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Languages at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 67 languages majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 136th of 586 schools we score for languages, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

75/100Strong#136 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year671% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ellis Library, Lottes Health Sciences Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Wabash College 76
  2. University of San Diego 76
  3. University of California, Santa Cruz 75
  4. Binghamton University–SUNY 75
  5. University at Buffalo–SUNY 75
  6. Skidmore College 75
  7. University of Arizona 74
  8. University of Oregon 74

Other strong majors at Mizzou

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou with every school we score in languages. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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