Columbia University in the City of New York MA in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
Foreign Languages & Linguistics is a program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in foreign languages and linguistics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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How Much Does a Master’s in Foreign Languages & Linguistics from Columbia Cost?
Columbia Graduate Tuition and Fees
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
Does Columbia Offer an Online MA in Foreign Languages & Linguistics?
Online degrees for the Columbia foreign languages and linguistics master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Columbia Master’s Student Diversity for Foreign Languages & Linguistics
Male-to-Female Ratio
Women made up around 57.7% of the foreign languages and linguistics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Around 9.9% of foreign languages and linguistics master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 41 |
International Students | 45 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
MA in Foreign Languages & Linguistics Focus Areas at Columbia
Foreign Languages & Linguistics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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East Asian Languages | 36 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 10 |
Germanic Languages | 7 |
Romance Languages | 38 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 12 |
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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.