by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is African Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
African Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in African, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
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Online degrees for the UW - Madison African bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in African in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in African at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
African Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| African Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to African languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 21 |
| East Asian Languages | 27 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 11 |
| Germanic Languages | 18 |
| Romance Languages | 189 |
*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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