linguistics?
UC Berkeley does not offer an online option for its linguistics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
UC Berkeley Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Linguistics
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 80.0% of the students who received their BA in linguistics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in linguistics at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020, 52.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Majors Related to a BA in Linguistics From UC Berkeley
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Comparative Literature | 31 |
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*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.