Major Overview for Linguistics

Colleges Browse Michigan Majors Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Linguistics

Overview for Linguistics A program that focuses on language, language development, and relationships among languages and language groups from a humanistic and/or scientific perspective. Includes instruction in subjects such as psycholinguistics, behavioral linguistics, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, mathematical and computational linguistics, grammatical theory and theoretical linguistics, philosophical linguistics, philology and historical linguistics, comparative linguistics, phonetics, phonemics, dialectology, semantics, functional grammar and linguistics, language typology, lexicography, morphology and syntax, orthography, stylistics, structuralism, rhetoric, and applications to artificial intelligence. Careers for Linguistics Majors A major in Linguistics is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary - $65,280 Interpreters and Translators - $43,130

Top 5 Michigan Colleges with the highest percentage of Linguistics among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

Add	Info	College Name	Degrees Awarded/ Percentage	Selectivity	Tuition
		University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	37 (0.6%)
		Wayne State University Detroit, MI	14 (0.5%)
		Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	10 (0.4%)
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		Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	7 (0.2%)
		Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	8 (0.1%)
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.