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About Applied Linguistics

A program that focuses on language-related concerns in the everyday world, including language education, acquisition of first and additional languages, discourse analysis, language assessment, literacy, and language policy and planning. Includes instruction in linguistic theory; language teaching and learning; discourse analysis; language and cognition; and language, culture, and identity.

Students studying Applied Linguistics can earn up to a Post masters certificate. On average, 44% percent of women and 56% percent of men make up the degrees awarded across all college campuses. Of all the US states, Kansas is where degrees in Applied Linguistics are most popular. The Median Starting Salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Applied Linguistics is $44,500.

Popularity of Applied Linguistics Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Applied Linguistics degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Majoring in Applied Linguistics, your experience is applicable to different careers. Applied Linguistics majors go on to find jobs including Interpreters and Translators and Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary which are in high demand. Some of the top paying jobs for Applied Linguistics majors include Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, Interpreters and Translators .

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Applied Linguistics majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Applied Linguistics majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
9
Female Students
4 (44%)
Male Students
5 (55%)
U.S. Nonresident (5, 56%)
White (3, 33%)
Hispanic or Latino (1, 11%)
Asian (0, <1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)
Black or African American (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)
Two or more races (0, <1%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (0, <1%)

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